Libertarian ideology and financial collapse

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  1. boyd_05

    boyd_05 Member Silver Stacker

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    U know im not a libertarian right? but of course u had to falsely assume that just because i questioned you about something. Im not defending libertarians so your comments directed at me so far dont apply. I was disagreeing with you on something more specific. Keep up.

    All this coming from a person thats always complaining about people on this site saying: "Ohhh, socialism" at the first opportunity. Here u are, projecting again...
     
  2. JulieW

    JulieW Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function."
    - F. Scott Fitzgerald
     
  3. Newtosilver

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    The socialism comments are sarcasm :) keep up......
     
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    ability to function being the key words there
     
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    Newtosilver Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    They couldn't be any worse.
     
  6. boyd_05

    boyd_05 Member Silver Stacker

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    I know they are. I was commenting on the reason behind the sarcasm. keep up...
     
  7. Newtosilver

    Newtosilver Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Well you would have to be pretty stupid not to have not realised it was sarcasm but hey with you I thought I had better mention it to make sure :) you know the blog idiot :)
     
  8. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    What you were really doing was speaking to someone about what you thought Libertarianism is, not what it actually is.
     
  9. Newtosilver

    Newtosilver Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Well actually what I think it is and what they read about it :)

    The "you just don't understand Libertarianism" argument is crap.

    That is like someone saying to you you do not understand democracy.
     
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    Which you don't understand as well. :lol:
     
  11. col0016

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    So when I reach stage 5 do I get to be as enlightened as you and have constantly changing morals based on whichever government is in power? Consistency is a sign of low morality, only somebody like you who doesn't decide for themselves what is right and wrong but instead just goes along with whatever everyone else thinks at the time is a true stage 5er.
     
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    Wouldn't you be stage 1 because you don't think you should have to take responsibility for yourself? By actively encouraging a system where your choices are restricted and where if you make a mistake you know you can just take other peoples money. You support a system where a few people at the top are constantly starting wars and stealing from everybody in order to kill civilians overseas and you think that people who say you should never iniate violence have LOWER moral development? Get real kiddo.

    It's funny that those who are will to take responsibility for themselves are seen as unenlightened haha.
     
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    Is 'unenlightened' urban patois for 'sucker'?
     
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    unenlightened (nnlatnd)
    adj
    1. not well-informed, tolerant, or rational: a most backward, unenlightened nation.
     
  15. SpacePete

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    If anyone is confused about which is which, about who is and who isn't enlightened, then Ambrose Bierce provides the answer:

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    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


     
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    Irony.
     
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    We call them socialists, communists, or fascists.
     
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    SpacePete Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    This stunted moral development has be confirmed in the largest study of Libertarian Psychology (nearly 12,000 Libertarians):

     
  20. mmm....shiney!

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    I miss newtosilver, he had a perverse view of libertarianism. But any publicity is good publicity.
     

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