What Libertarianism Isn't

[Ibanez]

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I found this quote to describe anyone on the left or right

On a range of issues, liberals seem not only increasingly incapable of comprehending how or why someone would affirm a more traditional vision of the human good, but inclined to relegate dissenters to the category of moral monsters who deserve to be excommunicated from civilized life—and sometimes coerced into compliance by the government.

[JohnStOnge]

I thought you were going to say "rational."

[kalm]

Very good read and tough to argue with. The problem with libertarianism is that sometimes, government is substantially ahead of market and societal fixes.

[Baldy]

Very good read and tough to argue with. The problem with libertarianism is that sometimes, government is substantially ahead of market and societal fixes.

No, the problem with Libertarianism is that it's full of Libertarians.

Ideally, markets are perfect and self correcting. The problem is that what the market wants and needs doesn't always correlate with that society wants.

[CID1990]

Very good read and tough to argue with. The problem with libertarianism is that sometimes, government is substantially ahead of market and societal fixes.

Wut

Our government is 100% reactive and has been since 1812.

[kalm]

Very good read and tough to argue with. The problem with libertarianism is that sometimes, government is substantially ahead of market and societal fixes.

Wut

Our government is 100% reactive and has been since 1812.

Slavery.

[Baldy]

Wut

Our government is 100% reactive and has been since 1812.

Slavery.

Vermont 1791.

[kalm]

Child labor laws
40 hour work week
Glass Steagal
CCC
Interstate Highway Act
RR Act
Space Program

[OL FU]

I consider myself a little "l" libertarian ( I will give credit to 89hen for that) mainly cuz I don't really know what a big L Libertarian is

[Skjellyfetti]

I consider myself a little "l" libertarian ( I will give credit to 89hen for that) mainly cuz I don't really know what a big L Libertarian is

Big "L" Libertarian means you consider yourself a member of the Libertarian Party.
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[OL FU]

I consider myself a little "l" libertarian ( I will give credit to 89hen for that) mainly cuz I don't really know what a big L Libertarian is

Big "L" Libertarian means you consider yourself a member of the Libertarian Party.
http://www.lp.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

alright, when I have time I will take a look. prolly about 2020

[Ivytalk]

Good article.

Is our Poli Board a "wasteland of orthodox, hyperpartisan attack dogs"?

[OL FU]

Good article.

Really Gawd, now I have to read the damn thing

[CID1990]

Child labor laws
40 hour work week
Glass Steagal
CCC
Interstate Highway Act
RR Act
Space Program

Wow I don't know how our government packed all of that into 238 years

[Grizalltheway]

Good article.

Is our Poli Board a "wasteland of orthodox, hyperpartisan attack dogs"?

That's putting it kindly.

[89Hen]

The problem with libertarianism is...

whether it's capitalized or not.

[DSUrocks07]

Wut

Our government is 100% reactive and has been since 1812.

Slavery.

The end of which the government benefited heavily from

[kalm]

Child labor laws
40 hour work week
Glass Steagal
CCC
Interstate Highway Act
RR Act
Space Program

Wow I don't know how our government packed all of that into 238 years

If you'd like me to list more, I can. I just want you to know that I'm here for you anytime you need me.

[CAA Flagship]

Wow I don't know how our government packed all of that into 238 years

If you'd like me to list more, I can. I just want you to know that I'm here for you anytime me.

[CID1990]

Wow I don't know how our government packed all of that into 238 years

If you'd like me to list more, I can. I just want you to know that I'm here for you anytime you need me.

ALL representative government is reactionary

You really are trying to suggest that the CCC was a triumph of foresight?

Child labor laws were not a reaction to conditions that had previously existed for hundreds of years?

Seriously nothing you listed can be held up as an exemplar of government foresight- even the space program was a political propaganda tool - if not for the Soviets we never would have tried the moon in that period

[Grizalltheway]

What about the internets?

[kalm]

If you'd like me to list more, I can. I just want you to know that I'm here for you anytime you need me.

ALL representative government is reactionary

You really are trying to suggest that the CCC was a triumph of foresight?

Child labor laws were not a reaction to conditions that had previously existed for hundreds of years?

Seriously nothing you listed can be held up as an exemplar of government foresight- even the space program was a political propaganda tool - if not for the Soviets we never would have tried the moon in that period

The term "reactionary" was brought by you to the conversation in reply to a point I was making. If you weren't in such a hurry to talk past me, you might understand the conversation better.

For example, when would the market had gotten around to building Grand Coulee Dam?

I'd start with the notion that government sucks, but it does some good things ahead of when the market does...then go on from there. I'm here to help temper your neo liberalism...

[DSUrocks07]

If you'd like me to list more, I can. I just want you to know that I'm here for you anytime you need me.

ALL representative government is reactionary

You really are trying to suggest that the CCC was a triumph of foresight?

Child labor laws were not a reaction to conditions that had previously existed for hundreds of years?

Seriously nothing you listed can be held up as an exemplar of government foresight- even the space program was a political propaganda tool - if not for the Soviets we never would have tried the moon in that period

If anything the last 40 years of the US Space program proves that it was a Big Government dick measuring contest.


Maybe now its gone private, we can start to make some serious advancement in that spectrum.

[Chizzang]

For example, when would the market had gotten around to building Grand Coulee Dam?

Hey..!!!
Bombs before infrastructure
(there's no money in infrastructure)



Except toll roads

[CID1990]

ALL representative government is reactionary

You really are trying to suggest that the CCC was a triumph of foresight?

Child labor laws were not a reaction to conditions that had previously existed for hundreds of years?

Seriously nothing you listed can be held up as an exemplar of government foresight- even the space program was a political propaganda tool - if not for the Soviets we never would have tried the moon in that period

The term "reactionary" was brought by you to the conversation in reply to a point I was making. If you weren't in such a hurry to talk past me, you might understand the conversation better.

For example, when would the market had gotten around to building Grand Coulee Dam?

I'd start with the notion that government sucks, but it does some good things ahead of when the market does...then go on from there. I'm here to help temper your neo liberalism...

No, you shoveled a load of horsecrap, got called on it for the sheer ridiculousness, and now you're playing the "you didn't understand what i was saying because Im so nuanced" game

government is 100% reactive-reactionary-whatever the hell you want to call it. it responds to events only and lately cannot even do THAT properly

your premise that our government is sometimes out ahead of markets is false- I really have no idea where this liberal love affair with government comes from