Libertarians are just republicans who are too afraid of being lumped in with their own so they came up with a different name. Sure you may think it isn’t, but every libertarian politician and leader votes among republican lines. Actions speak louder.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Libertarianism - The idea that a just society with fair rules is impossible because of the greed and selishness inherent in human nature. So by embracing this we can abolish all taxes and social safety nets, instead we would solve everyone's problems through voluntary charity work, as after all humans are naturally giving and kind.

Yeah, clown shoes seem appropriate. I can somewhat respect a philosophy that I disagree with by saying "Well, that's certainly a take, can't say I'm on board."

But I cannot if the problem isn't that I disagree, it's that it is self-refuting by its own logic.

Kinda like how Sam Harris' Free Will Denial nonsense is bullshit simply by my own ability to decide for myself that it's bullshit.

[–] Plastic_Ramses 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

In my heart, i am a libertarian.

In my brain, im not stupid enough to believe that the general public is smart enough to make it work.

[–] Valmond 3 points 4 days ago (29 children)

How do you define libertarian?

Also, are you from the USA?

load more comments (29 replies)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

sounds like you are stupid enough.

An accurate rejoinder would be "In my brain, I am not stupid enough to believe that the market is an omniscient omnipotent God that makes everything perfect in all places and all times, in the absence of public input. I am not stupid enough to think that individuals and corporations are perfect benevolent actors that can do no wrong, because doing wrong always means making less profits and doing good always means more profits" FTFY

[–] frostysauce 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm just not stupid enough to believe the general public gives anywhere near enough of a shit about anyone else than themselves to make it work.

(Actually, I was stupid enough to believe that once. I went through a librarian phase in my 30s.)