I’d say the same argument applies to people like Stefan Molyneux going around saying that anarchists should shun anyone they know who doesn’t currently see the immorality of the State – that doesn’t solve anything.

This is something I never understood. One cannot advocate for a movement if they stand in an echo chamber all day. I’m quite proud of the fact that I have a very diverse set of friends. Some of my friends are Republicans, some are Democrats, some of statists, some are anti-statists, some are communists, and some are capitalist. I’m able to keep a wide variety of friends because I’m not spending all of my time being a dick to them because they disagree with them. One of the biggest downfalls of libertarianism, in my opinion, is the militant nature of many libertarian advocates. They will start calling names at anybody who isn’t a libertarian and it just pushes people away.

@North –

Today’s “Kiss off” will be even worse (in my opinion) for the gay rights supporters. It looks childish.

When I heard of this I just shook my head. Perhaps it’s because many of the people advocating for legalizing gay marriage are comparing themselves to the civil rights movement. I found this comparison questionable at best because when the civil rights movement did public displays they were displays of civil disobedience. Members blatantly violated the law to demonstrate the idiocy of said laws.

I wish advocates of gay marriage would perform acts of civil disobedience. One of the most effective forms of civil disobedience I can think of is going to get a marriage certificate and refusing to leave until a certificate is issued or the police arrive to forcefully remove the demonstrators. Filing taxes as married couples would be another form of civil disobedience that would raise awareness of the fact the state discriminates based on marriage status. Either act would be public and would be aimed at the issue at hand. I don’t know how a “kiss off” will be an effective tool, in fact it seems to be a tool that assumes supporters of Chick-Fil-A are bigoted and find homosexuality repulsive. Many of Chick-Fil-A’s supporters are supporting the freedom of speech and actually support legalizing gay marriage as well.

Knowing your audience is an important skill for more than presentations and speeches.

Today’s “Kiss off” will be even worse (in my opinion) for the gay rights supporters. It looks childish.

It’s too bad that so many who recognize, at least on some level, that having the majority rule the minority is foolish cannot see the same.

I’d say the same argument applies to people like Stefan Molyneux going around saying that anarchists should shun anyone they know who doesn’t currently see the immorality of the State – that doesn’t solve anything. Building bridges despite disagreement would be necessary to create any large-scale social change, even if the State didn’t exist. It is even more necessary when trying to avoid or eliminate the State’s force.