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.
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Not suggesting anything of the sort.
But thanks for playing Sparky!
“libertarians are not libertines. Stop playing games.”
I would argue that advocacy of gay marriage, abortion and polygamy is libertine. ie, tending to the removal of moral restraints on society, places one firmly on the libertine side.
“to make Republican conservatism work”
Then stop, and go where you want to go. We need people who are willing to fight for traditional marriage and fight to save unborn children. If that’s not you, well, there’s a whole different party out there that will suit you.
Libertarians cannot be honest, that is why they can speak openly and frankly.
But your point is correct when you say.
“”If they were honest they would understand that the dispute is not between legislation or no legislation, but between which values ought to be legislated.””
A definition of what libers call freewill and personal liberty is gay marriage, gay military and adoption and immigration, abortion, open borders, and all the most coveted goals of the left in regards to conquering America.
Read this for instance, perhaps it sounds good to you until you think deeper.
“”Sexual orientation, preference, gender, or gender identity should have no impact on the government’s treatment of individuals, such as in current marriage, child custody, adoption, immigration or military service laws.””
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In case you haven’t noticed, that is all already in place. They are leftist issues played out on a national screen..
Libertarianism will permit me to opt out of this because it returns power to a more local level. So we can vote and choose.
Man, quick to ask slow to answer.
Answer the question please. One would think that a libertarion would have no fear in answering pertinent questions.
Exactly. For every one of them I think there are a dozen libertarians here. Too bad FR does not have polls of the membership.
I try to ignore the claque but every now and then I find myself replying to one of their posts - and then kicking myself for doing so.
“returns power to a more local level.”
Earth to chickensoup - Kerry’s already putting out gay marriage visas.
What local level?
Next up is a bill through both house and senate to force all states to recognise the new federal definition of marriage.
Are you supportive of this?
Conversation in a lifeboat at sea:
-- Libertarian: "Yes, I am drilling holes in the bottom of the boat, but I am only doing it in MY own part of the boat."
-- Liberal: "We need to share that drill so that we can all drill holes in the bottom of the boat."
-- First Republican: "That's too many holes. You should not drilling quite so many of them."
-- Second Liberal and Second Republican: "We need to legalize this hole drilling so that the water will stop coming in."
-- Conservative: "Will you puddingheads quit drilling holes, stop yakking, and start bailing? We are all in this boat together and it is the only one we got."
I would argue that advocacy of gay marriage, abortion and polygamy is libertine. ie, tending to the removal of moral restraints on society, places one firmly on the libertine side.
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You are still playing games. Libertarians do not as a group ADVOCATE these issues. They allow them to be discussed and chosen OR NOT!
You guys are correct in that you can't regulate good and healthy behavior with bigger government or in the local communities. When abnormal behavior is not treated as taboo, whether adultery, drunkenness, doperness, or homesexuality, the laws lose all meaning and can be argued ad-infinitum by lawyerly types or as we have seen by the current government, ignored outright.
A moral society can and will hold leaders feet to the fire. As the Founders knew, Liberty is shot if immorality abounds. All that's left is to personally vote against un-Godly agendas and those who promote them, and let the chips fall where they may. Fortunately our hope is not in this world.
Sorry you’re so bad with the reading comprehension, but I never asked you that question. If you would like to answer the one I asked you first, I’ll look into answering yours.
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What does that have to do with libertarianism? Kerry is a leftist corporate crony.
All of America knows that libertarian means social liberal with conservative/libertarian economics.
Libertarians don’t go through FR warring against it’s economics, it goes through FR warring against it’s social conservatism.
Exactly so.
Do you or do you not support a federal marriage bill changing the definition of marriage to force all states to recognize gay marriage?
Don’t bother. I already know what the answer is.
“Yes”
You support permitting a 14 year old to buy alcohol just like she buys ice cream.
Other than coming on threads like this to use you as my own personal piñata...
I prefer RKBA and economics threads.
So, once again... You fail.
You've never heard of Google apparently.
http://www.salon.com/1999/11/10/sowell_2/
I know you’re usually referred to as a conservative. Do you think of yourself that way?I don’t. Because if by “conservative” you mean trying to preserve something from the past, I have no particular reason to do that. Right now, the public schools as they exist I would not want to conserve. There are other things I would want to conserve. But conserving something just because it’s there has no appeal for me.
What would your preferred label be?
I prefer not to have labels, but I suspect that “libertarian” would suit me better than many others, although I disagree with the libertarian movement on a number of things — military preparedness, for instance.
Is being a black libertarian tough? What are the assumptions people most often make about you?
Being a liberal or a conservative or a Marxist has never made that much difference in my life. I’ve never been someone who was courting popularity...
“Libertarians do not as a group ADVOCATE these issues”
I care very little for ‘libertarians’ as a group.
I do care about Chickensoup though. What does he believe? Does he support all these things?
The problem that I have with many who call themselves Libertarians is that they don’t support freedom of religious thought. They demand a political correctness on homosexuality that denies the freedom to support the religious tenets. They demand approval of homosexual activity rather than just tolerance. That is not very Libertarian.
I have also heard Libertarians say that no money should go to parochial schools because they teach religion, including money from vouchers.
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