Five myths about Libertarianism

#2 and #3 are certainly myths....not so sure about #1, #4, and #5. Ron Paul is kind of a hippie, the "true" libertarians are for drug/abortion/religion rights (ie: the right to have, and the right not to have them), and libertarians are certainly hurting the Republican party by not voting republican.
Pure bullshit.

Republicans are hurting the party, by campaigning like libertarians and governing like socialists.....That's no fault of any libertarian.

I think that's pretty close too true.

Republicrats seem to talk a great game about "The Constitution", liberty, free markets and smaller gov't. Yet when they had the entire gov't locked in between 2002-2006, WTF did they do?

They've been better about resisting liberalism since 2010, and if they mangae to take gov't back in 2016, it better be about rolling back liberalism, not just slowing down liberalism.
 
#2 and #3 are certainly myths....not so sure about #1, #4, and #5. Ron Paul is kind of a hippie, the "true" libertarians are for drug/abortion/religion rights (ie: the right to have, and the right not to have them), and libertarians are certainly hurting the Republican party by not voting republican.
Pure bullshit.

Republicans are hurting the party, by campaigning like libertarians and governing like socialists.....That's no fault of any libertarian.

I think that's pretty close too true.

Republicrats seem to talk a great game about "The Constitution", liberty, free markets and smaller gov't. Yet when they had the entire gov't locked in between 2002-2006, WTF did they do?

They've been better about resisting liberalism since 2010, and if they mangae to take gov't back in 2016, it better be about rolling back liberalism, not just slowing down liberalism.

I think all republican voters should hold their breath on it if the GOP retakes the majority in 2016. That way, we'll eliminate one entire group of retards and only have to contend with the "out of the closet" LOLberals.

Because republicans wont do shit to change the status quo. Not now, not tomorrow, not 30 years ago and certainly not in 2016.
 
The reason most people don't see Libertarianism as insane as it is is because Libertarianism is such a fringe political philosophy that it never actually gets to have its way,

on all or most of its positions,

in any government of any size.

Read the Libertarian platform, and then imagine that somehow, whatever how that might be,

that Libertarians were in power, holding the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.

Then, all you people who think you're kind of sort of 'libertarian', imagine if you would really want your country to look like that.
 
The reason most people don't see Libertarianism as insane as it is is because Libertarianism is such a fringe political philosophy that it never actually gets to have its way,

on all or most of its positions,

in any government of any size.

Read the Libertarian platform, and then imagine that somehow, whatever how that might be,

that Libertarians were in power, holding the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.

Then, all you people who think you're kind of sort of 'libertarian', imagine if you would really want your country to look like that.

Imagine derp herp derppity herp derp derp. Now herp derp, derp herp herp herp. Then, derpity derp derp derp.
 
#2 and #3 are certainly myths....not so sure about #1, #4, and #5. Ron Paul is kind of a hippie, the "true" libertarians are for drug/abortion/religion rights (ie: the right to have, and the right not to have them), and libertarians are certainly hurting the Republican party by not voting republican.
Pure bullshit.

Republicans are hurting the party, by campaigning like libertarians and governing like socialists.....That's no fault of any libertarian.

I think that's pretty close too true.

Republicrats seem to talk a great game about "The Constitution", liberty, free markets and smaller gov't. Yet when they had the entire gov't locked in between 2002-2006, WTF did they do?

They've been better about resisting liberalism since 2010
, and if they mangae to take gov't back in 2016, it better be about rolling back liberalism, not just slowing down liberalism.
That's because they don't have any power...They can say anything they want without having to actually do anything....Also, they have to put up the front of being an "opposition" party, to throw the blind party faithful rubes a couple of bones.

I watch for what they do, not what they say....It's the actions of GOP legislators that have given them away as just another party of the upper crust ruling class elite.
 
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Yep. the old good cop, bad cop routine.

I'm not sure if it's hilarious or sad that people still fall for that old trick. They've been doing it for decades....
 
