Libertarianism

A while back I wrote a post about true freedom.  At that time it was pointed out to me by a man I consider my elder, someone who is deserving of a great deal more respect than he is given, that what I wrote that day, was the reason libertarianism fails on just about every level.

This is a call to arms!

I repeat.  This is a call to arms! For every able bodied man, and woman, 18 to 120, no matter where you stand, no matter where you are in this country, straight or gay, black, white or brown, Atheist, Jewish, Christian or Muslim, this is where we must draw the line in the sand.  If you are not political, you must become political.

Give me liberty, or give me death

So you think you are free?  You think you have freedom?  Are you sure?  How sure are you that you are free?

The Second Bill of Rights

Franklin Roosevelt

I know many people will consider this as a moment to freak out, but listen to what he said.  He was advocating for the United States to move into a period where people did not suffer.  Not a society where everything was free, but a society in which one did not need worry about food and shelter, a place where people could work, earn a wage that afforded them a decent life, where they could have a decent home (not a mansion).  I know its a pipe dream right now, with the political landscape being as it is.  But one could hope we will move past this current mindset, to something better.