tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477941359267770660.post3934236508124636485..comments2023-10-10T05:22:51.727-04:00Comments on The Blanks Slate: Recognizing Power Structures is Not in Tension with Individual LibertyJPBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468994137056889334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477941359267770660.post-60573235558688012702014-06-24T13:58:59.352-04:002014-06-24T13:58:59.352-04:00"As far as those topics are concerned, you ar..."As far as those topics are concerned, you are arguing against a straw man."<br /><br />If she would agree with those things, then what is she disagreeing with? I was hoping you'd clarify in your post if you felt she was misunderstood. As far as I can tell, Borowski's argument was a straw man.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477941359267770660.post-81678623788689929322014-01-17T22:13:00.694-05:002014-01-17T22:13:00.694-05:00Privilege is a package deal that groups together:
...Privilege is a package deal that groups together:<br /> <br />A. the reasonable claim that life experiences often provide important perspective on various issues.<br />B. the appeal to tribal knowledge that is based on group membership.<br /><br />The notion that people are often uninformed on an issue via lack of personal experience with it is pretty obviously a reflection of reality. The problem comes when some people overreach the information aspect of privilige and start claiming that group membership grants tribal knowledge.mike250https://www.blogger.com/profile/13771261746381180701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477941359267770660.post-3811679510688310272014-01-17T19:28:22.709-05:002014-01-17T19:28:22.709-05:00That last paragraph!
Yes. Thank you for writing t...That last paragraph!<br /><br />Yes. Thank you for writing this.Emerson R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13186703395542530820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477941359267770660.post-42321848047634355742014-01-16T18:42:18.320-05:002014-01-16T18:42:18.320-05:00I agree with you that Reisenwitz's points ough...I agree with you that Reisenwitz's points ought to be considered by more libertarians, but I don't think your criticism of Borowski is accurate in this case, and for that matter neither is your reconstruction of her argument. Borowski would agree with you that laws targeted at violating the rights of a particular group is anti-libertarian. She would also agree with you that people who are beaten by private citizens also have their rights violated (and is thus anti-libertarian). As far as those topics are concerned, you are arguing against a straw man.<br /><br />But, you have a point when it comes to customs. Borowski and many libertarians focus on the state's violations and occasionally examine customs that violate the rights of individuals. Some libertarians, such as Reisenwitz, *also* examine customs and institutions that don't directly violate rights but encourage and maintain attitudes that do lead to the violation of rights. That is a subject worth examining more; even if it isn't directly within the scope of libertarianism, we can improve our understanding of how a healthy decentralized society functions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993974806271416921noreply@blogger.com