tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post1477863447842372425..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Green fascismLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-35610742502613446052007-04-18T21:25:00.000+12:002007-04-18T21:25:00.000+12:00Fair point uroskin, you're quite right.Fair point uroskin, you're quite right.Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-39631116596022813072007-04-18T15:53:00.000+12:002007-04-18T15:53:00.000+12:00Russel Norman isn't an MPRussel Norman isn't an MPHans Versluyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331809478789352312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-58193158336068494572007-04-17T20:23:00.000+12:002007-04-17T20:23:00.000+12:00There are two things there anonymous. The first i...There are two things there anonymous. The first is envy, which could equally be one of awe and ambition, and wanting to work hard to gain something similar. It works for a lot of people, but it is the insidious tall poppy envy that sees some wanting to attack others for their own success. It starts with bullying the smart kid at school, and is endemic as I understand it among Maori/Pacific Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-55534721826670524272007-04-17T20:15:00.000+12:002007-04-17T20:15:00.000+12:00There is an argument to be made about conspicuous ...There is an argument to be made about conspicuous consumption- if you wave a big sign saying "look at me", don't be too astonished if some people don't like it.<BR/><BR/>The freedom to make your own decisions should be paramount, but the externalities of extreme consumption should be priced in by the government- for instance a tax on fuel or engine size to cover the climate damage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-28263843763622002512007-04-17T19:16:00.000+12:002007-04-17T19:16:00.000+12:00Why does a line have to be drawn somewhere at all ...Why does a line have to be drawn somewhere at all of course?Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-49984751105934518582007-04-17T11:23:00.000+12:002007-04-17T11:23:00.000+12:00Why stop there? Well, you see, owning a "gas guzzl...<I>Why stop there?</I> Well, you see, owning a "gas guzzler" is downright wrong, whereas owning a boat, a holiday home or big house, etc., is still wrong but to a lesser degree, and the line has to be drawn somewhere. But not by you. By Russel Norman.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193273919067123296noreply@blogger.com