CrazedScotsman
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Seriously, why aren't there more Libertarians out there?
Is it because people don't know what Libertarians stand for?
Is it because people don't know what Libertarians stand for?
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Seriously, why aren't there more Libertarians out there?
Is it because people don't know what Libertarians stand for?
Seriously, why aren't there more Libertarians out there?
Is it because people don't know what Libertarians stand for?
It's because libertarians tend to be the worst kind of advertisement for their ideology, they swing wildly from incredibly permissive on big business to downright fascist on things like labor unions. American libertarians even seem to hate the ideology of the European libertarians on which they are based. In short they seem to be mainly engaged in disavowing all social responsibility and have zero regard for anyone's freedom other than their own.
Why is it that no country on earth is libertarian?
Because they know it is nutz
Seriously, why aren't there more Libertarians out there?
Is it because people don't know what Libertarians stand for?
It's because libertarians tend to be the worst kind of advertisement for their ideology, they swing wildly from incredibly permissive on big business to downright fascist on things like labor unions. American libertarians even seem to hate the ideology of the European libertarians on which they are based. In short they seem to be mainly engaged in disavowing all social responsibility and have zero regard for anyone's freedom other than their own.
Um, how about NO?
We don't have a problem with unions. Workers are free to unite however they want. What we have a problem with is government colluding with them.
Not to mention, we adhere strictly to the idea of "our freedom ends where yours begins". So to claim we only care about our own freedom pretty much confirms the OP's suggestion you don't know what libertarians stand for.
Why is it that no country on earth is libertarian?
Because they know it is nutz
Why is it that no country on earth is libertarian?
Because they know it is nutz
Why is freedom nuts?
Why is it that no country on earth is libertarian?
Because they know it is nutz
Why is freedom nuts?
Several reasons I think. For starters, some people simply disagree with what we have to say. Obviously you can't convince everybody you're right, so there is that. That aside, however, I think it boils down to a couple key things.
Many people, maybe even most people, have no idea what a libertarian is, meaning that they've never even heard the word before. I can't tell you how many times I've told people I'm a libertarian and they say "What's that?" Then there's a lot of misinformation out there, and many of the replies in this thread are evidence of this. I walked into my history class a few weeks ago and the professor had written on the board the words "Conservative" and "Liberal," and underneath both words was the word "Libertarian." He made the case that libertarians can either be conservative or liberal, rather than having their own distinct ideology. Then he told the class that the greatest promoter of libertarianism from the mid-20th century was probably William F. Buckley. Hopefully I don't have to explain why that's ridiculous. I couldn't believe it, but that's what the rest of the students in that class took away from him about libertarianism, my protests not withstanding.
Also, I think libertarianism is a bit of a shock to the system even when it's not being demagogued by charlatans. Our positions are radically different from what you get with your typical liberal or conservative, and some people just can't conceive that what we're saying is possible. People in general, myself and all other libertarians included, are not as open to new or different ideas as they would like to believe.
Why is it that no country on earth is libertarian?
Because they know it is nutz
Why is freedom nuts?
Total Freedom = Survival of the fittest.
Our people dont want survival of the fittest.
The 18 year old college girl who gets raped should not have to track down her attacker, or her father have to do it. In TOTAL FREEDOM, that would be the case. Vigilante justice.
I DONT WANT to just hope and pray that the food company I bought from is being honest in their ingredient list. If they have aspartame in their shit, I want to know. But only a govt body is gonna force that. I suppose a private sector watchdog could do...BUT that hasn't happened yet.
The retarded American libertarianism that rejects all government power as leftist is not in any way an accepted theory in the social sciences, Beck invented that shit and he never even went to school.