Libertarian social profile

[David McDivitt]

I don't agree it applies to O'ists. They remind me of Jehovah's Witnesses. I
don't see much individualism in them at all. As formerly religious I see
much of the same reasoning and mindset in them. Many similarities. Western
religion is a type of Platonic-Realism, objectivism is a contemporary form
of realism where it's reinvented again, and both groups, religionists and
objectivists, are comprised of people in search of rigid identity concepts,
thus reality.

I think the description given was insightful. Lack of identity definition
often means lack of happiness, too. Reason without taking at least some
things for granted, identity, reality, etc., has a down side, yes, but I
still prefer reason.


>From: Svein Olav Nyberg <i at i-studies.com>
>Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:23:19 +0100
>
><http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Libertarians-on-the-shrink_s-couch-1575562-108248629.html>
><http://reason.com/archives/2010/11/02/the-science-of-libertarian/>
>
>Interesting reading on the social profile of libertarians. My 
>impression is that this would apply even more so to Objectivists. But 
>how about the people on this list? How well do you think this kind of 
>profile applies to you?

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dgm