One of the things that I like about being a "small l" libertarian and a "large L" Libertarian is the consistency of the belief system.
It's almost like being Jewish.... an ethnicity and a religion, should one choose both.
You can be a libertarian without ever voting Libertarian. It's all the same package. Mindset and political party, should you choose both.
Our political platform changes very little, unlike those of the Rethuglicans or the Demoblicans. Our message boils down to "Don't hit people and don't take their stuff". Add a sprinkling of "Leave others alone just as you want to be left alone", and you've got it.
Therefore, it's fairly easy to come up with great lists of libertarian books. (More on these later.)
And libertarian music. (Ditto.)
Just for grins and giggles sometime, Google the terms "Liberal Books" or "Democrat Books". You'll come generally come up with volumes of Hero Worship rather than ideology or philosophy. Hit this for a typical example. Lots of stuff about Kennedys who you would never leave your daughter alone with.
The Republican lists are a little better, but are generally laden with the bi-annual offerings of Fox News hosts, or they co-opt authors who could only be described as libertarian.
I'll post more on the book lists later, though.
The point of all this is movies. If you go here, you can see the best Liberty movie list EVER.
V For Vendetta,
Braveheart
Hunger Games
Thank You For Smoking
Shenandoah
Wag The Dog
And a special category of my own for:
Idiocracy, and
Team America, World Police
And a few dozen others that reward repeat viewing.
Good stuff. Here's the immortal "Chancellor's Speech" from "V For Vendetta", which I've probably posted a dozen times already. Think of this every time you here a Political Beauty Contest Winner claim that we need a war, a stimulus, a healthcare plan, a retirement system, or increased regulations on something.
Brilliant. Go here for the link to all the movies.
Go here to sign up for Netflix. Start watching !!
It's almost like being Jewish.... an ethnicity and a religion, should one choose both.
You can be a libertarian without ever voting Libertarian. It's all the same package. Mindset and political party, should you choose both.
Our political platform changes very little, unlike those of the Rethuglicans or the Demoblicans. Our message boils down to "Don't hit people and don't take their stuff". Add a sprinkling of "Leave others alone just as you want to be left alone", and you've got it.
Therefore, it's fairly easy to come up with great lists of libertarian books. (More on these later.)
And libertarian music. (Ditto.)
Just for grins and giggles sometime, Google the terms "Liberal Books" or "Democrat Books". You'll come generally come up with volumes of Hero Worship rather than ideology or philosophy. Hit this for a typical example. Lots of stuff about Kennedys who you would never leave your daughter alone with.
The Republican lists are a little better, but are generally laden with the bi-annual offerings of Fox News hosts, or they co-opt authors who could only be described as libertarian.
I'll post more on the book lists later, though.
The point of all this is movies. If you go here, you can see the best Liberty movie list EVER.
V For Vendetta,
Braveheart
Hunger Games
Thank You For Smoking
Shenandoah
Wag The Dog
And a special category of my own for:
Idiocracy, and
Team America, World Police
And a few dozen others that reward repeat viewing.
Good stuff. Here's the immortal "Chancellor's Speech" from "V For Vendetta", which I've probably posted a dozen times already. Think of this every time you here a Political Beauty Contest Winner claim that we need a war, a stimulus, a healthcare plan, a retirement system, or increased regulations on something.
Brilliant. Go here for the link to all the movies.
Go here to sign up for Netflix. Start watching !!
