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DigiquillDraws [2014-09-23 20:23:34 +0000 UTC]
I get that libertarians want a hands off government but how far dose that go exactly? Like are we talking no laws? I mean that's not something to be vague about.
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Thunder-Shaft In reply to DigiquillDraws [2015-05-17 04:23:39 +0000 UTC]
Night watchman state. The fed only exists to protect citizens from fraud, violence and foreign aggression and invasion.
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Valendale [2014-07-17 01:03:54 +0000 UTC]
Alone with unregulated capitalists who would pretty much be the rulers of society.
Yeah because living in smog near a flammable river working for a racist who's legally allowed to pay me less because he doesn't like the color of my skin sounds so appealing.
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BloodlustStephi [2014-07-13 19:27:45 +0000 UTC]
Yes, Yes!!! I love it. Β
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willcraft [2013-12-22 16:03:09 +0000 UTC]
Lol! Be afraid! They might let people live their lives without interference.
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West-117 [2013-05-06 05:26:22 +0000 UTC]
*gasp* The horror!
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OrlatheGander [2012-09-21 15:18:39 +0000 UTC]
F**k off and die is not a way of life.
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OrlatheGander In reply to TheBeatDandy [2012-09-21 18:39:21 +0000 UTC]
It's the impression I get from some Libertarians. It generally feels like, "I got mine, so f**k off and die, parasite! I'm in it for ME!" I feel that sometimes, people take advantage of the system and screw others over.
I'm not that great at explaining or arguing ideology. I mainly argue w/ Neo-Confederates.
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TheBeatDandy In reply to OrlatheGander [2012-09-24 13:51:19 +0000 UTC]
Whether or not some libertarians or people are dicks, is beside the point, many libertarians are good people who love, laugh, donate to charity, and all that good stuff; the difference is, we say that the government has no right to make anybody, and we mean anybody, not be a dick. As long as you are not hurting others through your actions the do what you want, just donβt come to us when those actions have put you in dire straits.
To force people to bail out others against their will through gunpoint is unethical at it very foundation.
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OrlatheGander In reply to TheBeatDandy [2012-09-24 20:37:18 +0000 UTC]
"You join the Wagon Train, you gotta do Night Watch", as I like to say. I get the benefits of civilization. A lot to gain, and little to lose. My taxes are spent on things for my benefit (roads, military, public transportation), so I don't care.
I'm an altruist, so as much as we try, our ideaologies are incompatible.
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RelativeEquinox In reply to OrlatheGander [2013-05-07 17:25:49 +0000 UTC]
As an extension of what he said, it's not like Libertarians would completely do away with all forms of infrastructure and leadership. That's a stereotype which more accurately describes the most basic forms of Anarchy.
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OrlatheGander In reply to RelativeEquinox [2013-05-07 17:35:19 +0000 UTC]
It just seems like they would do away with everything, even the good stuff like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
To be honest, I'm not that good at arguing ideology.
If you're a nice Libertarian, props to you. Just some take it a bit far (and those people are the ones who get their own shows).
Also, that discussion I had with TheBeatDandy was 9 months ago. That train of thought has been lost to time.
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RelativeEquinox In reply to OrlatheGander [2013-05-07 17:44:51 +0000 UTC]
Well, to be fair, those three things you mentioned are pretty controversial. Wouldn't be fair to call them completely 'good' things.
Well all righty then, nice day to ya.
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TheBeatDandy In reply to OrlatheGander [2012-09-25 15:00:43 +0000 UTC]
Yeah but the thing is we (libertarians) didnβt join the wagon train, we were either born on it, or brought along without being fully informed of what was going on
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willcraft In reply to TheBeatDandy [2013-12-22 16:04:51 +0000 UTC]
EXACTLY! You put that so much better than most libertarians usually do!
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PsychoGrandmaster [2012-09-05 21:32:01 +0000 UTC]
Oh no! How DARE THEY LEAVE US ALONE!
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King-Hauken [2012-01-09 06:04:18 +0000 UTC]
Like.
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AnarchisThinker [2011-11-25 14:57:29 +0000 UTC]
Le gasp!
What will we do without our glorious PAP guiding us, especially since they guided us soooo well in terms of social matters.
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Hyta [2011-10-16 21:20:16 +0000 UTC]
Awesome!
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Yarrow7 [2011-10-11 16:16:29 +0000 UTC]
*Grins* This is awesome.
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BlameThe1st [2011-10-10 23:28:39 +0000 UTC]
Iβve actually heard people refer to libertarians as fascists, which is laughable, since fascists want big government, and libertarians want limited government. You might as well say communists are capitalists, or atheists are Christians. Thatβs pretty much the same thing!
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Volk-oseba [2011-10-10 03:15:38 +0000 UTC]
BUT WHAT WILL WE DO IF NOBODY TELLS US WHAT TO DO?
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Volk-oseba In reply to lazyharry [2012-01-01 07:44:43 +0000 UTC]
Ssh, attackwatch is watching!
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