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[derspiess]

Statism is a strong term, but yeah it is a contradiction.  Politics has lots of 'em though.

Well they can claim to be whatever they want but they are not libertarians.

That seems a bit silly.  So unless you score 100% on the libertarian test you can't call yourself a libertarian?

[Eddie Teach]

Statism is a strong term, but yeah it is a contradiction.  Politics has lots of 'em though.

Well they can claim to be whatever they want but they are not libertarians.

Who are you to demand ideological purity for libertarians?

[Valmy]

Statism is a strong term, but yeah it is a contradiction.  Politics has lots of 'em though.

Well they can claim to be whatever they want but they are not libertarians.

That seems a bit silly.  So unless you score 100% on the libertarian test you can't call yourself a libertarian?

No but you at least have to score 100% on the basics. Otherwise you are a liar. If you don't think government works and is evil then you cannot say 'oh but we need it to do this set of very important priorities'. Then it sounds like you do think government works and should be used for important priorities, you just disagree on what those priorities should be.

[Valmy]

Statism is a strong term, but yeah it is a contradiction.  Politics has lots of 'em though.

Well they can claim to be whatever they want but they are not libertarians.

Who are you to demand ideological purity for libertarians?

A human? Am I forbidden to have opinions on Languish all of the sudden?

[derspiess]

No but you at least have to score 100% on the basics. Otherwise you are a liar. If you don't think government works and is evil then you cannot say 'oh but we need it to do this set of very important priorities'. Then it sounds like you do think government works and should be used for important priorities, you just disagree on what those priorities should be.

Now you're just making fun of libertarians. 

THATS IT IM LEAVING AND ITS ALL VALMYS FAULT

[Grey Fox]

Valmy's opinion is correct. Everyone else is being a fool.

[The Minsky Moment]

Who's the guy sitting on the pizza in the cartoon?

Tony Podesta.

I don't get it.

[Eddie Teach]

Valmy's opinion is correct. Everyone else is being a fool.

Valmy is conflating libertarians with anarchists.

[derspiess]

Who's the guy sitting on the pizza in the cartoon?

Tony Podesta.

I don't get it.

Pizzagate

[grumbler]

Sounds like they don't believe in government except for really important things that matter to them.

That's to be expected, though.  It's the way tribal politics work.  Democrats don't believe in allowing individuals to make decisions, unless they themselves are the individual.  Republicans want the least amount of regulation that still allows the absolute prohibition of activities they find immoral.  Crazy as batshit, both tribes.

[grumbler]

Valmy's opinion is correct. Everyone else is being a fool.

Valmy is conflating libertarians with anarchists.

Libertarians are closer to anarchists than they are to republicans or democrats.  Anarchists are just a bit further out on the "personal liberty" scale, in that libertarians concede a role for government and statute law.

[Razgovory]

Who's the guy sitting on the pizza in the cartoon?

Tony Podesta.

I don't get it.

Has to do with Pizzagate.

[Razgovory]

Sounds like they don't believe in government except for really important things that matter to them.

That's to be expected, though.  It's the way tribal politics work.  Democrats don't believe in allowing individuals to make decisions, unless they themselves are the individual.  Republicans want the least amount of regulation that still allows the absolute prohibition of activities they find immoral.  Crazy as batshit, both tribes.

And apperently the Libertarian tribe is not particularly keen on Hispanics.

[Grinning_Colossus]

Spirit cooking is when you jizz in a cake, right?

[The Minsky Moment]

What the hell is wrong with people?