Family First hate liberty
In my post on People Power I admitted the embarassing fact that libertarians had briefly flirted with a party that now proposes only tax, spending, banning & regulation. I have another admission to make regarding another populist and anti-liberty minor party. Family First Senator Steve Fielding would not be in power now except for the preferences of libertarian candidates. Unfortunately, it now turns out that Family First hates liberty. Let me explain.
GW skeptics, alarmists & denialists
Global warming (GW) skeptics argue against alarmists. The GW mainstream mock the denialists. Both are correct.
The GW debate is generally between activists (who want to see significant government intervention) and non-activists. Unfortunately, both groups spend much of their time arguing against the worse arguments of their opponents. Activists argue against denialists and non-activists argue against alarmists. The reality is that there are plenty of sensible skeptical and mainstream positions in the middle and that is where the debate needs to take place.
