tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post7132066248000533461..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Of Identity And SocietyFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-13344451817238410652020-06-05T05:27:12.618-04:002020-06-05T05:27:12.618-04:00I have pondered that very question. The answer lie...I have pondered that very question. The answer lies in the freedom of association; for it is the freedom to associate OR NOT. The thought first occurred to me back in the 70s when the feminists and anti-tobacco jihadists closed down any possibility of a Men's Smoking Club. Private property, private club (with defined membership), no business or political activities to be denied non-members ...none of that mattered.<br />A whole society is nothing more than a voluntary association writ large. Ergo, there is nothing inherently evil in it being exclusive to some degree. No one is picketing the inhabitants of the Andaman Islands for instance.<br />So, are we free to associate with whom we choose? It is an exercise of political power to require association between those who wish not to.<br />Once again we see the crux of a political question lies with the little thought of political principle of Individual Liberty.<br />SSG Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110146981470419120noreply@blogger.com