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Comment by dablya | Hacker News Reader

"I'm reading your comments and trying to figure out if you support freedom or not..."

It's shit like this that makes it difficult to take libertarians seriously.

How can someone logically say they support freedom for some causes but not others... Sensationalism aside, you are not a supporter of freedom if you pick and choose which issues you think people should be free to choose for themselves.

Even someone disagreeing and not wanting to use bitcoin should at least support other's freedom to use it.

None of this has anything to do with what OP was saying. This is the problem, taking an argument about anything and twisting yourself into a mental knot until you see it as an argument over FREEDOM.

"How can someone logically say they support freedom for some causes but not others..."

I'm against your having freedom to take my stuff. Are you saying I can't logically support other freedoms?

It's not even libertarians. Here's what's happening for those playing along at home:

- Article about Bitcoin appears praising it for being as important as emancipation.

- I disagree with that comparison, strongly, including a personal "fuck you" to the author for being so obtuse.

- Community reviles me as an enemy of change and liberty.

It's clearly a logical progression, is it not? Obviously, I hate BitCoin due to my position. I had better agree with everything said about BitCoin or I am standing in the way of freedom.

Wow, didn't really realize you were issuing a personal F-bomb. I think you should stick to the issues, as have I (this is the author).

...it was in my original post. To which you replied that you know more about the topic than I do - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2553572

How is that sticking to the issues again? Does that only apply to those disagreeing with you and not you?

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