tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374945593972878840.post8015548055998085354..comments2023-09-22T06:24:01.470-04:00Comments on Libertarian Jew: How Dependent Are Americans on Government?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374945593972878840.post-69465863507542066512012-03-06T15:18:45.685-05:002012-03-06T15:18:45.685-05:00Mr. Mcgranor, I fail to see what this has to do wi...Mr. Mcgranor, I fail to see what this has to do with American dependence on government, but I'll nevertheless respond. <br /><br />It would be more accurate to say that being libertarian goes against the political opinions of a majority of Jews, rather than say that it goes against Judaism. While Judaism and libertarianism do not have 100% overlap, Judaism nevertheless has a multitude of libertarian elements to it, including, but not limited to, the right to self-defense, treating everyone equal under the law (which would include not favoring the poor over the rich or treating people of different race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. any differently), flat taxation (any tithing done in Judaism is done in terms of percentages, not in a progressive manner, as well as having reasonable limits), and my personal favorite, a respect for a man's free will (i.e., metaphysical libertarianism). <br /><br />I can't help it if the Zionism that created the State of Israel was of a secular, socialist nature. I certainly do not approve of the lack of <a href="http://www.heritage.org/index/country/israel" rel="nofollow">economic freedom</a>. If you think Jews are just complacent about Israel's status quo, you haven't talked to enough Jews or Israelis on the matter because there is a wide divergence of opinion amongst us. Also, I do not understand what you mean by "making a mitzvah out of it." Short of the debate of whether <a href="http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/Living_Israel.html" rel="nofollow">it's a mitzvah to live in Israel</a>, it makes no sense because the underlying assumption with that statement is that the State of Israel inherently has to be socialist in nature, and that is simply not automatic.<br /><br />I don't see how he is "my FDR," especially since he denied a lot of Jews entry to America during the Holocaust. Whether it is from a Jewish perspective or a libertarian one, I'm hardly an FDR fan. <br /><br />Finally, I don't see how you can call me a neo-conservative when I have called for America to pull its troops out of Afghanistan <a href="http://libertarianjew.blogspot.com/search/label/Afghanistan" rel="nofollow">on more than one occasion</a>. And I don't share any neo-conservatism with any Catholics because I'm a libertarian, plain and simple.Libertarian Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063486300815461137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374945593972878840.post-74802376533320646322012-03-06T14:53:58.766-05:002012-03-06T14:53:58.766-05:00You are libertarian in an economic definition, it ...You are libertarian in an economic definition, it would be against Judaism to be so socially. So, you Jews have made the Managerial State a mitzvot, with your FDR and Neoconservatism (of which you share with Catholics, despite intellectual iconoclastic attempts.)Mr. Mcgranorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851136550476241757noreply@blogger.com