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== A Justification of Personal Righteousness ==
 
== A Justification of Personal Righteousness ==
"Which emphasizes the notion of virtue in selfishness and has as its historical genesis the exceptional American experience. As such, it appeals mostly to white American males who are moderately above-average in intelligence, economically secure, independently-minded, and prefer simplistic theoretical constructs for making political and moral decisions. It validates their own affluence/privilege not by group affiliation, but by inherent individual merit; and it likewise superficially validates the poverty and lack of privilege of others not on the basis of group affiliation, but inherent fault. In this it mimics a meritocratic view, which allows the libertarian to congratulate himself on his lack of bigotry; but, in fact, it is a facade behind which his true bigotry hides." [http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2009/08/what-is-libertarianism/#comment-1644385 Keith M Ellis]
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"Which emphasizes the notion of virtue in selfishness and has as its historical genesis the exceptional American experience. As such, it appeals mostly to white American males who are moderately above-average in intelligence, economically secure, independently-minded, and prefer simplistic theoretical constructs for making political and moral decisions. It validates their own affluence/privilege not by group affiliation, but by inherent individual merit; and it likewise superficially validates the poverty and lack of privilege of others not on the basis of group affiliation, but inherent fault. In this it mimics a meritocratic view, which allows the libertarian to congratulate himself on his lack of bigotry; but, in fact, it is a facade behind which his true bigotry hides." [http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2009/08/what-is-libertarianism/#comment-1644385 Keith M Ellis
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== A Substitute For Success ==
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Many libertarians are socially awkward, weird, losers etc. but get some emotional satisfaction out of ideology.  Ideology allows them to compete in purity, condemn outsiders, find common cause with other outcastes and otherwise try to satisfy their emotional needs.  Will it get them the girl, or get them the job?  Finding a community tiny enough in which you can excel is a good way to exaggerate your self-importance and find some happiness.  Too bad libertarians choose such a socially destructive outlet.
  
 
== Vulgar Libertarianism ==
 
== Vulgar Libertarianism ==

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