re: #33 Gus

One has to ask is society falling apart? How when we compare the society of today with those in our past does it match up? What decade should we pick. Are we better of as a society today compared to 1972, 1952, or 1912? What part of society is falling apart? Of course when people like him say “society is falling apart” they’re referring to the progression of social issues that have become the norm.

He’s a child of the 1950s, so of course he measures everything by his childhood memories and finds it lacking. He’s completely convinced that part of the downfall of society in America was no-fault divorce. He’s absolutely convinced that the statistics show that things were fine and dandy prior to then.

A Paulian in the form of what? A libertarian? A true libertarian shouldn’t give a thought about gays or gay marriage other than supporting their choice regardless of origin. They could believe in state regulation of marriage. But a true libertarian would have to support it. Much like Ayn Rand was a strong supporter of abortion rights. There is no dark agenda and it’s stupid to think as much. I imagine he spends a lot of time on the internet?

A Paulian in the sense that he’s about a libertarian as his personal views allow. Against “big government” and all the “giveaways,” but at the same time thinks that legislating morality and utilizing state resources to force people to stay married are okay.