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In reply to the discussion: Just curious: What exactly does a libertarian's version of disaster relief look like? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)his true plans as much as possible, said that the only functions of government were protection of self and property, and he held the door open for from fraud as part of that. No surprise that a billionaire thinks government protection of property and self are needed, and all that are needed. He'd call the fire department, no hypocrisy for him at all.
We need to accept that true libertarianism, by personality, really means we should all take care of ourselves. Period. Psychologists studying libertarian personality type say their main, and sometimes only principle, is personal freedom, elevated above all other principles. And they are very different from both conservatives and liberals in being mostly or entirely devoid of altruism.
I suspect Paul Ryan is probably a true libertarian by nature, which would mean he'd never throw himself into a raging river to save someone else, or be willing to contribute to employees unemployment funds as a wealthy employer. To libertarians, that's unworthy behavior for weaklings. I suspect the Kochs might be fascist-leaners for whom spitting on laws has been fun and profitable.
But for both real libertarians and fascist cum libertarian billionaires lacking in personal insight, the iinevitable ultimate end game, that public figures don't dare mention, would be a massive die-off of the weak and unworthy, producing a far stronger, more efficient (and scary heartless) brave new society.
Such a nice face, too. Koch-approved. When he comes through, of course.
