tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3686367864250239822.post6598376682344576366..comments2018-04-22T14:48:34.661+01:00Comments on Jerub-Baal's Spleen Vent: Quit ComplainingTomrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442487511149915434noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3686367864250239822.post-25319358918616469822010-02-14T23:29:32.517+00:002010-02-14T23:29:32.517+00:00A good idea Ed certainly and traffic is rising but...A good idea Ed certainly and traffic is rising but I have a strong, moderately ok-ish support network of family and friends, plus I've picked up some extra work for the evenings from a great friend.<br /><br />In truth I would prefer anyone willng to donate here to donate to LPUK; I may appear zealous in my words sometimes and perhaps I am but their is method in my madness.<br /><br />Years ago before I started even reading blogs and thought of the internet as a place to buy cheap DVDs and watch funny videos on Youtube many of the idiotic things politicians did and said made little sense; it made even less sense when all of them were offering variations on the same theme, polarised by the inconsequential differences in position, i.e. "left" & "right" wing, the former describing the latter as evil and latter retaliating with "weak" or unrealistic.<br /><br />I used to consider myself quite left wing an liberal in the bizarre, non-liberal way those who abuse that word describe themselves, garnering my knowledge about politics from idiots like Michael Moore and Graydon Carter (luckily I could find no one clever but delusional enough on this side of the pond).<br /><br />One morning in a temp job similar to the one I have now (I withdrew from a PhD; a longer story) I was reading a Metro article about blog awards; NHS Blog Doctor had just won it and I decided to check his site out - from there I found DK's site and the rest is history.<br /><br />The reason I mention all this is that up until then I had bought into the notion that the political battle was between varying degrees of "left" and "right"; what the concept of libertarianism showed me was that, firstly, like "up" left or right are directions and have no intrinsic value, meaning the only real arguement is between degrees of freedom and slavery. <br /><br />That is why I believe LPUK is worth supporting; as long as parliament continues to be held by collectivists in nice suits and empty souls the song remains the same - just one LPUK mp would alter the makeup of this arguement by putting it in perspective inwhat was the cradle of modern democracy.<br /><br />If anyone wants to support me, give me work; heck if you think my bloggIngs good enough I'll write you an article in whatever paper you like o whatever subject; if my scientific or religious beliefs make me easy pickings for accusations of being in one of the "bigs" pay, then please inform them I expect a cheque in the mail. ;-)Tomrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442487511149915434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3686367864250239822.post-2077103286715531072010-02-14T17:43:40.454+00:002010-02-14T17:43:40.454+00:00I don't know if your traffic is sufficient, bu...I don't know if your traffic is sufficient, but you could add a (Paypal) "donate" button to your site to help with the finances.Ed Pnoreply@blogger.com