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Odin2005

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33. Scratch a Libertarian and you find underneath a Fascist Social-Darwinist...

Reply to JonathanRackham (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 07:22 AM

Jun 2016

...who thinks freedom means the "freedom" of the strong to oppress and exploit the weak. Libertarians want to be the Aristocrats of a corporate neo-feudalism. They are little boys with power fantasies that never grew up.

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Where do Libertarians come from? [View all] JonathanRackham May 2016 OP

Smug idiots who think they "made themselves" without the help of government whatthehey May 2016 #1

Very good description! Exceptional in fact! tonyt53 May 2016 #2

Not exactly metroins May 2016 #3

Libertarianism is what happens when you take a basically sound principle and overgeneralise it. Donald Ian Rankin May 2016 #4

Here are just a few excerpts of the Libertarian Party platform that David Koch ran on in 1980: Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #5

K & R. Thanks for posting, too few people realize the scope of their disturbing platform. appalachiablue May 2016 #18

Horrors. ronnie624 Jun 2016 #29

Real life Treasoners. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2016 #35

The GOP. Libertarians are Republicans who want to smoke weed. nt TeamPooka May 2016 #6

Not one myself, but I've worked with lots of the "techie libertarian" variety... cemaphonic May 2016 #7

I know lots of really good libertarian business people Mosby May 2016 #8

Jonathan if you ever find out what hole they are crawling out of.. let me know Peacetrain May 2016 #9

Actually, libertarian is likely a third, genetically linked Hortensis May 2016 #10

Haiti milestogo May 2016 #11

Ahh no, Haiti has always been ruled by dictators. former9thward Jun 2016 #25

When I was in the military, NobodyHere May 2016 #12

money especially wasted on the military tenderfoot May 2016 #21

This quote I think explains it as well as anything mythology May 2016 #13

When a right-winger loves his weed very, very much..... Coventina May 2016 #14

the concept of individual freedom does have appeal dembotoz May 2016 #15

. gollygee May 2016 #16

Priceless JonathanRackham May 2016 #17

They were set free on the moors when they learned to walk. rug May 2016 #19

If you want to know what a Libertarian world would look like Yavin4 May 2016 #20

From the mating Mendocino May 2016 #22

They're numbed into indifference by excessive exposure to human stupidity Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2016 #23

Libertarians are Republicans too high to peep in anyone's bedroom window. n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2016 #24

A socially liberal sperm cell Zambero Jun 2016 #26

Libertarian is just a the mid point on the evolution of a conservative into a Liberal. dilby Jun 2016 #27

Libertarianism is an excuse ... Tortmaster Jun 2016 #28

They're republicans who smoke pot. demosincebirth Jun 2016 #30

That is the best explaination I have heard Jim Beard Jun 2016 #31

Anarchy flying rabbit Jun 2016 #32

Scratch a Libertarian and you find underneath a Fascist Social-Darwinist... Odin2005 Jun 2016 #33

Logical Bollocksland. HughBeaumont Jun 2016 #34

My experience is Libertatians are folks who feel their encounters with government have been Lee-Lee Jun 2016 #36