The reason most people don't see Libertarianism as insane as it is is because Libertarianism is such a fringe political philosophy that it never actually gets to have its way,

on all or most of its positions,

in any government of any size.

Read the Libertarian platform, and then imagine that somehow, whatever how that might be,

that Libertarians were in power, holding the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.

Then, all you people who think you're kind of sort of 'libertarian', imagine if you would really want your country to look like that.

Imagine derp herp derppity herp derp derp. Now herp derp, derp herp herp herp. Then, derpity derp derp derp.

That's essentially the type of breadth and depth you display over libertarian discussions, yes.
 
The reason most people don't see Libertarianism as insane as it is is because Libertarianism is such a fringe political philosophy that it never actually gets to have its way,

on all or most of its positions,

in any government of any size.

Read the Libertarian platform, and then imagine that somehow, whatever how that might be,

that Libertarians were in power, holding the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.

Then, all you people who think you're kind of sort of 'libertarian', imagine if you would really want your country to look like that.

Imagine derp herp derppity herp derp derp. Now herp derp, derp herp herp herp. Then, derpity derp derp derp.

That's essentially the type of breadth and depth you display over libertarian discussions, yes.

That was very orignal, Bing.

Now -

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The reason most people don't see Libertarianism as insane as it is is because Libertarianism is such a fringe political philosophy that it never actually gets to have its way,

on all or most of its positions,

in any government of any size.

Read the Libertarian platform, and then imagine that somehow, whatever how that might be,

that Libertarians were in power, holding the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.

Then, all you people who think you're kind of sort of 'libertarian', imagine if you would really want your country to look like that.

Imagine derp herp derppity herp derp derp. Now herp derp, derp herp herp herp. Then, derpity derp derp derp.

You're the perfect example of what makes Libertarianism so foolish. It's a party inhabited by fools who can't even defend their own party's platform.
 
So Ron Paul is a hippie, despite being deeply conservative in his personal life. True libertarians understand that there is no libertarian position on abortion, and that there are both pro-life and pro-choice libertarians.
I disagree. Liberts fall on the side of less government. So they prefer government not even weigh in on the issue at all. Same for drugs. We are adults, we can make adult choices.
Liberts are about free will....

Minarchist libertarians believe that one of the responsibilities of government is to outlaw murder. A pro-life libertarian obviously sees abortion as murder. Thus there is nothing anti-libertarian about being pro-life.

Liberts find it a private issue where government has no opinion on it
Anything else and you are not a libert.

And btw liberts talk about this because they can. Just like liberals talk about liberals and cons talk about cons....there is no special reason beyond nothing.
 
The reason most people don't see Libertarianism as insane as it is is because Libertarianism is such a fringe political philosophy that it never actually gets to have its way,

on all or most of its positions,

in any government of any size.

Read the Libertarian platform, and then imagine that somehow, whatever how that might be,

that Libertarians were in power, holding the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.

Then, all you people who think you're kind of sort of 'libertarian', imagine if you would really want your country to look like that.

Imagine derp herp derppity herp derp derp. Now herp derp, derp herp herp herp. Then, derpity derp derp derp.

You're the perfect example of what makes Libertarianism so foolish. It's a party inhabited by fools who can't even defend their own party's platform.

I dont belong to a party, derp. You'll forgive me for not taking your line of bullshit with anything more than a mocking rebuttal. if you wanna "imagine", but some John Lennon on and STFU. You belong over in the LOLberal threads, where you can spray the usual liquid shit.
 
Imagine derp herp derppity herp derp derp. Now herp derp, derp herp herp herp. Then, derpity derp derp derp.

You're the perfect example of what makes Libertarianism so foolish. It's a party inhabited by fools who can't even defend their own party's platform.

I dont belong to a party, derp. You'll forgive me for not taking your line of bullshit with anything more than a mocking rebuttal. if you wanna "imagine", but some John Lennon on and STFU. You belong over in the LOLberal threads, where you can spray the usual liquid shit.

