Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Are Libertarians Starting to Lean Left?" video.
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I'm glad you addressed this aspect of Libertarianism. I could never get on board with their overall philosophy because it lacks a moral center. The whole live and let live approach to life is fine if people are angels but they are not. I'm not going to get into the damage online porn inflicts. There is enough evidence to support that claim. My problem is with the mindset that see's sex work as they call it as a victimless crime. This woman is not alone when it comes to this broader issue.
I used to follow Dennis Prager and Prager U but the more I listened to Dennis during his fireside chats, his libertarian views started to rub me the wrong way. Then I watched an interview he did with a man who was doing God's work and fighting sex traffickers at the street level. Prager started going out of his way to draw distinctions between boys and girls who were physically forced into that world versus those who volunteered. The man he was interviewing tried to keep the emphasis on the predatory nature of the evil men and women who were ensnaring these "volunteers" but Prager kept at it, gong way beyond the point of playing devils advocate in my opinion. He kept referring to his "libertarian sensibilities" as the basis for pimps rights.
I expressed my disagreements with Prager's arguments in the comment section and said I had heard enough from him to convince me to stop supporting Prager U. His "followers" let me have it pretty good. Just like it is with the left, there are certain Pharisees and wise old men on the right who are off limits when it comes to criticism. I don't believe in purity tests but I am done supporting people who may share one value with me but violate ten others. Like the "brave" commentators who say they aren't worried about being cancelled but then qualify their remarks ("I don't have a problem with transgenderism as a thing," or "I don't have a problem using someone's preferred pronoun out of respect, etc.).
Maybe I'm just that crusty old guy but we, as a society, have given enough ground to the demonic forces who are out to end us. Playing nice and adopting "a do what you want as long as it doesn't directly affect me or hurt anyone else" attitude is what got us in this mess to begin with. I'm sorry, but morality and moral codes are not social constructs. They come from God and we compromise on them at our own peril. I think the conservative movement (such as it is anymore) is so hungry for allies and stars of their own that they are willing to overlook any number of red flags and past behavior if the person can help them "own the libs." Bill Maher gets all kids of praise these days because he believes in free speech. But he still despises the right, especially those who have the audacity to believe in God and God's judgment.
I could go on but I've said too much already. Go ahead if you want, accuse me of heresy, but keep this in mind; if you fall into the "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" trap, are you really that much different then those on the left you have been calling out for years? That's my take on it anyway. Thanks for the video Matt. There is more at stake than tax rates and anti-gun legislation. Anyone who bemoans the good old days when anyone could upload porn on the internet ought to be called out. But the thought process behind why they believe what they believe needs to be vetted a bit more carefully. The devil doesn't restrict his business to any one side of the political spectrum.
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