tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post1626743372349878537..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: 50 Shades of LibertarianCarol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-37042099087158234512015-02-25T04:14:54.974-08:002015-02-25T04:14:54.974-08:00I'm glad you cleared that up Carol.I'm glad you cleared that up Carol. Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-90781248474371854932015-02-23T00:55:31.736-08:002015-02-23T00:55:31.736-08:00see comment at end.....and thanks for dropping by....see comment at end.....and thanks for dropping by.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-54320103626644344582015-02-23T00:50:16.226-08:002015-02-23T00:50:16.226-08:00It does indeed. Twitter buzzwords are used all ov...It does indeed. Twitter buzzwords are used all over the place, wrongly, as Carol explores in this post!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-46609288100187726352015-02-23T00:47:35.561-08:002015-02-23T00:47:35.561-08:00Anything means whatever you want it to mean in the...Anything means whatever you want it to mean in the crazy world of social media. And I mean that.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-15405438874875082432015-02-23T00:45:46.165-08:002015-02-23T00:45:46.165-08:00I remember that too!!!I remember that too!!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-16097559926724319832015-02-23T00:29:59.827-08:002015-02-23T00:29:59.827-08:00"Weird and zany"... isn't that close..."Weird and zany"... isn't that closer to "eccentric" than "eclectic"?<br /><br />I thought eclectic meant widely varied, as in tastes. Eccentric- in practice anyways- I thought was used for wealthy or powerful folk that people didn't dare call weird or bizarre, because, you know, money.jaklumenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345447676400281082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-76475345196056491692015-02-22T23:44:36.190-08:002015-02-22T23:44:36.190-08:00Hmmmmm..... I'm not so much a Libertarian but ...Hmmmmm..... I'm not so much a Libertarian but possibly have a slightly Libertarianistic outlook, on some things, sometimes. Maybe.<br /><br />I remember Jonathan Miller in Beyond the Fringe saying he wasn't a Jew, but was Jewish! John Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095349741824511293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-81417682157684362602015-02-22T04:40:13.660-08:002015-02-22T04:40:13.660-08:00I mix with a lot of pseudo-political intellectuals...I mix with a lot of pseudo-political intellectuals ..ie. Pretentious nanas, so I see it a lot. Don't worry, you're missing nothing.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-19214589092644368822015-02-22T04:39:26.064-08:002015-02-22T04:39:26.064-08:00I know..I had one on the debate..muddying the wate...I know..I had one on the debate..muddying the waters beautifully!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-82009202973401615982015-02-22T02:31:29.141-08:002015-02-22T02:31:29.141-08:00For Americans, "Libertarian" has a parti...For Americans, "Libertarian" has a particular political to-the-right-of-right connotation. Love this post! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-43702615436888695272015-02-22T01:37:27.471-08:002015-02-22T01:37:27.471-08:00Love it - I haven't noticed this Twitter bio b...Love it - I haven't noticed this Twitter bio buzzword yet; at least 'eclectic' is dying out. So many seemed to think it meant 'weird and zany'. I'm hoping that the coffee/writing thing will go the same way, and ditto mediapreneur, mompreneur, etc. Grrrrr to word bandwagons! Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-52002986909355042762015-02-21T14:13:40.001-08:002015-02-21T14:13:40.001-08:00This is all very heavy for my sleepy Saturday brai...This is all very heavy for my sleepy Saturday brain. My bio says I'm an obsessive worrier. I'm obviously not esoteric enough.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-16791220100466713252015-02-21T10:10:57.797-08:002015-02-21T10:10:57.797-08:00Quite. Shows how an original concept gets diluted ...Quite. Shows how an original concept gets diluted and changed over the years. Bit like honesty and politicians...Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-31456880855621339122015-02-21T07:31:07.606-08:002015-02-21T07:31:07.606-08:00..taking liberties re libertarianism? whodda thunk.....taking liberties re libertarianism? whodda thunk?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205251775637958014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-59248276819061964762015-02-21T05:11:59.630-08:002015-02-21T05:11:59.630-08:00I'm still confused..and I debated with themI'm still confused..and I debated with themCarol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-79032444630795356112015-02-21T05:11:36.263-08:002015-02-21T05:11:36.263-08:00according to my experience, anybody and everybody ...according to my experience, anybody and everybody is one..which kind of negates the concept...Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-27301484513428239192015-02-21T05:10:58.512-08:002015-02-21T05:10:58.512-08:00hahah ... yep.... and do they listen to us?hahah ... yep.... and do they listen to us?Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-61442835350242909542015-02-21T04:43:51.622-08:002015-02-21T04:43:51.622-08:00Ok again. Hence I read Twitter!!!!
EvelynOk again. Hence I read Twitter!!!!<br />EvelynAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942025147836897235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-12585452249118953762015-02-21T02:51:29.898-08:002015-02-21T02:51:29.898-08:00glad I'm not the only one then... I was confus...glad I'm not the only one then... I was confused before you started!anita daweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872644106384365588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-5274465806038959592015-02-21T02:42:34.042-08:002015-02-21T02:42:34.042-08:00Being a pedant, I had to know, so I resorted to my...Being a pedant, I had to know, so I resorted to my trusty Chambers, who tells me "a believer in free-will, one who believes in the maximum amount of freedom of thought, behaviour, etc." so that makes me one, I think (therefore I am?)joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288268403388265748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-1270980266971736632015-02-21T01:42:30.065-08:002015-02-21T01:42:30.065-08:00People! *sigh*...Wearing words to compensate for t...People! *sigh*...Wearing words to compensate for their lack of intellect, with little, if any, understanding of their meaning!...*rolls eye*...Ahh well, there's nowt as combobulistimustificated as folk, eh?...Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-38885929471690223942015-02-21T01:29:23.642-08:002015-02-21T01:29:23.642-08:00Definitely John Stuart Mill, and maybe with a dose...Definitely John Stuart Mill, and maybe with a dose of Rousseau! All these people with opinions, and so convinced they're the ones who have got it right. But how many every listen to each other? Finding common ground - like agreement over definitions - involves listening, and discussion, and thinking. Not just table-thumping. JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com