So there's no such thing as the Libertarian Party and no such thing as the Libertarian Party platform?

Are those two more myths we should add to the list?

lol
 
#2 and #3 are certainly myths....not so sure about #1, #4, and #5. Ron Paul is kind of a hippie, the "true" libertarians are for drug/abortion/religion rights (ie: the right to have, and the right not to have them), and libertarians are certainly hurting the Republican party by not voting republican.

I'm about as "true" if a Libertarian as there is. I certainly do not join the left in waging war on 1st amendment rights. The idea that Libertarians will seek to outlaw religious expression on sacred (government) ground is false.

True libertarians don't give a damn if a student says a prayer during graduation, or if the ten commandments or rites of the black mass are posted in a classroom. Libertarians support liberty.
 
I disagree. Liberts fall on the side of less government. So they prefer government not even weigh in on the issue at all. Same for drugs. We are adults, we can make adult choices.
Liberts are about free will....

Minarchist libertarians believe that one of the responsibilities of government is to outlaw murder. A pro-life libertarian obviously sees abortion as murder. Thus there is nothing anti-libertarian about being pro-life.

Liberts find it a private issue where government has no opinion on it
Anything else and you are not a libert.

And btw liberts talk about this because they can. Just like liberals talk about liberals and cons talk about cons....there is no special reason beyond nothing.

Libertarians would keep the government out of abortion, if they had their way,

which means that abortion would be legal anytime, for any reason.

Good luck allying yourselves with the GOP with that position.
 
I disagree. Liberts fall on the side of less government. So they prefer government not even weigh in on the issue at all. Same for drugs. We are adults, we can make adult choices.
Liberts are about free will....

Minarchist libertarians believe that one of the responsibilities of government is to outlaw murder. A pro-life libertarian obviously sees abortion as murder. Thus there is nothing anti-libertarian about being pro-life.

Liberts find it a private issue where government has no opinion on it
Anything else and you are not a libert.

And btw liberts talk about this because they can. Just like liberals talk about liberals and cons talk about cons....there is no special reason beyond nothing.

What in the blue sky is a "libert?" Regardless, you are incorrect. Pro-life libertarians likely see it as a state issue, and state governments are still governments. That you think there is a libertarian consensus on abortion shows how little you know about libertarianism.

As for the bolded portion, I have no idea what you're saying.
 
For the less educated posters on the board, and for the curious.

1. Libertarians are a fringe band of “hippies of the right.”

That is a myth... They are mostly kids and old school democrat hippies
2. Libertarians don’t care about minorities or the poor.

The Neoconfederates dont really and you have too fucking many of them calling themselves libertarians...You should tell them to go back to the democrat party.
3. Libertarianism is a boys’ club.


I never thought of it but I dont remember seeing many women libertarians....Funny Must just be a coincidence.
4. Libertarians are pro-drug, pro-abortion and anti-religion.


You are you all just say the war on drugs is what made crime ( a ignorant lie) Abortion should be a state issue( A cowardly cop out) Also most attack all Christians that use their faith as a morale center.
5. Libertarians are destroying the Republican Party.

Five myths about libertarians - The Washington Post
They are not destroying the republican party...... If they were Paul would have won the nomination.
 
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Libertarians fail to realize that it's 2013 and everything is more complex than they can understand.

Libertarians fail to understand 'greed'.

Libertarians are the original hypocrites. Their 'god' Ayn who denounced social programs, but used social programs when it was in her best interest. (under an assumed name)

Hard to say whether ignorance or malice guide you.

Either way, you post falsehoods.

I admire Ayn Rand, she got a lot of things right. But my economic and political ideals track more closely to Murray Rothbard. Rand and Rothbard despised each other. My social views are contrary to either of these two - I'm probably more like John Stossel or Larry Elder on social issues.

But the claim that Rand is the blueprint of Libertarian thought is completely false and a sign that the speaker knows not what he speaks of.
 

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