Mantis Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 On that scale you just posted, Ron Paul is right down in the bottom right hand corner. That's why he hasn't been elected as the Republican candidate for president, not some media conspiracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 21, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 21, 2012 No, there are important differences between (for want of a better term) "left" and "right" libertarians. Political spectrum I'd describe myself as "left libertarian" - leave people alone on social/sexual/moral matters, but pro-state intervention in terms of the economy. I'd say the loony republicans are the exact opposite - a free for all in terms of economics, but heavy interfering in things like sexuality, abortion, religion, etc. Social libertarian, where all the good people are . Anarcho-capitalist libertarians are, however, grade A bastards. They're... like the religious nutjob of the political world. Arguing with them is like arguing with a Jehovah crazy, speaking from experience - a good mate is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Ron Paul is a Libertarian and all Libertarians are Grade A cnuts. I really don't get the young, middle class love-in for Ron Paul.So you don't think that people should generally be left the **** alone to do what they want? OoooKay. :? it depends on the level of intrusion. On stuff like, personal consumption habits, then ok, personal responsibility may be appealing and on control of your own body - especially for women in this respect then woo yay etc, but on a broader level its more complicated than just telling everyone to buzz off. You share a world locally and globally with a shit-tonne of other people. Unless you want to **** off to antarctica, there's a ncessary element of collective responsibility and engagement required for everyone to live side-by-side successfully anyway. I have no idea what particular type of libertarianism you're referring to though mind, so who knows! I wasn't referring to any particular type. The general principle of libertarianism is that people should be left alone. To say that libertarians are "grade A c...'s" suggests disagreement with this principle (), i.e. that you DON'T think people should be left alone, which is a strange thing to say, imo.No, there are important differences between (for want of a better term) "left" and "right" libertarians. Political spectrum I'd describe myself as "left libertarian" - leave people alone on social/sexual/moral matters, but pro-state intervention in terms of the economy. I'd say the loony republicans are the exact opposite - a free for all in terms of economics, but heavy interfering in things like sexuality, abortion, religion, etc. True enough, although I'd say the word Libertarian usually means Social Libertarian. But I hope Kiwivillan comes back and says he was talking about the Economic Abolish-All-Taxes-and-Rules-and-Let's-Fight-It-Out Libertarianism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 the only time those nutters are happy to embrace darwinism is when it comes to economics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted March 22, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 22, 2012 Ron Paul is a Libertarian and all Libertarians are Grade A cnuts. I really don't get the young, middle class love-in for Ron Paul.So you don't think that people should generally be left the **** alone to do what they want? OoooKay. :? it depends on the level of intrusion. On stuff like, personal consumption habits, then ok, personal responsibility may be appealing and on control of your own body - especially for women in this respect then woo yay etc, but on a broader level its more complicated than just telling everyone to buzz off. You share a world locally and globally with a shit-tonne of other people. Unless you want to **** off to antarctica, there's a ncessary element of collective responsibility and engagement required for everyone to live side-by-side successfully anyway. I have no idea what particular type of libertarianism you're referring to though mind, so who knows! I wasn't referring to any particular type. The general principle of libertarianism is that people should be left alone. To say that libertarians are "grade A c...'s" suggests disagreement with this principle (), i.e. that you DON'T think people should be left alone, which is a strange thing to say, imo.No, there are important differences between (for want of a better term) "left" and "right" libertarians. Political spectrum I'd describe myself as "left libertarian" - leave people alone on social/sexual/moral matters, but pro-state intervention in terms of the economy. I'd say the loony republicans are the exact opposite - a free for all in terms of economics, but heavy interfering in things like sexuality, abortion, religion, etc. At least in the US, libertarian implies right libertarian (the libertarian left feels the need to disambiguate; even then, they tend to describe their views as "free-market anti-capitalism"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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