What separates liberals from conservatives is where one philosophically falls on the following 3 views

[WuWei]

@TheDoctorIsIn

@WuWei

Just like it would be in the world.

Well, no. That’s my point.

In the world, I am a person. I have a body, a voice, a face, a family, hobbies, tastes, and interests outside of politics.

In the real world, I live, I love, I feel.

My avatar argues about politics because I’m broken inside and I think it’s fun. And for the most part, that’s all it does.

I know you love your fiancee, I don’t know if she married you yet. I suspect you still can’t believe she’s with you.

I know you went to law school as an “old man” and did well at a prestigious institution.

I know you are still figuring out what that achievement means for the immediate future, but by George you achieved it.

I know you’re a decent person and sometimes libism embarrasses you. I know you’ve been relatively successful at most things you’ve tried.

I know you’re approaching middle age and you’re wondering where the years went. You still feel 25, most of the time.

I know you care.

And that may be all I need to know. Come have some whisky.

[TheDoctorIsIn]

We got married a year ago, on July 4th.

Bourbon or Scotch?

[WuWei]

@TheDoctorIsIn

We got married a year ago, on July 4th.

Bourbon or Scotch?

Congratulations.

I said whisky. What’s bourbon?

[TheDoctorIsIn]

Thanks.

I prefer whisky over whiskey, most of the time. But I can make concessions.

[WuWei]

@TheDoctorIsIn

Thanks.

I prefer whisky over whiskey, most of the time. But I can make concessions.

I know a horse named Whiskey and I stopped drinking several years ago.

I’ll fix it. Thanks.

[SottoVoce]

@WuWei

@SottoVoce

@WuWei

Etymology.

Middle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis , from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts . Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with liberal (sense 4 of the adjective)) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to liberal (sense 1 of the adjective) (late 18th century).

Ok, now what?

“Free”. Not dependent on government. “Free from restraint” - all government is restraint.

Thank you for posting it.

Do libs believe in individual rights?

Restraint

late Middle English: from Old French restreinte , feminine past participle of restreindre ‘hold back’

Nothing about “government” in the etymology of that word.

[TheDoctorIsIn]

Whiskey = from America, or Ireland
Whisky = from Scotland, Japan, or Canada

I don’t drink much hard liquor anymore, because I get bad hangovers. But every now and then, a glass of scotch is always nice.

[WuWei]

@SottoVoce

@WuWei

@SottoVoce

@WuWei

Etymology.

Middle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis , from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts . Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with liberal (sense 4 of the adjective)) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to liberal (sense 1 of the adjective) (late 18th century).

Ok, now what?

“Free”. Not dependent on government. “Free from restraint” - all government is restraint.

Thank you for posting it.

Do libs believe in individual rights?

Restraint

late Middle English: from Old French restreinte , feminine past participle of restreindre ‘hold back’

Nothing about “government” in the etymology of that word.

It is in the etymology of government.

[WuWei]

@TheDoctorIsIn

Scotland

Ah, there we go.

[SottoVoce]

@WuWei

@SottoVoce

@WuWei

@SottoVoce

@WuWei

Etymology.

Middle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis , from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts . Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with liberal (sense 4 of the adjective)) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to liberal (sense 1 of the adjective) (late 18th century).

Ok, now what?

“Free”. Not dependent on government. “Free from restraint” - all government is restraint.

Thank you for posting it.

Do libs believe in individual rights?

Restraint

late Middle English: from Old French restreinte , feminine past participle of restreindre ‘hold back’

Nothing about “government” in the etymology of that word.

It is in the etymology of government.

Ok. So, let’s ignore the whole “obsolete meaning” part of the etymology of “liberal” and pretend it’s not obsolete. “Liberal” means “free from restraint” and “restraint” is synonymous with “government.” So, the real meaning of “liberal” is “free from government?” “Liberal” in its intended non-corrupted form is the same as “anarchy?”

Sure.

[WuWei]

Government is a restraint. It’s what the word actually means.

To rule, direct, steer, command.

[tzu]

To steer and to pilot do not syntactically or grammatically equal to restrain.

Re ligio, as in religion, is much, much closer in meaning to to restrain.

(Re ligio - to bind again.)

[WuWei]

@tzu

To steer and to pilot do not syntactically or grammatically equal to restrain.

Re ligio, as in religion, is much, much closer in meaning to to restrain.

(Re ligio - to bind again.)

Of course they do. Direct, command, rule.

Governor on an engine.

[tzu]

Insistence is not proof.

[SottoVoce]

@WuWei

Government is a restraint. It’s what the word actually means.

To rule, direct, steer, command.

No, government doesn’t “actually mean” restraint.

How far down this etymological rabbit hole are you going? You can rule, direct, steer and command without restraining someone. I’d hope anyone could think of easy examples for all four. Or maybe we need the etymology of those words as well?

It is entertaining to see the twists and turns used to prop up a genetic fallacy.