HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — In a somewhat sparsely attended keynote speech at the Internext Expo, journalist Declan McCullagh delivered a humorous skewering of the U.S. federal government and its attempts to restrict online adult entertainment.
McCullagh’s speech, titled “Politicians and Porn: Threat or Menace?” was peppered throughout with amusing anecdotes and observations, chiefly ones that pointed out the many foibles and shortcomings of American politicians on the national level.
“It’s really hard to exaggerate how much Washington doesn’t get,” McCullagh said. “D.C. is not a place that you can trust with your liberty.”
I love all this cheap porn talk about freedom. What about granting a restaurant owner the freedom to refuse to serve blacks or Jews or gays and the like? Do you support that freedom? What if a parent wants to put their seven year old daughter to work instead of sending her to school? Do you support that freedom? If so, you are a libertarian. If you don’t, then don’t proclaim yourself a freedom warrior. You’re just a wanker.
What if someone wants to covert to a Jew? Do you support that Luke?
Yeah. There is only one kind of Freedom. And if you don’t believe in doing away with all laws regarding businesses and minor children, then you don’t really believe in Freedom.
freedom in this country has limits to keep it from collapsing into chaos as described. those limits (and lack thereof) are set forth in the Constitution and you knew anything about Libertarians you would know that we believe that so long as you dont pose a threat to anyone elses life, liberty, property or pursuit of happiness then you should be free to do as you wish.
Putting your 7 year old daughter to work instead of sending her to school is in fact a violation of her freedom so we wouldnt approve. In the case of a private business refusing to serve someone I believe they should have that right and that they should go out of business for exercizing it.