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Post 20

Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 1:36amSanction this postReply
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Rock on, MH!! :-)

Linz

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 1:44amSanction this postReply
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MH:

I'm surprised how few posts here are actually pro-The Free Rad :-\

It just struck me that there's a more insidious version of hatred of the good for being the good: indifference to the good for being the good.

Linz



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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 2:27amSanction this postReply
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You're welcome Linz...I'm surprised how few posts here are actually pro-The Free Rad.
I was too caught up in the SOLO conference to say this earlier, but the last FR was one of the best I have ever read. Every single article had me captivated from start to finish.

"Dawn of free liberty" the opener was an excellent article. I was tickled that "Lysenko" was mentioned and ridiculed in another article.

Two articles, pro and anti-libertarian ideology were very relevant to ongoing SOLO battles at the moment.

Sciabarra writes for the first time what he personally feels about Rand - and he keeps it to a page! 

A friend I showed my Charlie Chaplin article to was moved to tears even! I have never written an article that had that effect on anyone I have known before!

Linz's article on Kant and Rousseau was absolutely brilliant. He is right on the money with the underestimation by objectivists of the detrimental effect the ideas of Rousseau have had upon society today.

(Edited by Marcus Bachler on 5/12, 2:30am)


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 3:17amSanction this postReply
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Mr. Perry,

Perhaps you could explain exactly *how* The New Individualist will be any different than the Navigator. It's first issue is no different at all. Are there actually any specific ways in which TOC is planning to change it? What are they?

Furthermore, are there any changes in its distribution plans? Are you planning on getting it on newsstands, for example? Or are the only readers still going to be members of TOC, and whichever politicians you ship it to?

Finally, perhaps those who voted for Navigator on this poll -- and who *aren't* past or current employees of TOC -- could explain what they like about it.

Alec





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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 3:58amSanction this postReply
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If there's a better objectivist journal around than The Free Radical, then that's news to me. Forget all these dreary alternatives! The Free Rad perfectly balances intellect with humour and passion with reason - and it positively overflows with joie de vivre. It's even outrageous when it needs to be. Quite simply, it's a joyous, vibrant gem of a journal, and one that no celebrant of life should be without.

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 6:52amSanction this postReply
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Linz,

Son, y'all call me "Bob," and ahl be onna big white bird to Kiwi Land before you can say "epistemology," an' ahl shove the latest issue of yer libertarian rag right up yer nose.

(Of course, bein' a TOC namby-pamby an' all, ah mean that in a nice way...)


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 8:29amSanction this postReply
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Bob wrote:

Son, y'all call me "Bob," and ahl be onna big white bird to Kiwi Land before you can say "epistemology," an' ahl shove the latest issue of yer libertarian rag right up yer nose.

You were going quite well up to "nose."

Typical TOC namby-pamby. :-)

Linz

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 8:55amSanction this postReply
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Linz I was thinkin' but damnit if you didn't say it.  I guess that's what marks one with bollocks.  

As far as why I haven't voted nor commented before this, I'm not familiar with libertarian/Objectivist magazines in general.  I've only read TFR one time, for the Rand centenary issue (which was amazing, as I've said elsewhere on SOLO), and so can't really compare it to other issues.  I've read Reason and while it was initially refreshing the first couple of times I read it (long before I found SOLO), I soon realized it was gag-worthy. 

Jason


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 9:34amSanction this postReply
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Linz, I said "nose" because I had no desire to give you any pleasure from the experience.  ;^)

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:12amSanction this postReply
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Marcus, that sounds like a good issue. I'm going to have to get a free rad issue or two and read it cover to cover so I can compare before I subscribe...too much reading material and all that. Unfortunately I went down to my local Safeway, then Walmart, then hardware store and they all had the effrontery to not carry it. Maybe I can pull one out of Boberto's nose or Lindsay-empassionatus's tookus (how do ya' spell that word anyway?)

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 12:03pmSanction this postReply
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Philip,

You could have bought one at SOLOC 4.

I mean come on, are you just making an excuse to feel up Bob and Linz? :-)


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 1:18pmSanction this postReply
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He ain't comin' near *me* with that trichotomy thing. He's all Bob's!

Linz

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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 1:36pmSanction this postReply
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As editor of The New Individualist – until I can hire a new fulltime one – I obviously vote for my publication. But I’ll add that I always enjoy reading Free Radical – good show, Linz!

 

To Alec’s inquiries I offer the following differences between the New Individualist and Navigator:

 

To begin with there are articles by me. I haven’t had anything in Navigator for some time. Further, I’m trying to include some more interesting material that doesn’t sound like an academic treatise. See, for example, the two pieces in the Jan-Feb. issue by the late Charles Tomlinson, which would not have appeared in Navigator. (Note that Charles had posted a piece on SOLO that was rejected by Navigator.)

 

The real difference is that I want social, cultural, public policy or moral commentary in our journal that is connected with the theme of rational individualism. We want to occupy a particular market niche. (See my article at http://www.objectivistcenter.org/text/ehudgins_new-individualism.asp?navigator )

 

Unlike the value-relativist libertarians, we understand that individual liberty is necessary because we are rational creatures with free will who should have happiness and flourishing as our individual goals. We understand that the principles appropriate to these goals must be written in our hearts and minds, moral code and moral habits, culture and institutions. Unlike conservatives, we understand that THIS is the value-basis of society, not intrinsicist commandments.

