MISC: Ask an aesthetic CLASSICAL LIBERAL anything (and classical liberals gtfih)

[E77]

Go misc!

[E77]

fast misc

[Redwood67]

Who is your favorite Baroque composer?

[ThaWhistle]

essplain urself

[E77]

Who is your favorite Baroque composer?

Vivaldi

[JustBulk]

Would you rep me and the next four posters?

[Maiar]

jesus loves you

[Redwood67]

Vivaldi

Correct answer. Also acceptable, J.S. Bach and wildcard option A. Correlli.

[E77]

essplain urself

I believe that freedom of the individual, and individual choice and responsibility, should be the fundamental objective of government policy.

[E77]

Correct answer. Also acceptable, J.S. Bach and wildcard option A. Correlli.

Lol, am familiar with Vivaldi from my northern Italian heritage and a friend having played a CD on a long car trip once. Not a fan of Baroque.

[naturalKnox4]

currently reading road to serfdom by fedrick hayak, i think its something youd be interested in srs

[evansanity]

whats your stance on fiscal policy?

[E77]

Would you rep me and the next four posters?

No, I save my reps for lulzy posts. I actually hardly ever rep people.

jesus loves you

Cheers, and thanks Jesus.

I am a far right, conservative, progressive, macbook pro owner, who believes in evolution, is for the death penalty, pro choice, pro-guns, I am for gay marriage, I'm an athiest, I believe in stem cell research, and I drink my coffee from home like a real man, every

aware lol

[musicmaker]

favorite enlightenment era thinker?

[m0ridin]

So you have too much estrogen. Cool story bro

[NextProtege]

I believe that freedom of the individual, and individual choice and responsibility, should be the fundamental objective of government policy.

What say you concerning those who are too sick or feeble to work, legitimately?

[E77]

currently reading road to serfdom by fedrick hayak, i think its something youd be interested in srs

Good on you mate! Have read Hayek before, Road to Serfdom is a fantastic piece - a bit dry to read and get through though. It's dedicated to "The Socialists of all parties", something us classical liberals always keep in mind.

Are you interested in liberalism and freedom? Or just a random read?

whats your stance on fiscal policy?

Fiscal policy is essentially the balance of government interference in the market through purchases and transfers. I am for almost nil interference of this kind. Large fiscal policy programs, like the ~35% of Aust GDP expenditure being government expenditure, harm us all dramatically.

[naturalKnox4]

Good on you mate! Have read Hayek before, Road to Serfdom is a fantastic piece - a bit dry to read and get through though. It's dedicated to "The Socialists of all parties", something us classical liberals always keep in mind.

Are you interested in liberalism and freedom? Or just a random read?

very interested. and i have no one but ron paul but to thank for my new found thirst for this knowledge

[E77]

favorite enlightenment era thinker?

I honestly have never studied the enlightenment, i'm more of a follower of similar thinkers but in more modern times; Friedman, Hayek etc. Sorry can't give you a full answer.

So you have too much estrogen. Cool story bro

No, but I do have low-ish testosterone.

[ProLibertas]

Why minimal state as opposed to no state? Gotta be consitent after all.

[Achilles87]

How did the term liberal come to mean slack jawed left wing *******?

[E77]

very interested. and i have no one but ron paul but to thank for my new found thirst for this knowledge

Wicked! I don't know what your background is (Economics student?) but I often find it's great to take a 'refresher' in liberal economic, social and political theory through the few minute videos on http://learnliberty.com/. Pieces from experts like Hayek are hardly easy to read, so always good to learn fundamentals in a simple way.

Have you read any Friedman? He's my favourite, currently reading his Capitalism and Freedom.

What say you concerning those who are too sick or feeble to work, legitimately?

Great question, and always tough. It is hard to give a few sentence answer to what is a complex issue. Essentially, I do not believe the rest of society should be burdened by that person. This means that I would not advocate government provided healthcare for that sick person, nor for the government to tax others to transfer wealth to them. Instead, I would advocate that their family and those who care for them take on this responsibility if they so choose, as well as privately funded charities and individuals who see value in helping.

[E77]

Why minimal state as opposed to no state? Gotta be consitent after all.

I believe we need a state. I am not an anarchist. We need a state to enforce the rule of law and provide courts to make sure things like contracts are enforced. We should also use the state to provide goods or services where it is more efficient and effective than any other means (hardly ever).

How did the term liberal come to mean slack jawed left wing *******?

This is mainly a US thing. The classical liberals, known as liberals then, advocated liberalism. I'm not sure of the US history but I believe post 1950s the Left started to take on this title. It is interesting that those who would most love to destroy the values of liberalism have been thrust the title of liberals. True liberalism is now often referred to as conservatism or libertarianism, but depending on where you live these again might mean totally different things. Classical liberalism is now universal for true liberalism.

[E77]

Strong 1 star rating crew.... must be marxists among us.

[ProLibertas]

I believe we need a state. I am not an anarchist. We need a state to enforce the rule of law and provide courts to make sure things like contracts are enforced. We should also use the state to provide goods or services where it is more efficient and effective than any other means (hardly ever).

Every time this comes up right wing people always end up using the same reasoning and arguments as liberals, saying a violent monopoly is some how better than freedom for whatever they want to force people in to supporting. Government monopolies are always inferior.

[E77]

Every time this comes up right wing people always end up using the same reasoning and arguments as liberals, saying a violent monopoly is some how better than freedom for whatever they want to force people in to supporting. Government monopolies are always inferior.

They might say that, but that is not at all what I said above. Or were you just pointing it out? Also strong username

[E77]

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[ProLibertas]

They might say that, but that is not at all what I said above. Or were you just pointing it out? Also strong username

You said violent monpolies with no competition or profit motive are better than freedom and people making there own choices in some situations, that's liberal logic, what are some of these situations?

[Isildur123]

ScubaStevo gtf in here

[custom981]

What color socks are you wearing?