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Agreed. They should ask more pertinent questions like:
You survive a shipwreck in the North Atlantic in midwinter and you see a four man lifeboat, but immediately discover you are accompanied by four strangers, the only other survivors of the wreck, with you in the water. Whilst having only seconds to muster the strength to save yourself.
Do you:
A: Climb aboard pushing others out the way if necessary;
B: Climb aboard using others heads as a platform to gain some purchase;
C: Climb aboard punching anyone else that interferes with you; or
Tread water and spend your last few seconds waiting to drown or die of hypothermia, imagining that somehow the other survivors will have the strength and presence of mind to figure out a way to save you, or at least be content in the knowledge that you gave your life so that other bastards, more selfish and greedy than yourself would be saved.
Congratulations! YOU voted D. You are a libertarian.
You see, the problem is with libertarians is that, aside from the fact they blatantly lie, for example what they do in reality does not reflect what they say they do and they preach tolerance until the day it affects them personally, is that if there was a worldwide disaster, we would all die out as a species.
Does this mean that the forum - or even just one thread on this forum - has an over representation of Bleeding Heart Liberals or are some of us not telling the truth?
Questions are meaningless. Actions speak louder than words. I was kind of joking in the post above.
I was roughly about 6 across and 7 down in the green zone, but I got bored on the third page, so I am nice and civilised really, in theory, on paper.
I agree, the way the questionnaire was phrased, it would be hard not to be a lefty libertarian. It is probably designed for hedge fund managers or something.
I think we should mount cameras in our cars. That would really give us a fairer view on who is a libertarian lefty or not.
I always let traffic out when in a queue or the spaces grants it safely.
I rarely let traffic out if I know they have taken a shortcut through a housing area.
I never let traffic in that I damn well know has undercut me.
I don't feel like my journey is anymore important than anyone else's and that we all pay for and share the road.
I don't tailgate ever.
I do accelerate towards drivers who sit in the chevron area of a narrow junction, when their light is red, just to make them reverse onto the kerb in a panic.
I do think idiots who think they own the road and endanger other road users deserve a good hiding.
I will give it to them
(I also agree that many of the questions are deliberately leading, by the way.)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The state itself is just an evolution of the gang. It claims to protect its people, but in reality they pay for protection from it. The road to serfdom is probably the easiest analysis to understand on this topic.
For example...... people who constantly question Immigration and Asylum. It has finally dawned on me that they have compassion which is based on Geography.
I am not saying they are wrong!
I just want to understand their position!
For example. They are sitting on the beach with their back to the water and hear a man screaming. Do they turn to the person next to them and say: "Is he on the beach? I must go help him! But if he is in the water - It is none of my freaking business!"
If they go to help...... and the person moves from "In the United Kingdom" to "In the Sea" as they are move towards them....does the helper now face an agonising moral dilemma?
How difficult must it be...... to be that particular "Good Samaritan".
:-O
Total libertarianism would be a very bad thing, just as total socialism would be.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Law is a social institution which has been nationalised. Most libertarian scholars are deeply respectful of natural laws, ite those arrived at through jurisprudential discovery and lawlessness is not a part of any of the works of scholars like Mises, Rothbard, Hayek, Kirzner, Huerta de Soto (My own professor) ect.
Libertarians do not suggest lawlessness, just laws based on property rights and a principle of non violence. And no state granted privilege for any groups.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
that's pretty much how the state came to be, one group of armed thugs were strong enough to subdue all the other armed thugs then gave themselves a nice name to legitimise what they took. Then to stop the people they beat from rebelling they give them things to keep them quiet and biddable.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
it's interesting, but we are starting to see a retraction of what may be normally termed the role of the state. So with security, we are starting to see the police retreating. For example, round here if you are the victim of a non violent burglary the police now basically state they will not investigate and their advice is to trawl the local car boots sales and free ads to see if you can find your stolen gear.
I kinda wonder if the job of governing a modern nation is actually getting too big and complex for the system we have. Think this is why I favour smaller and more localised government, its more flexible and accountable.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Monopolies are not efficient in any provision of service. Security should not be any different. It is worth noting that in the US citizen intervention in crime has a much lower error rate than the police do.
If you look at US police militarisation it is pretty clear that it is deeply undesirable.