Surely the degree to which one is attracted or repulsed by liberty is partially determined by his understanding of liberty and its relation to problem-solving. It stands to reason that spreading knowledge of liberty and, with it, private property, would put a damper on libertophobia.
Also, I agree that merely noticing differences between groups isn't illiberal nor unto itself a threat to liberty (and certainly people are entitled to their thoughts!). Still, we wouldn't want to make a similar mistake in the other direction that the Wokesters do - people could misidentify the *causes* behind group differences, and that could lead to further errors (even if confined to the private sphere). We can correct those errors without hyperventilating, canceling, and shouting smears.
The “Surely” start of the first paragraph appears to suggest that it might be a criticism. But then it goes on to assert something that is both compatible and correct.
So, I’m not sure what it means to “make a similar mistake in the other direction that the Wokesters do”. We can’t help making errors. But we can be careful not to infringe the propertarian liberty of other people.
Surely the degree to which one is attracted or repulsed by liberty is partially determined by his understanding of liberty and its relation to problem-solving. It stands to reason that spreading knowledge of liberty and, with it, private property, would put a damper on libertophobia.
Also, I agree that merely noticing differences between groups isn't illiberal nor unto itself a threat to liberty (and certainly people are entitled to their thoughts!). Still, we wouldn't want to make a similar mistake in the other direction that the Wokesters do - people could misidentify the *causes* behind group differences, and that could lead to further errors (even if confined to the private sphere). We can correct those errors without hyperventilating, canceling, and shouting smears.
The “Surely” start of the first paragraph appears to suggest that it might be a criticism. But then it goes on to assert something that is both compatible and correct.
People are not just “entitled to their thoughts” but also to discriminate on the basis of them: https://jclester.substack.com/p/discrimination-a-libertarian-viewpoint?utm_source=publication-search
So, I’m not sure what it means to “make a similar mistake in the other direction that the Wokesters do”. We can’t help making errors. But we can be careful not to infringe the propertarian liberty of other people.