 

I’m looking for articles from this perspective aimed principally at non-Objectivists who might be sympathetic to us or who we might come around to our perspective, if not to the whole philosophy at least to parts of it. I want articles to focus on particular social, cultural, public policy or moral issues and say: “Look, the reason why you purported friends of freedom keep losing battles over tax policy, regulations or whatever policy is because you keep accepting your enemies premises and offering social rather than individualist moral justifications for keeping your own wealth;” “come on, or “if you accept that need equals entitlement we’ll never get rid of the welfare state;” or “if individuals truly love themselves, they will not screw themselves up on drugs -- the deepest sense of self-worth and self-respect, not armies of drug agents, would eliminate the tragedies of  addiction.”

 

I want the articles to be the Objectivist equivalent of pieces we might find in National Review, the Weekly Standard or the American Spectator at their best (if such a thing is still possible), that is, interesting, informative, thoughtful yet with a unique Objectivist perspective.

 

It obviously will take a bit of time to get such material in the pipeline for future issues and I welcome ideas for articles.

 

Will we put the New Individualist on newsstands? I’d love to but that’s tough. I think we need to focus first on making it the kind of publication I discuss above.

 

We do offer the New Individualist as a subscription publication as well as to our members. I distribute about 150 copies to various DC policy-wonk types – not just politicians – as well as reporters, etc. and I want to expand the list of those who receive it. I want more political and cultural opinion-makers – commentators as well as actual politicians, and others – to receive it. But again, I want to work on getting good material first.


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 1:37pmSanction this postReply
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Re all you sexual predators:

Sorry, guys, I'm spoken for.

Even if I weren't, I'd speak for myself and say, "Make mine a heterosexual female, please." 

(Edited by Robert Bidinotto on 5/12, 1:39pm)


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 2:44pmSanction this postReply
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Robert B.
Fess up... wouldn't you rather have a bi-sexual female?  Or maybe you're past that phase.


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 3:04pmSanction this postReply
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Jeff,

You mean Bob would delight in a trichotomy? :-)


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 4:35pmSanction this postReply
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I want articles to focus on particular social, cultural, public policy or moral issues and say: “Look, the reason why you purported friends of freedom keep losing battles over tax policy, regulations or whatever policy is because you keep accepting your enemies premises and offering social rather than individualist moral justifications for keeping your own wealth;” “come on, or “if you accept that need equals entitlement we’ll never get rid of the welfare state;” or “if individuals truly love themselves, they will not screw themselves up on drugs -- the deepest sense of self-worth and self-respect, not armies of drug agents, would eliminate the tragedies of  addiction.”
No offence, it all sounds very interesting, but it ain't gonna bring about the cultural revolution that SOLO is fighting for.  The Free Radical, and SOLO, would say something like:

"Your life is yours. Live it! Love it! Don't let arse holes stand in the way of your dreams! Oh and look, here's the philosophy you've been looking for all your life by someone called Ayn Rand!"

I know which one I'll be buying.


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 6:14pmSanction this postReply
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I just want to talk briefly about why I like the FreeRad.

When I read the FreeRad, it's a different experience than when I read other magazines.  It gives the feeling that the various contributors are part of a real community.  Even before I met many of them, and there's still a many I don't know, I felt this personal connection to them.  These people are allies and friends.  Their personalities leap from the pages, letting us know that these ideas are important to them.  They're passionate about freedom and life.  There are so many young people bursting with energy, displaying the best within themselves, and putting it all out there in the name of their convictions.  I'm not left with the feeling that these people are just writing articles.  I'm left thinking that these people are real, are serious, and they absolutely care.  Lindsay adds to this sense with witty descriptions on the back cover, the humor making it seem like we're all friends.

And of course, when I've met the contributors in real life, that sense of community is real.  It's like running into a long lost friend, or a bunch of them.  The first SOLO conference, which I went to in NZ, was filled with familiar faces.  I remember going around shaking people's hands, complimenting each other on our contributions, and being genuinely happy to meet each other.  That's the spirit of the Free Radical.

The articles themselves range from discussions of art, to abstract philosophical arguments, to historical examples, to the state of the world.  But on top of the articles, the FreeRad has a personality of its own, given to it by its creator.  It shows admiration for achievements and contributions.  It allows dissenting opinions.  It is generous to those who make honest mistakes, but doesn't mind smacking people on the head when they deserve it (figuratively).  There's a sense of fun and playfulness that doesn't prevent it from being absolutely serious in its convictions.

(Edited by Joseph Rowlands on 5/13, 6:12pm)


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 8:01pmSanction this postReply
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Jeff, as for the "bi" thing, dream on. The female body is the most beautiful thing in the universe. If there were only men on the planet, I'd have shot myself long ago.

Problem here is that too many of you characters are "trisexuals": You'll tri anything sexual.


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Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 8:06pmSanction this postReply
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Robert B., I believe Jeff was enticing you to 'double your efforts' in the female department....

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