Libertarianism The Road To Ruin

My thoughts on Libertarianism. I feel it is not a solution to our political problems, but a road to ruin.

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[13RC101]

Why does government need to interfere? Why is it so crucial that the government takes my money and gives it to people on welfare when private organizations and churches have been taking care of these people for hundreds of years? Why does the government need to have its own post office? You sir are of the belief that if government created a law against gravity then we would all fly. So sad.

[sabot96]

@13RC101 I believe that government is an important part of a modern society. I believe that to reach the limited government that libertarians preach they would have to eliminate government. This would be a disaster for our country.

[13RC101]

Please take this video down. You're just embarrassing yourself. You need to hit the books and do a little more research on the Libertarian Party. Libertarians are not the same as anarchists. They don't believe that the world should just be a free-for-all with no law or order. You're not allowed to "enslave" other people as you so incoherently stated in your "argument."

[sabot96]

@13RC101 Please take your comment down. You can't understand my basic argument.

[EmbarrassJen]

@sabot96 Why does everyone who opposes libertarianism always make arguments refuting anarchy?

[Politicalbrnblalenda]

Excellent argument, I hate Libertarians.

[PanzerDivisionBOM]

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- Let employees bargain for whatever conditions they can get. If no institutional barriers prevent employers from practicing rigorous competition from one another, then their employees will get exactly what they deserve, and the whole structure of production will function better for it, especially in the long run. Let the land and sea be homesteaded, and be genuinely privately owned, and have pollution be prosecuted like any other form of property damage.

[PanzerDivisionBOM]

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- Let employees bargain for whatever conditions they can get. If no institutional barriers prevent employers from practicing rigorous competition from one another, then their employees will get exactly what they deserve, and the whole structure of production will function better for it, especially in the long run. Let the land and sea be homesteaded, and be genuinely privately owned, and have pollution be prosecuted like any other form of property damage.

[PanzerDivisionBOM]

@xplorva

Regulators and planners are at least as prone to basic human failings as anyone else, and oftentimes a whole lot more so. It's not a matter of the current set of regulators being inept, but the fact that regulation per sé does not achieve the ends which its proponents claim it does.

"What measures[...]"

Clearly defined and earnestly protected private property.

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[xplorva]

@13RC101 I'm trying to educate myself on libertarianism here, so bear with me. What exactly do you think the government SHOULD do? It does seem that even though the government is big, clunky and intrusive that we should work on moderating things within the government instead of tying it's hands. Just because our current regulator sucks is not a good reason to not have a regulator. What measures would be in effect to protect employees and the environment from exploitation?

[iMaDeMoN2012]

This is said well enough...but there are lot libertarians on youtube so I'm not surprised at all the dislikes. I consider myself libertarian in my ends but I'm rationalist so I don't live in a fantasy world where I believe liberty creates peace.

[dmg46664]

Given, that you argue so fiercely with people that you feel are obviously wrong. I guess you've accepted the argument of my previous comment :-)

[dmg46664]

Sorry, but there are AT LEAST two definitions of Libertarian. The Ayn Rand one, and the Friedman/Austrian one (which can be further split). Ron Paul is of the Austrian variety. Your comments only apply to the Ayn Rand version. Take a look here : tinyurl(.)com/bez6dk

[13RC101]

@sabot96 No, you wouldn't need to eliminate government. You would need to eliminate your view of what government should be. It's not a teacher, postman, doctor, financial adviser, etc. It's meant to uphold our Constitutional Rights, not pay my medical bill.