kfl@AI.AI.MIT.EDU.UUCP (01/02/87)
From: Jim Hofmann <hofmann@nrl-css.arpa>
Libertarians? Objectiveists? You all sound like idealogues to
me...
An idealogue is simply someone who has ideas and considers them
important. I know that ideas are unpopular among Democrats and
Republicans, but I will accept the label "idealogue" and wear it with
pride.
you will only be sa}itisified when there is no one else around who
disagrees with you
I will be satisfied when people think for themselves instead of
spouting the same old slogans.
(mainly because you are uncomfortable with discrepancies in your
philosphies).
There can be no discrepancies in Democrat or Republican
philosophies, as they don't have any philosophies. Since you don't
like "idealogues", it is clear that you agree that reacting in a knee
jerk fashion, according to whim or the latest opinion polls, is your
highest ideal xDof a leader.
In a certain South American country wreaked by years of political/
social/ and literal warfare on the people, the mobs no longer
chant "rightist" or "leftists" slogans; their cries are roughly
translated as : "No More Fanatics!"
I fully sympathize. Who is a fanatic? Do you think they mean
people devoted to warfare and terrorism? Do you think that
libertarians and objectivists promote warfare and terrorism? Do you
think that by "fanatic" they actually mean "person who disagrees with
Jim Hoffman about anything"?
I think the people of this world are fed up with people who
profess these quasi-religous ideologies and try to force them to
submit to the laws and gov'ts they set up to support their
"religion". ...
Couldn't have said it better myself!
...Keith
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