Hahaha …. United We Stand…..It’s not some grand and glorious group hug where everyone unconditionally accepts and understands one another. That’s not it at all.
The sort of unity critically necessary to this moment is simply the willingness and ability to put our other particular differences to the side long enough to deal with the biggest asshole in the room, then go back to our corners and pretend like it never happened.
And the truth be told, when we remember that, we’re actually really fucking good at doing that, and so it’s a low-key superpower that is the best part about well learned citizenship.
KnowMatter on
Personally I find that all the libertarians are being suspiciously quiet.
Michelle Obama lowering the sodium in school lunches was overreach but literal armed goons shooting citizens? Crickets.
thequietthingsthat on
Except most “libertarians” I’ve seen have stayed silent on this or pulled the “he shouldn’t have gone to a protest with a gun” excuse.
CosmoLamer on
The difference between Anarchists and Libertarians is that:
Anarchists want a government-less society that is focused on addressing issues that will mutually benefit all stakeholders through consenting cooperation, without obligation to participate. Ie; “I shoveled the snow from both mine and my neighbor with a disability’s driveway because I felt like it, he doesn’t owe me anything. I see the mutual benefit of us both getting to our jobs on time, as our occupations benefit the community. In the future if I decide to stop shovelling his driveway everyday, I will tell him, but as a community it is up to us to figure it out.”
Libertarians want a government-less society that allows free trade of goods and services amongst others in their communities. When It comes to addressing issues within a community, partnerships are transactional Ie; I will only shovel my neighbor with a disability’s driveway if they have something I want from them. If they get snowed in their house, and miss their shift at the hospital, the responsibility is on them. Unfortunately this will affect others in my community, thus creating more problems.”
Candle-Jolly on
Literally lol’ed at this one.
randigital on
Libertarians don’t really exist. They are almost exclusively Republicans who think it makes them sound unique to say they support a third party.
incide666 on
What fucking libertarians?
In all of the signs and flags being held up in these protests, not a single Gadsden flag among them.
Chase Oliver tried with a … ugh … Gadsden Pride flag in June last year and was accused of being a groomer.
Libertarians will never protest these kinds of causes/events.
They don’t care and never will.
AgentTexes on
I’ve only ever seen a single libertarian worth listening to and that was Ron Swanson.
Nervous_Mycologist15 on
For clarity, I think this is a response to the libertarian party officially putting out an anti ice statement either yesterday or the day before.
Negative-ION on
Meme checks out; Libertarian party just came out saying Abolish ICE.
I laugh because in two months I’m sure as shit I’ll be saying that to my brother.
UseDaSchwartz on
A few years ago, we went out to eat. Some idiot sitting at a table on the sidewalk had a “Taxation is Theft” hat on.
I wanted to ask him how he thinks the sidewalk he’s eating on was paid for.
SasparillaTango on
All the libertarians I know are bootlickers who don’t actually give a fuck about personal liberty and are just as quiet about the death of fiscal conservative as the republicans increase spending without increasing revenue.
Inoffensive_Comments on
Do Libertarians ever give a coherent answer to, “Who pays for the roads?”
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Hahaha …. United We Stand…..It’s not some grand and glorious group hug where everyone unconditionally accepts and understands one another. That’s not it at all.
The sort of unity critically necessary to this moment is simply the willingness and ability to put our other particular differences to the side long enough to deal with the biggest asshole in the room, then go back to our corners and pretend like it never happened.
And the truth be told, when we remember that, we’re actually really fucking good at doing that, and so it’s a low-key superpower that is the best part about well learned citizenship.
Personally I find that all the libertarians are being suspiciously quiet.
Michelle Obama lowering the sodium in school lunches was overreach but literal armed goons shooting citizens? Crickets.
Except most “libertarians” I’ve seen have stayed silent on this or pulled the “he shouldn’t have gone to a protest with a gun” excuse.
The difference between Anarchists and Libertarians is that:
Anarchists want a government-less society that is focused on addressing issues that will mutually benefit all stakeholders through consenting cooperation, without obligation to participate. Ie; “I shoveled the snow from both mine and my neighbor with a disability’s driveway because I felt like it, he doesn’t owe me anything. I see the mutual benefit of us both getting to our jobs on time, as our occupations benefit the community. In the future if I decide to stop shovelling his driveway everyday, I will tell him, but as a community it is up to us to figure it out.”
Libertarians want a government-less society that allows free trade of goods and services amongst others in their communities. When It comes to addressing issues within a community, partnerships are transactional Ie; I will only shovel my neighbor with a disability’s driveway if they have something I want from them. If they get snowed in their house, and miss their shift at the hospital, the responsibility is on them. Unfortunately this will affect others in my community, thus creating more problems.”
Literally lol’ed at this one.
Libertarians don’t really exist. They are almost exclusively Republicans who think it makes them sound unique to say they support a third party.
What fucking libertarians?
In all of the signs and flags being held up in these protests, not a single Gadsden flag among them.
Chase Oliver tried with a … ugh … Gadsden Pride flag in June last year and was accused of being a groomer.
Libertarians will never protest these kinds of causes/events.
They don’t care and never will.
I’ve only ever seen a single libertarian worth listening to and that was Ron Swanson.
For clarity, I think this is a response to the libertarian party officially putting out an anti ice statement either yesterday or the day before.
Meme checks out; Libertarian party just came out saying Abolish ICE.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5705769-libertarian-party-criticizes-ice/
I laugh because in two months I’m sure as shit I’ll be saying that to my brother.
A few years ago, we went out to eat. Some idiot sitting at a table on the sidewalk had a “Taxation is Theft” hat on.
I wanted to ask him how he thinks the sidewalk he’s eating on was paid for.
All the libertarians I know are bootlickers who don’t actually give a fuck about personal liberty and are just as quiet about the death of fiscal conservative as the republicans increase spending without increasing revenue.
Do Libertarians ever give a coherent answer to, “Who pays for the roads?”