Why libertarianism must not become mainstream.

While EDF was down I found out that there's a significant presence of pseudo-libertarians and former pseudo-libertarians. They can be placed into two distinct groups: Those who style themselves libertarians without knowing what it means and those who seek to undermine libertarianism from the inside out. Libertarianism is, for all intents and purposes, the conscience of society. I stopped being an anarcho-capitalist (which is basically a really smart libertarian) because I found their principles (the things that makes them what they are) incompatible with my goals. Namely their most fundamental of principles: The Non-Aggression Principle.

I greatly respect libertarians and libertarianism. One of the main reasons is because they're by far (and consistently) the smartest and most moral group of people anywhere at any given time. Whether that's a statement on them or the world we currently live in is anyone's guess. But the biggest reason they're smart and that they're moral is because they haven't (until recently) has to appeal to idiots, ideologues, conmen and other degenerates. They still don't, of course, but the Ron Paul presidency runs have created an influx of retards who either think that libertarianism is simply another name for their own bullshit ideology or retards who hope to co-opt libertarians for their own nefarious ends.

During the 1800s it was liberals (who were basically proto-libertarians) who held the esteemed position of the conscience of society. Their name was eventually taken from them by the proto-fascist progressivists. No doubt the rapists of words will someday take the libertarian label away from those who built it up into something respectable. I suppose it's the way of thinks that those who build eventually have their creations taken from them by those who destroy. Still, I hope to see it stand firmly in the meantime. I think we can all agree, for entirely different reasons I'm sure, that libertarianism must never become mainstream.

@Twaek I am but a mirror of the world and its people.

Overweight, narcissistic, and bright as a damp candle? I can see it.

I said of the world's people, not just America's.

You certainly have the size and mass necessary to do so.

If that's true, then I don't want to be part of this world or it's people.

How is that a comeback? I called you overweight, narcissistic, and bright as a damp candle, and you say Americans are that. That just means that you are still overweight, narcissistic, and bright as a damp candle, and also doing a shitty job as a mirror of the world. Like, there were so many comebacks you could have used, and the one you picked didn't even make sense. It's just embarrassing.

I don't actually know what their arguments are. I was grossed out by their appearance after about 60 seconds. Your own insolent pride, however, will make you watch all of it.

Hans Hoppe or whatever said libertarians need to purge non-libertarians in order to maintain a functioning libertarian society. I happen to agree.

Muh roads! Where are muh roads!

Extending the metaphor means I'm also underweight, humble and astute. Your logic makes no sense unless you think overweight, narcissistic and dim people make up the majority of the world's population. Do you think that? Or are you just being lazy and now think you've got an upper hand in a non-existent pissing contest?

@Sr. Bicarbonato @SquatMeatThrust @xXtryingtoohardXx Can you niggers really not see how lame his insult was or how wrong his logic is?

I'm not a hipster.

I haven't read much Hoppe. If he did say that then yeah, I agree completely. Libertarianism isn't functional because there are too many powermongers. Especially in societies which encourage them like democratic ones. At the end of the day, people want to be enslaved and to enslave others. So long as the vast majority have a psychological need for slavery, they will never know liberty.

It still was funny. I tend not to apply much logic to jokes that rely on throwing shit on someone else.

Fair enough.

Fuck off Baya

I agree with you, baya.

You sir, are a fucktard. Not only you come up as a narcissistic moron "One of the main reasons is because they're by far (and consistently) the smartest and most moral group of people anywhere at any given time.", you finish it off with being nothing but an americunt full with white guilt. You have no idea about what goes on in the rest of the world. libertarianism is nothing more than an excuse for people like you to feel better about themselves, evident by how much smugness and narcissistic you are. You ruined my hope for a decent intellectual encounter on this website.

Which part?

Well shit, dude, you got me. You've definitely been lurking here a long time. You really got my number.

Well that was a waste of time.

The last 5 words of your first post.