A few links relevant to some recent posts:<\/p>\n
I posted<\/a> a compare-and-contrast between a feminist and feminist-critical view of checking for consent during sex. Sometimes “Alas” guest poster — and writer of one of the examples from my post — Clarisse Thorn posted<\/a> an example of a “hot vanilla sex scene” including check-ins from the novel The Russian Concubine<\/em>. Crank up the AC and go check it out.<\/p>\n Figleaf, another of my favorite sex bloggers, kindly links to my post and discusses the issues<\/a> it brought up. If you’re not reading Figleaf’s blog, you really should be.<\/p>\n And in the comments of his\/her blog Vagabond Scholar<\/a>, Batocchio writes a great rebuttal to Davi’s “The 24 Types of Authoritarian<\/a>” remix of my “24 Libertarians<\/a>” cartoon. I hope Batocchio will forgive my quoting at length:<\/p>\n Like I said, it’s not bad, but judging it also depends on how seriously one takes the original and the revamp. It’s not really a “rebuttal,” since as Tristero’s put it, pretty much everything good about libertarianism already exists in liberalism, and liberals oppose both authoritarianism and the more idiotic strains of libertarianism. Many of the revamped panels express views already satirized in the original \u2013 and the revamped panels often don’t address the issues raised in the original. For instance, what is the libertarian solution for unsafe or poisonous food, products, pollution, etc.? (Raised by the “Caveat Emptor” panel in the original.) The “Nanny Stater” revamp attacks an outright ban on smoking, which doesn’t exist in America, while not addressing warning labels or secondhand smoke. What is the libertarian solution for exploitation and\/or discrimination by “private” entities \u2013 or is there none? (Raised in part by the “Whitey” panel in the original, and the question Rand Paul didn’t want to answer.) Do you believe that taxation is theft, as the revamp suggests in several panels, or only taxation that relates to social spending, basic prosperity and public goods\/works? (Raised by “The Island” in the original, among others.) <\/p>\n Some self-described libertarians, such as Glenn Reynolds, are<\/i> authoritarians, and many others are pretty garden variety conservatives who like to be seen as independents, and independent thinkers. Others exist who are more sincere. Many adore Ayn Rand, some accept part of her views, and a small number reject her. (Then there’s the breakdown on Glenn Beck and Jonah Goldberg.) The more thoughtful view Hayek as a useful gadfly in small doses, even he got many important issues “stunningly wrong”<\/a> (but was nonetheless more liberal than many of his devotees). If you have an essay\/post describing your world view\/political philosophy, feel free to link it and I’ll try to check it out. But Michael Tomasky<\/a> does a pretty good job of explaining the limited value – and the extreme limitations – of libertarianism as it’s usually practiced. There’s also Belle Waring’s classic “If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride — A Pony!”<\/a> and “Libertarian Paradise” video<\/a>. Thanks for stopping by.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A few links relevant to some recent posts: I posted a compare-and-contrast between a feminist and feminist-critical view of checking for consent during sex. Sometimes “Alas” guest poster — and writer of one of the examples from my post — … Continue reading