Difference between revisions of "What Is Liberty?"
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Usually libertarians provide some examples of what they consider liberty, but examples do not provide a definition. For example, if I tell you birds and mammals are examples of vertebrates, that doesn't tell you if fish are vertebrates or what vertebrates really are. And of course it can also lead to faulty generalizations, such as that vertebrates are warm blooded. | Usually libertarians provide some examples of what they consider liberty, but examples do not provide a definition. For example, if I tell you birds and mammals are examples of vertebrates, that doesn't tell you if fish are vertebrates or what vertebrates really are. And of course it can also lead to faulty generalizations, such as that vertebrates are warm blooded. | ||
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== Liberty as a glittering generality of propaganda. == | == Liberty as a glittering generality of propaganda. == | ||
When a libertarian uses the naked term "liberty", they are being deliberately vague, exploiting a glittering generality of propaganda. If you want to be specific, identify exactly which liberties you are talking about. "My liberty" is just as vague. | When a libertarian uses the naked term "liberty", they are being deliberately vague, exploiting a glittering generality of propaganda. If you want to be specific, identify exactly which liberties you are talking about. "My liberty" is just as vague. | ||
