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| Subject: Clueless idiot Brynn Tannehill criticizes libertarianism Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:23 am | |
| I am forced to make a confession. I once considered myself more libertarian in outlook than anything else. The main idea behind it is seductive; less government intervention means real equality, more opportunity, and less economic friction. Who hasn't seen horror stories of government run amuck? From teachers sitting around being paid to do nothing, to $7,600 coffee makers, to vast OSHA requirements that allow people to make a living suing businesses, to the idea that high marginal tax rates discourage high achievement, there is an elegant simplicity to the idea that less government is better. It espouses Randian individualism, hard work, and the idea that if you work hard and make the right decisions you will achieve your potential. What could be more American?
There's only two problems with libertarian philosophy:
1. It only works if you're white, male, straight, and mainline Christian 2. The actual numbers don't support any of their fiscal dogma
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brynn-tannehill/death-of-a-libertarian_b_4259997.html _________________ Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCaps Forum, Ancapolis, OZschwitz Contraband “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.”-- Max Stirner "Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it." -- Kurt Hofmann |
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