Few years back I knew this guy called Phil though I often refer to him as Anarchoboy as he described himself as an anarchist but really like all other left wing anarchists was a total socialist. Anyways Phil or Anarchoboy was also a bit of a Chav & like many Chavs he liked to go out on a Friday night & kill brain cells with pints of beer. Now I'm a libertarian & therefore I've no problem with people ingesting whatever substances into their body whether it be beer or crack as I believe its their body & therefore their choice. However just because I think a person has the right to drink themselves stupid it doesn't necessarily mean I think it's a good idea to do so. It was always something of a bone of contention between me & Anarchoboy that I'd not applaud him getting hammered every Friday night.

Thing is many mistakenly think that if you're a libertarian then because you believe in individual choice then a libertarian shouldn't pass judgement on the choices others make for their own lives or that libertarians should applaud what ever choices people make for their lives. Well that's like saying I must applaud somebody if they choose to stick their head in the oven. Hey just because I think somebody has the right to stick their head in the oven doesn't mean I think it's a good idea to do so. Just because you have the right to do something doesn't mean it's a good idea. This always confuses the statists of all varieties because they seem to think if something ain't good for you then logically it should be banned. Thing is if you get into that argument you'd end up having things like cheese banned & kind of the world depicted in the film Demolition Man.

So just because I think you have the right to do something & I believe you should have the right to do a lot more then government currently allows you to do & a lot, a lot, a lot, more then future governments will allow you to do if current trends persist. However despite this I often get criticized for criticizing the cultural choices of others. Hmm its as if people seem to think that I can't say whether I like a film, book or CD that somebody is lording. Err of course I can & I jolly fucking will say what I think is shite or what rocks.

What people don't get about libertarians is that though we might be judgmental on cultural stuff (as everybody else is) we ain't going to be banning anything. I guess people know that I've nothing but distain for Chav culture but I ain't suggesting that fast food joints or reality TV shows should be banned even though I detest them. Where as a statist a person who believes in using the armed force of the state might very ban crap they don't like various video games or those types of porn that feature humans & animals.

The nub of the issue about being libertarian & having strong opinions is that people just don't like people having strong opinions & so will try & libertarianism against anybody who proclaims themselves a libertarian such as "If your somebody who believes in free choice then how dare you pass judgment upon the choices I've made". Back to the original story that inspired this rant & that with Anarchoboy there was something of an irony, being that where as he thought it wrong for me to be judgemental about his own foolish actions yet he was so judgmental about shall we say 'the boys in the city', which is pretty fucking typical of leftie anarchists they think people should be free but just not to make a profit.