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Shit libertarians say. (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by BonesOfTheMoon to c/politicalmemes

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[–] NielsBohron 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'll disagree, slightly. They can also be:

starting from flawed premises (aka "The world is a just place" or "a just god exists")
Inexperienced edgelords
Arguing in bad faith (or just "I've got mine, so fuck you")

I say this as someone who flirted with libertarianism in my early 20's due mostly to a conservative religious upbringing. I'm not super smart, but I flatter myself to say that I'm above average intelligence and education, and there was still a brief time in my life when libertarianism served like a valid ideology. It took actually reading some objectivist philosophy and simultaneously reexamining and then rejecting my religious background before the flaws became evident.

[–] Seleni 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So rather, a lack of a reasonable amount of wisdom then.

[–] NielsBohron 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah, that's a decent way to put it. Or a lack of a reasonable amount of empathy.

Edit: libertarians are Prosperity Gospel paladins with wisdom as their dump stat.