What annoys me about libertarians when it comes to stuff like this (and I think I've posted about this, too) is that too often all they have to say is: "A private company has the right to blah blah blah."
Yeah, I know. And I've been a libertarian for God knows how long, I don't need to be told that.
Usually what I ask a person is how does he or she personally feel about something like this. Not whether or not a company has the right to do A, B, or C.
But it always devolves into: "In a free market, a company has the right to..."
Even though that was never even the question.
I personally think that a company has the right to sugarcoat things in their advertising for products, but, on a personal level, I can find outright lying about stuff like that to be despicable.
There's a difference between individual self-ownership and personal taste.
Seriously, though.
What annoys me about libertarians when it comes to stuff like this (and I think I've posted about this, too) is that too often all they have to say is: "A private company has the right to blah blah blah."
Yeah, I know. And I've been a libertarian for God knows how long, I don't need to be told that.
Usually what I ask a person is how does he or she personally feel about something like this. Not whether or not a company has the right to do A, B, or C.
But it always devolves into: "In a free market, a company has the right to..."
Even though that was never even the question.
I personally think that a company has the right to sugarcoat things in their advertising for products, but, on a personal level, I can find outright lying about stuff like that to be despicable.
There's a difference between individual self-ownership and personal taste.
And the above is lost on a lot of libertarians.
There's basically two ways to approach any topic, I am starting to believe:
As a programmed robot
or
As yourself, with knowledge, but willing to entertain an argument you yourself may not necessarily agree with in the end.