<div dir="ltr"><div>As a thought experiment, imagine that the person in the cartoon is walking through a group of drunk people getting into their cars. Does the cartoon still bother you or is it somehow related to the politics behind masks? </div><div><br></div><div>The laws against drunk driving is also an authoritarian rule that limits my liberty. Even seat belt laws limit my liberty. Is it wrong to agree with some authoritarians when they make sense? </div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Cody Smith</div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 8:51 AM <<a href="mailto:thompnickson2@gmail.com">thompnickson2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="gmail-m_8669363132180047367WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I stand by the flag of Bleeding Heart Liberalism ready to do battle with you guys. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">n<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Nick Thompson<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:ThompNickSon2@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">ThompNickSon2@gmail.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/</span></a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <<a href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com" target="_blank">friam-bounces@redfish.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Charles<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 28, 2021 10:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <<a href="mailto:friam@redfish.com" target="_blank">friam@redfish.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Liberal dilemmas<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Marcus, <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">It does take the "bleeding hearts" some time to get to "othering". That said, it's been a while since this started, and the vast majority I know are there now. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 4:47 PM Marcus Daniels <<a href="mailto:marcus@snoutfarm.com" target="_blank">marcus@snoutfarm.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Nah, it takes the bleeding hearts some time to get to othering. They need some moral support to do it.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <<a href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com" target="_blank">friam-bounces@redfish.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Charles<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 27, 2021 12:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <<a href="mailto:friam@redfish.com" target="_blank">friam@redfish.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [FRIAM] Liberal dilemmas<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">We talk politics sometimes and the "liberal paradox" has come up. This seems like a variation on that. I've seen this comic for half a year now, and it bugs me every time. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">There is 1) an arrogance to "RIGHT THING", 2) an assumption that anyone acting differently than you cannot have any explanation for their behavior other than selfish idiocy, and 3) a self-centered belief that their behavior is somehow a factor of you, rather than a choice of their own. Even worse than those, 4) there is some fundamental lack of decision-ownership that leads to some insidious places: The assertion that what others are doing leads you to "have to" do something --- HAVE TO --- rather than it being one of many factors that play into your <i>choosing </i>to do it. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I'm vaccinated, and I wear a mask in public, and I dislike everything this comic seems to be standing for. It is <u>anti</u>-liberal. It reveals deeply authoritarian leanings, and a firm dedication to "othering" those around you. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="314" height="392" style="width: 3.2708in; height: 4.0833in;" id="gmail-m_8669363132180047367gmail-m_9028820529299340183Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:17b97e4d5ac4cff311"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">- .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. .<br>FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv<br>Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 <a href="http://bit.ly/virtualfriam" target="_blank">bit.ly/virtualfriam</a><br>un/subscribe <a href="http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com" target="_blank">http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com</a><br>FRIAM-COMIC <a href="http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/</a><br>archives: <a href="http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/" target="_blank">http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div>- .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. .<br>
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