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{{DES | des = A series of suggestions for how to start undoing libertarian programming. | show=}} | {{DES | des = A series of suggestions for how to start undoing libertarian programming. | show=}} | ||
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* Write about the conflicting ideas in your head. Even just listing them all helps stop the "thrashing": the endless cycling through the same ideas. | * Write about the conflicting ideas in your head. Even just listing them all helps stop the "thrashing": the endless cycling through the same ideas. | ||
* Read alternatives to your old ideas, and write down what you do and don't like about them and why. Some suggestions are: | * Read alternatives to your old ideas, and write down what you do and don't like about them and why. Some suggestions are: | ||
| − | ** ''Contemporary Political Philosophy'' by Will Kymlicka: a very readable college textbook. | + | ** ''[[Contemporary Political Philosophy]]'' by Will Kymlicka: a very readable college textbook. |
| − | ** ''Liberalism'' by L. T. Hobhouse: 100 years old, and still relevant. | + | ** ''[[Liberalism]]'' by L. T. Hobhouse: 100 years old, and still relevant. |
| − | ** Paul Krugman's works. Very readable. | + | ** Tom Slee's [[No One Makes You Shop At Wall Mart]]. |
| − | ** Ha-Joon Chang's books, such as ''Bad Samaritans'', if you want to learn the dirty secrets of economics. | + | ** [[Paul Krugman]]'s works. Very readable. |
| − | ** George Lakoff's books on political language and metaphor. A theory of how you are manipulated politically. | + | ** [[Ha-Joon Chang]]'s books, such as ''Bad Samaritans'', if you want to learn the dirty secrets of economics. |
| − | ** Howard Zinn's ''A People's History Of The United States''. | + | ** [[George Lakoff]]'s books on political language and metaphor. A theory of how you are manipulated politically. |
| + | ** [[The Good Society: The Humane Agenda]] by [[John Kenneth Galbraith]]. Explanation of the different things we should want, rather than what libertarians want. | ||
| + | ** [[Howard Zinn]]'s ''A People's History Of The United States''. | ||
| + | ** [[Noam Chomsky]], a favorite target of hippie-punching libertarians and conservatives. | ||
What to avoid: | What to avoid: | ||
| + | * Avoid using [[Libertarian Propaganda Terms]]. Take a look at the list, and you will be startled to see how often they come up in your thinking. | ||
* I've met many Christians who when they left became Randians. Out of the frying pan into the fire. The truth is NOT out there. You are on the rebound: if you find a really attractive ideology, you are making a mistake. | * I've met many Christians who when they left became Randians. Out of the frying pan into the fire. The truth is NOT out there. You are on the rebound: if you find a really attractive ideology, you are making a mistake. | ||
* Don't pick labels for yourself for a long time. | * Don't pick labels for yourself for a long time. | ||
