This won’t take me long to spell out. I have said on my podcast recently, and on Twitter, that libertarianism has always had an '“atheist problem.” I would list the top three libertarians as Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard and Ayn Rand (yes, I know she hated the term but whatever). Of those three, Rand was the most openly hostile to Christianity and faith in general. And her detractors despised her.
I've been proposing promoting private covenant communities for pious religious people since, oh, about 1981 as libertarian outreach. "Libertarians" either do not respond or engage or they just start calling names. No dope or dopers, no rock n roll, no gays. Whatever they want. Just because I think it should be promoted does not mean I'd want to live there.
The NSArwarkians/Fakertarians are enthusiastic Christian/family values haters. That's why they hate Tom Woods and Dave Smith. And they really do HATE.
Good points Pete. Atheism has a religious-type fervor to it and frankly it's also not practical to think we can make a dent without the Christians (or other religious types) in tow. Most of the serious converts to libertarianism come from the right, so meet them halfway at least.
Perhaps there is a deep seeded desire to remain on the sidelines (that means not important) so they can stay “rationally” pure in the cries against their masters?
I've been proposing promoting private covenant communities for pious religious people since, oh, about 1981 as libertarian outreach. "Libertarians" either do not respond or engage or they just start calling names. No dope or dopers, no rock n roll, no gays. Whatever they want. Just because I think it should be promoted does not mean I'd want to live there.
The NSArwarkians/Fakertarians are enthusiastic Christian/family values haters. That's why they hate Tom Woods and Dave Smith. And they really do HATE.
Good points Pete. Atheism has a religious-type fervor to it and frankly it's also not practical to think we can make a dent without the Christians (or other religious types) in tow. Most of the serious converts to libertarianism come from the right, so meet them halfway at least.
Perhaps there is a deep seeded desire to remain on the sidelines (that means not important) so they can stay “rationally” pure in the cries against their masters?