Posted on 08/03/2013 6:35:31 AM PDT by Kaslin
The very first bit of anti-libertarian humor I ever posted was this clever video about the anarcho-capitalist paradise of Somalia.
I then shared two cartoons, one on libertarian ice fishing and the other showinglibertarian lifeguards.
That was followed by a very funny list of the 24 types of libertarians.
But I haven’t shared anything making fun of people like me since this “think I do” montage last year.
Thanks to Buzzfeed, however, we now have something new for our collection. They came up with “23 Libertarian Problems” and here are two of my favorites from the list.
(Excerpt) Read more at finance.townhall.com ...
You’re using small “l” libertarianism in an unconventional way. These days libertarianism means something more like classical liberalism. That’s why when Thomas Sowell describes himself as a libertarian we don’t assume he’s an anarchist or an advocate for socialist communes or even that his interest in liberty is strictly limited to economics.
I’ll give you credit though for making a distinction between big and small L libertarianism. Some people like to intermingle the two in order to give their arguments a little assist.
I agree. However, I don’t think a liberaltarian who labels those who believe in border security as ‘sharia law proponents’ is a ‘conservative libertarian.’
“Thomas Sowell describes himself as a libertarian”
You like lying apparently.
Reagan’s view on libertarians:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg0Axyvlkm0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDg0Axyvlkm0
Again, do you really believe that he supported gay marriage, abortion, etc, everything that ‘liberaltarians’ advocate today?
“I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism” - Ronald Reagan
do you really believe that he supported gay marriage, abortion, etc, everything that ‘liberaltarians’ advocate today?
Very true, they are not the same. But in many ways they are allied schools of thought.
JL: I don’t think it’s a very good idea to make fun of people that are your only chance to build a winning coalition against the left.
Bingo. You don't often see union members mocking environmentalists. Liberals pull together when it matters. Conservatives, not so much. Unless another Reagan appears, I'd don't think there will be another Republican president.
I would agree with you on the border security.
“Libertarians want to return to roughly 1870 A.D. type laws, which is about as “conservative” as it gets.”
No queer marriage, no abortion, school prayer, must be 21 to vote, no women voting, women couldn’t own property, unrestricted gun ownership.
That 1870? COOL!
That's what appealed to me.
In his book, Harry Brown spends a little over one page on abortion. He spends an entire chapter on health care.
Liberaltarian = A liberal that likes guns but doesn’t want to pay taxes.
Beyond that there is no difference!
A conservative movement that has to jettison Milton Friedman, Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Friedrich Hayek, Barry Goldwater and so many more. Gook luck making the case for limited government without them, assuming making such a case is even important anymore.
Since you didn’t care about the abortion, homosexual agenda, open borders and conservatism, you supported the libertarians, I wouldn’t do that.
By the way, the libertarian agenda leads to the opposite economic effects that you desire, their social agenda and opening the border, creates more democrat voters, more anti conservative voters, more democrat voters voting for democrat economics.
And this is why you are destined for oblivion.
Have a nice day.
And you assume a tide of Libertarian politicians is about to sweep the land?
Destined for oblivion? Conservatism may indeed be headed that way. But you’ve already arrived.
The Republican Party is completely finished. I see the Tea Party movement gaining steam. Libertarians will start gravitating in that direction, siphoning votes from the stupid party. I believe most Republicans will stay affiliated with the GOP, and the split between libertarianism and conservatism will be complete. No one stays where they’re not wanted with the exception of most conservative Republican voters. The libertarians will start leaving shortly....
I agree with u. But what holds us together
Yet libertarians and the left share much, conservatism is your enemy, something that you both desire to defeat and overcome.
The Constitution provides for liberty. It is up to the culture to provide morality.
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