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By: henrylow

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By: Club Troppo » Missing Link Daily

Club Troppo » Missing Link Daily — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:11:33 +0000

[...] believes its all a sign of Kevin Rudd’s lack of substance and inner Tony Blair. Chris Berg, Pommygranate and HeathG were unimpressed, with Heath noting that the (mostly unoriginal) ideas are the easy bit, [...]

By: netvegetable

netvegetable — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:09:07 +0000

A bunch of people got together in Canberra. Some were good, some were totally dumb. Nobody is obliged to put them into effect anyway, so what’s the big deal?

By: pommygranate

pommygranate — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:37:08 +0000

I also believe that as women have benefited the most from the rash of ‘anti-discrimination’ laws, they are more favourably disposed to them. Now that equality has (almost) been achieved, i suspect (and hope) that more women libertarians, lie yourself, will emerge.

Just curious – of your female friends, how many are libertairan?

By: pommygranate

pommygranate — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:34:48 +0000

Ellie

I believe both Mark and Nicholas have valid points. It is true that men are much more intensive users of the net. Nowhere is this more evident than TV, which is increasingly catering to a female audience (the rash of imported American TV shows are all targetted at a female audience as men prefer to surf the web of an evening).

Most libertarian discussion takes place on the net on blogs as opposed to the media, hence men are being exposed to more libertarian views than women.

As regards a paid maternity benefit, as a father and an employer, i have mixed feelings on this issue. On the one hand, if paid maternity benefits were introduced European-style, then small business would simply stop employing women in their late 20s and early 30s – obviously counter-productive to the aim.

However, i also believe that women should be able to take time off during those crucial early months in the knowledge thhat their job is still vacant.

Your idea of a Super savings scheme is a good one as it achieves some balance. What would happen to the balance of these savings once people moved beyond parenting age? Woud they be returned?

By: nicholas gray

nicholas gray — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:20:08 +0000

Mark-
You say men use the Internet more- why is that? Why don’t women use it more, to stay in touch? Are they genetically pre-disposed to want audible messages?
As for the ‘Womans Rights’ argument, you could also argue that it was groups that kept women oppressed, through things like community consensus. Technology, by giving equalising weapons to all, gives women the chance to kill rapists, for instance, thus giving them effective equality. As a Libertarian, I support self-defence, even against groups.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:39:06 +0000

Nicholas, I think that there aren’t many women libertarians partly because of our group-centred support networks in a way. One reason may be that laws have been needed to give women some essential equalities with men and to keep them that way. It gives women a lot of protection and ensures the continuity of our rights.

By: Mark Hill

Mark Hill — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:11:54 +0000

Rubbish. Men use the internet more.

By: nicholas gray

nicholas gray — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:41:34 +0000

Ellie, I’ve often thought that it takes balls to be a libertarian. Are women too group-centered in their thinking, on average? Could it be genetic?

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:18:53 +0000

Do you have any thoughts on this issue Pommygranate?