Difference between revisions of "What Is Libertarianism?"
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== A Childish Selfishness == | == A Childish Selfishness == | ||
| − | Libertarianism is a tiny movement of people who primarily want (a) to freeload on society by not contributing their share (b) to avoid social prohibitions and (c) want to lock in their good fortune. It's really that simple: all the supposed philosophy is really just after-the-fact (post hoc) rationalization. Everything springs from the childish "I don't wanna pay", "I wanna do that anyhow" and "no, it's mine!" | + | Libertarianism is a tiny movement of people who primarily want (a) to freeload on society by not contributing their share (b) to avoid social prohibitions and (c) want to lock in their good fortune. It's really that simple: all the supposed philosophy is really just after-the-fact (post hoc) rationalization. Everything springs from the childish "I don't wanna pay", "I wanna do that anyhow" and "no, it's mine!" In addition, it paints alternatives (altruism and empathy) as evil. |
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== A Philosophy For The Privileged == | == A Philosophy For The Privileged == | ||
Libertarianism is a philosophy for people born on third base who think they hit a triple. Dazzled by this virtue of their own, they insist that everybody else is lazy, stupid, or whatever. They do not understand that their success, whatever their talents, relies upon a position in society, and thus they do not understand that blacks, latinos, women, and assorted minorities do not have similar positions in society and similar opportunities for success. This is why blacks, latinos and women are extremely few among libertarians. | Libertarianism is a philosophy for people born on third base who think they hit a triple. Dazzled by this virtue of their own, they insist that everybody else is lazy, stupid, or whatever. They do not understand that their success, whatever their talents, relies upon a position in society, and thus they do not understand that blacks, latinos, women, and assorted minorities do not have similar positions in society and similar opportunities for success. This is why blacks, latinos and women are extremely few among libertarians. | ||
