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Moving back to the OP's question, 2008 was a pivotal year in my own thinking of these matters. A number of things happened during that year that changed me from your typical centre left type (dare I say it was was a floating Sinn Fein voter) to an avid believer of libertarianism.
A) A majority lead FF government bailing out the banks by writing a blank cheque guaranteeing all the debts of Irish financial institutions. This left me seething with anger and rage. How could this be, the government which is supposed to look out for the Irish people and its long suffering tax payer socialising the debts of banks. No say, no referendum, no second chance. It was done and that was that. People go on continuously blaming the Irish banks but they must look at the hard truth and no true free marketer or libertarian would welcome such state action. At the end of the day the government bailed them out which I have no doubt at the time that they meant well or they were sincere in their motives but that is the core of the problems when it comes to large interventionsit government actions. Well meaning government action more often than ends with more problems then it tries to solve.
It was the state that saddled the Irish population with that extra debt because they thought they could control and contain the situation by using government intervention, the old nod and a wink. The markets chewed them up and spat them out like some penny sweet. Obviously it was a disastrous decision, arguable the worst the Irish state or any state for that matter has ever done. This shook my trust of the Irish state to look after the interests of the tax payers to its core.
Visiting Cambodia's notorious S-21 I experienced the ultimate culmination of what state control of the individual will lead to and how dangerous collectivist and socialist ideals can be given the right environment and circumstances. Just have a quick read over the 'rules' of this prison.1. You must answer accordingly to my question. Don’t turn them away.
2. Don’t try to hide the facts by making pretexts this and that, you are strictly prohibited to contest me.
3. Don’t be a fool for you are a chap who dare to thwart the revolution.
4. You must immediately answer my questions without wasting time to reflect.
5. Don’t tell me either about your immoralities or the essence of the revolution.
6. While getting lashes or electrification you must not cry at all.
7. Do nothing, sit still and wait for my orders. If there is no order, keep quiet. When I ask you to do something, you must do it right away without protesting.
8. Don’t make pretext about Kampuchea Krom in order to hide your secret or traitor.
9. If you don’t follow all the above rules, you shall get many lashes of electric wire.
10. If you disobey any point of my regulations you shall get either ten lashes or five shocks of electric discharge.
If the above was not bad enough reading the poem 'The New Regime' by Saraith Pou while surrounded by those infamous photographs of executed dead Cambodians all seeming to want to whisper their own tale was an earth shattering moment for me personally. I had to take a time out for a minute to collect myself and gather my thoughts.
It was then I feel on reflection that I concluded that there is nothing more powerful in this world of ours than the state. It can take away your property, it an take away your children's wealth, it can take away your life, it take away your individuality all for the 'greater good' on the whims of those in power. Over time I discovered and researched various aspects of libertarianism and found that humanity and society has benefited most by following a classical liberal methods when it comes to government and economics and that the freedom of the individual should be respected and enshrined by civilisation.
'The New Regime' - a poem by Sarith PouNo religious rituals.
No religious symbols.
No fortune teller.
No traditional healers.
No paying respect to elders.
No social status. No titles.
No education. No training.
No school. No learning.
No books. No library.
No science. No technology.
No pens. No paper.
No currency. No bartering.
No buying. No selling.
No begging. No giving.
No purses. No wallets.
No human rights. No liberty.
No courts. No judges.
No laws. No attorneys.
No communications.
No public transportations.
No private transportations.
No traveling. No mailing.
No inviting. No visiting.
No faxes. No telephones.
No social gatherings.
No chitchatting.
No jokes. No laughters.
No music. No dancing.
No romance. No flirting.
No formication. No dating.
No wet dreaming.
No masturbating.
No naked sleepers.
No bathers.
No nakedness in showers.
No love songs. No love letters.
No affection.
No marrying. No divorcing.
No marital conflicts. No fighting.
No profanity. No cursing.
No shoes. No sandals.
No toothbrushes. No razors.
No combs. No mirrors.
No lotion. No make up.
No long hair. No braids.
No jewelry.
No soap. No detergent. No shampoo.
No knitting. No embroidering.
No colored clothes, except black.
No styles, except pajamas.
No wine. No palm sap hooch.
No lighters. No cigarettes.
No morning coffee. No afternoon tea.
No snacks. No desserts.
No breakfast [sometimes no dinner].
No mercy. No forgiveness.
No regret. No remorse.
No second chances. No excuses.
No complaints. No grievances.
No help. No favors.
No eyeglasses. No dental treatment.
No vaccines. No medicines.
No hospitals. No doctors.
No disabilities. No social diseases.
No tuberculosis. No leprosy.
No kites. No marbles. No rubber bands.
No cookies. No popsicle. No candy.
No playing. No toys.
No lullabies.
No rest. No vacations.
No holidays. No weekends.
No games. No sports.
No staying up late.
No newspapers.
No radio. No TV.
No drawing. No painting.
No pets. No pictures.
No electricity. No lamp oil.
No clocks. No watches.
No hope. No life.
A third of the people didn't survive.
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Why you calling me hard left?
Kyussbishop wrote:That's a lot like your average post jank, to be fair - it's fairly frequent that you argue exclusively with straw-men, ignoring the content of the persons post, with so many straw-men you would be practically arguing with yourself.
holy ****, my head just exploded. lol0 -
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Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
"Hard left" is a pointless term without context, what it means is very subjective I've been called everything from a communist to a fascist by right wing extremists on boards for expressing regular left of centre opinions.0 -
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