Why ape -some Libertarians so negative?love liberty, but I don't like some Libertarians," said the man across the table from me.
"You must have a good reason for feeling that way. What is it that you dislike about some Libertarians?" I asked.
"They're too negative. They're always complaining about taxes or government spending or government programs or politicians. They blame government for just about everything that's wrong. They tell me how awful government is. And every time I talk with them, they play the same old broken record: 'Government is always wrong, Government is evil, Government is the enemy/ " said the man.
The man has a point. Some Libertarians fill conversations with the failures and flaws, the costs and consequences, the errors and evils of government. And that's all they talk about.
So their .friends and co-workers cringe when they start ranting, railing, and raving against anything and everything the government does.
They are.........................
misery merchants. Gloom and doomers. Bearers of Bad News.
They foment frustration and anger and hate. They darken ken the rooms they enter. They pollute conversations with spiritual toxic waste.
Their friends and families and coworkers silently suffer at first ... then they stop listening.
Perhaps you know one of these Nega-tarians.
How can you help them be
come persuasive and positive?
Should you ask them to stop talking about the destructive impact of government programs and policies? Or maybe compromise and water down what they believe? Praise government?
None of the above. Neither negativity, nor compromise, nor silence, nor surrender.
Persuasive
Why not recommend a persuasive Libertarian approach?
1. Diagnose the disease and describe its dangers 2. Recommend our remedy 3. Spell out its strengths.
For example:
1. Minimum wage throws inner city African-Americans and .other minorities out of work. It prevents them from getting badly needed job experience. It keeps them from auditioning for higher paying jobs. Minimum