Much of the twentieth century in America bore witness to dialogue about race discrimination, dialogue that ran the gamut from colorblindness to eugenics.
"We have discovered that when people over 200 observe something from lovingness, they are already raising its calibrated level of consciousness measurably. For example, when we consider something or someone adorable, the calibration that was at 204 will jump to 310 or so. Do you see what this means? You don’t need to go out and do fancy things. Just witness the sacredness of all existence, approach all life with reverence and good will, and by doing so, you’re changing the world by virtue of the Heisenberg’s principle which states that the observation of something changes it…. "
Great piece, Peter. I sent this to my adult children to share with the grandkids. I especially liked your description of government. "Sadly, I've heard anti-choice arguments from pro-market conservatives as well, arguments that also stem from a predilection to nirvana fallacies (when they're not rooted in the premise that the government is a well-oiled Machiavellian control machine rather than a mass of competing dysfunctions)." It really is a hodge-podge of competing functions, often at cross-purposes from each other. That reminder alone was worth the annual cost of my subscription.
The answer depend on how you define both, whether you draw a line between the two, and if so, where that line is.
There is major overlap between the two, IMO, and while conservatism and libertarianism have stark differences, when it comes to matters economic, there is commonality, so arguing one or the other becomes about "on what issue?"
From his own mouth:
"I prefer not to have labels, but I suspect that 'libertarian' would suit me better than many others, although I disagree with the libertarian movement on a number of things."
What those are, I'm not going to chase down, but here's a telltale. Sowell is pro drug legalization, which is one of those big rifts between conservatives and libertarians. Yes, there are self-identifying conservatives who are pro legalization, but they'll usually say "libertarian leaning" to explain that.
"We have discovered that when people over 200 observe something from lovingness, they are already raising its calibrated level of consciousness measurably. For example, when we consider something or someone adorable, the calibration that was at 204 will jump to 310 or so. Do you see what this means? You don’t need to go out and do fancy things. Just witness the sacredness of all existence, approach all life with reverence and good will, and by doing so, you’re changing the world by virtue of the Heisenberg’s principle which states that the observation of something changes it…. "
Great piece, Peter. I sent this to my adult children to share with the grandkids. I especially liked your description of government. "Sadly, I've heard anti-choice arguments from pro-market conservatives as well, arguments that also stem from a predilection to nirvana fallacies (when they're not rooted in the premise that the government is a well-oiled Machiavellian control machine rather than a mass of competing dysfunctions)." It really is a hodge-podge of competing functions, often at cross-purposes from each other. That reminder alone was worth the annual cost of my subscription.
Thank you! :)
Nicely done, as usual, Peter! You are a brilliant writer. Question: Is Dr. Sowell a libertarian as opposed to being a conservative?
Thank you.
The answer depend on how you define both, whether you draw a line between the two, and if so, where that line is.
There is major overlap between the two, IMO, and while conservatism and libertarianism have stark differences, when it comes to matters economic, there is commonality, so arguing one or the other becomes about "on what issue?"
From his own mouth:
"I prefer not to have labels, but I suspect that 'libertarian' would suit me better than many others, although I disagree with the libertarian movement on a number of things."
What those are, I'm not going to chase down, but here's a telltale. Sowell is pro drug legalization, which is one of those big rifts between conservatives and libertarians. Yes, there are self-identifying conservatives who are pro legalization, but they'll usually say "libertarian leaning" to explain that.
Thanks, Peter. Reminds me of Voltaire’s admonition “if you would converse with me, first define your terms”.