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Presidential Candidate Bob Barr on Failure of Conservative Values

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By Edwin Rutsch (about the author)     Page 2 of 3 page(s)

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So according to Bob Barr,  the failure of traditional conservative movement is that it claims to support the values of privacy and liberty but does not deliverer and it in fact does the opposite. It takes away liberty and privacy.  Isn't that the value of hypocrisy?

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
George Bernard Shaw

 

Privacy at Wikipedia
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively. The boundaries and content of what is considered private differ among cultures and individuals, but share basic common themes. Privacy is sometimes related to anonymity, the wish to remain unnoticed or unidentified in the public realm....

We're supposed to Knock and Announce

 

Liberty at Wikipedia
Liberty, in modern time, is generally considered a concept of political philosophy and identifies the condition in which an individual has the ability to act according to his or her own will.

Individualist and liberal conceptions of liberty relate to the freedom of the individual from outside compulsion or coercion; A socialist perspective, on the other hand, associates liberty with equality in wealth. As such, a socialist redefines liberty as being entitlements and connects liberty (i.e. freedom) to the equal distribution of wealth, arguing that liberty without equal ownership amounts to the domination by the wealthy. Thus, freedom and material equality are seen as intrinsically connected. On the other hand, the individualist argues that wealth cannot be evenly distributed without force being used against individuals which reduces individual liberty......


Liberty leading the People

 

Hypocrisy at Wikipedia
Hypocrisy (or the state of being a hypocrite) is the act of preaching a certain belief or way of life, but not, in fact, holding these same virtues oneself. For example, a teacher telling students they should not plagiarize, while secretly being a plagiarist himself. Hypocrisy is frequently invoked as an accusation in many contexts...... (Claiming to support liberty, freedom and privacy and doing the opposite).



'How nice in this age of rampant hypocrisy, false promises and hollow platitudes to find something that means exactly what it says.'


'Enough frank and honest talk. Let's go back to hypocrisy and dishonest talk.'


 

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another perspective by Edwin Rutsch on Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 2:37:32 PM
take the poll by Edwin Rutsch on Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 2:39:01 PM
Neoconservative Values are Big-Government Values! by Alice Lillie on Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 7:41:03 PM
Ayn Rand by Bill Samuel on Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 at 9:00:02 PM
Interesting by Maxwell on Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:14:04 AM
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