Pretty accurate, is it not?
Pretty accurate, is it not?
That's neat and all, but you can do that with just about any school of thought.
True, every group has their stereotypes, but it seems like libertarians often revel in them rather than trying to avoid being them.
Well...libertarian ideas are hijacked by people with a limited personal agenda...leading to the stereotypes. Like, stoners might say they are libertarian because they want their drugs legalized...but they aren't necessarily onboard with the rest of the ideaology and can become pretty hypocritical.
I know this is a dig at me, but the only one that really fits me is the "too much heinlein" one
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Nah, John, I'm not really pointing it all at you. I just felt the need to point out the more extreme idiosyncrasies of libertarianism. I'm glad you have a good sense of humor though.
True, and that is definitely a problem among both Republicans and Democrats as well...SenorToenails wrote:
Well...libertarian ideas are hijacked by people with a limited personal agenda...leading to the stereotypes. Like, stoners might say they are libertarian because they want their drugs legalized...but they aren't necessarily onboard with the rest of the ideaology and can become pretty hypocritical.
Missionary tooJohnG@lt wrote:
I know this is a dig at me, but the only one that really fits me is the "too much heinlein" one
Now when have I ever said people should read Atlas Shrugged and use it as their bible? Yeah, my screenname is from the book but whatever.Cybargs wrote:
Missionary tooJohnG@lt wrote:
I know this is a dig at me, but the only one that really fits me is the "too much heinlein" one
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Fairly funny, except the creepy one.
I know a fair few selectively frugals, not all libertarians.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
You're not even an objectivist, how dare you wear the name JohnGalt? You should get a name change to something like JohnGutierrez, to be honest.JohnG@lt wrote:
Now when have I ever said people should read Atlas Shrugged and use it as their bible? Yeah, my screenname is from the book but whatever.Cybargs wrote:
Missionary tooJohnG@lt wrote:
I know this is a dig at me, but the only one that really fits me is the "too much heinlein" one
Because I understand that we aren't our own island and are dependent on others for trading partners if nothing else? While I could probably build my own house, harvest my own food and teach my own children, my standard of living would drop. I, unlike Rand, recognize that I actually do need a certain amount of healthy, educated people in my life so that we may all prosper together. Now, that may sound slightly socialist in nature but the difference is that people have to earn what they want in life in such a relationship rather than be handed it simply because they exist. I don't believe in coddling those who have no societal, or personal, value.Macbeth wrote:
You're not even an objectivist, how dare you wear the name JohnGalt? You should get a name change to something like JohnGutierrez, to be honest.JohnG@lt wrote:
Now when have I ever said people should read Atlas Shrugged and use it as their bible? Yeah, my screenname is from the book but whatever.Cybargs wrote:
Missionary too
I'll tell you this Macbeth, you feel that 'you keep what you kill' is a good motto to have but eventually you run out of people to kill and you're left all alone. What happens to companies that are known for screwing their clients or who have piss poor customer service? They eventually go out of business.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
It was a joke genius
Take any ideology to the extreme or include questionable people and you will wind up with something to make fun of. Some of those are pretty accurate to some libertarians, but I'm sure we could do the same with any political group.
Man is flawed.
Man is flawed.
Why do people feel the need to pigeon-hole themselves?
The Rep-Dem mindcamps are very tedious.
The Rep-Dem mindcamps are very tedious.
Fuck Israel
Because most people are simple minded so they need to condense their beliefs into a highly general category.Dilbert_X wrote:
Why do people feel the need to pigeon-hole themselves?
The Rep-Dem mindcamps are very tedious.
How many Rand references can you really make in one comic?
I think its more they don't have any real thoughts or beliefs and so pick a ready made pack off the shelf - even if the bundle is self-contradictory.Doctor Strangelove wrote:
Because most people are simple minded so they need to condense their beliefs into a highly general category.Dilbert_X wrote:
Why do people feel the need to pigeon-hole themselves?
The Rep-Dem mindcamps are very tedious.
Fuck Israel
It seems to me that the Libertarian party doesn't really have a centralized agenda that their candidates can focus on. I think this list is missing a few hundred subtypes.
True, it is difficult to have a hard agenda when your ideology goes along the lines of "Let the people decide for themselves!"
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It's also somewhat counterintuitive to be running for office based on a platform which seeks to reduce the power of said office.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
Vote for me, when I win, I'll quit!*Spark wrote:
It's also somewhat counterintuitive to be running for office based on a platform which seeks to reduce the power of said office.
*salary still required
And on and on...Dilbert_X wrote:
Why do people feel the need to pigeon-hole themselves?
The Rep-Dem Labour-Conservative (UK) mindcamps are very tedious.
The Rep-Dem Labor-Liberal (Australia) mindcamps are very tedious.
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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Well aware of that, don't like any of them, don't like the two party first past the post system eitherFEOS wrote:
And on and on...Dilbert_X wrote:
Why do people feel the need to pigeon-hole themselves?
The Rep-Dem Labour-Conservative (UK) mindcamps are very tedious.
The Rep-Dem Labor-Liberal (Australia) mindcamps are very tedious.
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Fuck Israel
They at least have more than 2 viable parties to choose from.FEOS wrote:
And on and on...Dilbert_X wrote:
Why do people feel the need to pigeon-hole themselves?
The Rep-Dem Labour-Conservative (UK) mindcamps are very tedious.
The Rep-Dem Labor-Liberal (Australia) mindcamps are very tedious.