tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post4969165385564404812..comments2024-03-25T08:56:25.810-04:00Comments on TKIN: Philosopher Encounters Modern Life: Rand Paul On "Compromise"Patricia Marinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-13531481507021388022017-05-07T23:27:27.905-04:002017-05-07T23:27:27.905-04:00Are you trying to earn cash from your websites by ...Are you trying to <b>earn cash</b> from your <b>websites</b> by using <b>popunder ads</b>? <br />In case you do, did you try using <b><a href="http://popups.syntaxlinks.com/r/Clickadu" rel="nofollow">Clickadu</a></b>?Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-7899520771616978592011-06-02T21:29:37.419-04:002011-06-02T21:29:37.419-04:00Hi Patricia,
Thanks for the response!
As somebod...Hi Patricia,<br /><br />Thanks for the response!<br /><br />As somebody who has a libertarian boyfriend but many decidedly non-libertarian friends and colleagues I've noticed something that might be applicable to this discussion. Libertarians seem to focus in on process, institutions and rules, and to vLue these highly in the political process, whereas liberals might be more likely to discount this more readily, and to not see much of a difference between a compromise that an individual makes with himself or a parent when thinking about her and that of a law. In the liberal view, it seems like the focus is on the value writ large (freedom versus protecting the innocent in the case of the laser thing). I don't think it is Necessarily unfair to say that Rand doesn't want to compromise in the sense of infringing upon freedom as a value, but I do think that interpretation might miss a lot of the nuance of what his position on the matter could possibly be, as it doesn't incorporate, unless I'm missing it, a perspective on the political process as a meaningful variable.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099461086991460463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-4934880882694233292011-06-02T18:09:21.621-04:002011-06-02T18:09:21.621-04:00Hi Daniel,
About the first thing, I thought that ...Hi Daniel, <br />About the first thing, I thought that since it was presented as a rhetorical question the answer was thought -- at least by the speaker -- to be Yes. I think the assumption is somewhat correct -- at least that there are people who regard compromise as a kind of necessary evil or dirty practical matter as opposed to the "noble" ideal of non-compromise. And that's what I am challenging.<br /><br />With respect to the second, there are, indeed, lots of forms of compromise. Is it fair to interpret Rand, as I am doing, as preferring not to "compromise" in the sense of not wanting to infringe one value for another, or to "balance" conflicting values against one another? <br /><br />Well, I have limited patience for politics but given his views I don't think it's unfair. His remarks about freedom seem to suggest he thinks one ought not act so as to promote some other value at the cost of freedom. That's wanting not to "compromise" in the sense I was discussing.Patricia Marinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-16263104528140682682011-06-01T18:08:33.745-04:002011-06-01T18:08:33.745-04:00Reading a bit more about it, I think that it's...Reading a bit more about it, I think that it's fair to say that Rand Paul probably doesn't frame it as do you, a question of differing values. I can't speak for him, but I imagine that his intransigence is motivated primarily by his ideas of what is worthy of legislation, and also what should be a federal issue. And if this is the case, I'm not sure what a compromise on his part would look like. It would be a concession, or a renunciation of his position rather a compromise, wouldn't it?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099461086991460463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-1372930852035920632011-06-01T13:05:51.731-04:002011-06-01T13:05:51.731-04:00I guess that where I might differ with what you...I guess that where I might differ with what you're saying is your suggestion that the general thrust is actually WITH Rand Paul, or that in general people actually think that not compromising is indeed noble. <br /><br />Most of what I read or hear seems directly opposed to this - compromise is highly valued and resistance to compromise is a form of pathology. <br /><br />Perhaps this is simply a matter of what I tend to read. <br /><br />Anyway, interesting to think about compromise and its place in the political process.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099461086991460463noreply@blogger.com