Mind Your Own

R. Lee Wrights of Liberty For All on It just ain't none of my business:

Human beings are consumed by the notion that everything must have a label. We have an inherent need to categorize every circumstance and individual into some sort of group or set so that larger numbers of people or circumstances can be more easily identified according to common traits they share. The whole idea of unique people and circumstances is abandoned for the concept of common denominators. In no arena of human interaction is this more apparent, or prevalent, than inside the world of politics. Labels become very important when you need a constituency.

Don't get me wrong. Not all labels are bad. In fact, individuals choosing to label themselves is entirely proper, in my opinion. We all should be free to identify ourselves in any manner we see fit. We have Democrats and Republicans, as well as, Libertarians and Greens, not to mention a myriad of other lesser known political parties and organizations. All of these groups allow free individuals to self-identify according to their own personal philosophies, and allow for groups of individuals to enjoy the fellowship of others that are of like mind. But problems arise when these groups take up the practice of labeling each other using their own agendas and criteria, which causes individuals to be unjustly categorized into groups where they just do not belong.

Read the rest, especially if you are a member of the "morality" police who now feel empowered to force your will on the rest of us via government force or one of those individuals constantly criticizing libertarians for failing to embrace your statism, interventionist wars and theocratic dogma.

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