i'd like libertarians more if they were fictional -- like, if murray rothbard were a character in a novel, he'd totally be the most bizarre and fascinating character.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 12 October 2012 00:10 (eleven years ago) link
I've met a handful of both and I have to say I get on a lot better with Libertarians, despite it arguably being a stupider political philosophy. Most of the former I've met tend to be younger fun-loving people whose main attraction to the ideology seems to be wanting the Govt to stop interfering with their shit. Most of the latter tend to be older, angrier and axe-grindier.
nb I'm not American, nor have I ever lived there.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 12 October 2012 13:19 (eleven years ago) link
^^^^ i am American, and this is my own experience.
major exception being libertarians who are really into Ayn Rand, who i lump into the same boat as Scientologists.
― spicy bacon, bitch! (Eisbaer), Sunday, 14 October 2012 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
we've got beautiful mountains and rivers, chap
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 14 October 2012 17:56 (eleven years ago) link
most republicans i meet are not nearly as obnoxiously "opinions 4 u" as libertarians (nor as much as most dems tbh but then again i live in l.a., repubs keep their head low for the most part.)
― omar little, Sunday, 14 October 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
let us all enjoy some freesponsibility... in space!
libertarian space colony's president is apparently Dave Chappelle in a mustache
― Welcome to my world of proses (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 16 February 2013 00:02 (eleven years ago) link
overview here
― Welcome to my world of proses (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 16 February 2013 00:05 (eleven years ago) link
wtf Lo-Pan from Big Trouble in Little China shows up 20 mins in
― Welcome to my world of proses (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 16 February 2013 00:17 (eleven years ago) link
showing up 20 mins in is p much james hong's whole career
― a permanent mental health break (difficult listening hour), Saturday, 16 February 2013 00:20 (eleven years ago) link
also butler in chinatown, "i just do eyes!" in blade runner, dramatically revealed cybersurgeon in tank girl, maitre d when jerry/george/elaine go to the chinese restaurant, etc
― a permanent mental health break (difficult listening hour), Saturday, 16 February 2013 00:23 (eleven years ago) link
they should remake the good earth with james hong as everyone
lol
― Welcome to my world of proses (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 16 February 2013 00:24 (eleven years ago) link
James Hong is at the Wizard World comiccon going on about a half-mile from me right now. I want to go for the sole reason of getting a photo with him.
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Saturday, 16 February 2013 01:01 (eleven years ago) link
choosing b/w these two is the politics equivalent of choosing b/w drowning in a tubful of diarrhea vs. drowning in a tubful of vomit amirite?!?
― i have a history of enabling your mother. (Eisbaer), Saturday, 16 February 2013 04:40 (eleven years ago) link
waving hello
― dandydonweiner, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 05:32 (eleven years ago) link
This is a great read: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-freest-little-city-in-texas/amp/
― Old Lynch's Sex Paragraph (Phil D.), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:20 (six years ago) link
schaudenfreude
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:22 (six years ago) link
If Von Ormy is a libertarian experiment with democracy, it’s one that hasn’t turned out as expected.
I would say it turned out exactly as one would expect
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:23 (six years ago) link
I love the repetition of this phrase in the article:“We were blessed with this unique opportunity to experiment with democracy”
― mh, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:35 (six years ago) link
Sounds great on paper, but it just doesn't work in reality.
― how's life, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:42 (six years ago) link
this is a good thread/era of ilx politics threads imo
― flopson, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 21:29 (six years ago) link
http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2017/08/date-nate-wont
You have to visit the site in the post. You HAVE to.
― Old Lynch's Sex Paragraph (Phil D.), Friday, 25 August 2017 13:18 (six years ago) link
Looks like he took down the original site and put up something to try to capitalize on the new traffic he was getting.
― o. nate, Saturday, 26 August 2017 01:13 (six years ago) link
I feel like these libertarian guys are somewhat quieter than they were. Rebranding as 'classical liberals', or sucked up by the alt-right and jumped on the conservative identity politics train where all the action is?
― anvil, Tuesday, 22 January 2019 00:38 (five years ago) link
reason magazine still exists
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 22 January 2019 00:40 (five years ago) link
I saw the thread title and hoped it was proposing a caged death match.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 22 January 2019 01:51 (five years ago) link
caged death matches are a very libertarian type of entertainment
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 22 January 2019 01:53 (five years ago) link
All the Ron Paul libertarians are Republicans again
― louise ck (milo z), Tuesday, 22 January 2019 02:17 (five years ago) link
yeah that sounds right. trump kind of gave em enough to jump on--gestures toward "isolationism," the "deconstruction of the administrative state" via vast incompetence, etc
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 22 January 2019 02:28 (five years ago) link
Changing my vote
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 January 2019 06:34 (five years ago) link