Quote (Neptunus @ May 24 2020 02:47am)
Oh please buzz off, for the several years i posted and lurked this sf the logic of libertarianism has always eluded me and i constantly try to see new ways of understanding the underlying motives and psychology behind this political position. After all if youre poor or disadvantaged in life you tend to vote left, if youre privileged or successful you tend to vote right but not libertarian... libertarian psychology is more complex and bizarre imo tho (with all due respect). Santara is the more coherent libertarian who still posts in this sf, the other one is a borderline hack who seems to take all criticism as a personal attack against his flawless ideology.
E: i come from a time where widowmaker was still amongst us, so really gtfo with your "youre new or stupid" high horse bs.
Libertarianism is fundamentally selfish and willfully ignorant.
Nobody should tell you what to do and nobody can make you do something you don't want, and nobody can expect anything out of you even if you've already benefitted from the the arrangement.
Similarly, you ignore realities like externalities that make systems complicated, and ignore lack of consent in things you like, like property laws. Things you dont like you never consented to are terrible, but things nobody consented to that you like, like property law, are "natural" or "common sense".
If you remember these 2 things libertarianism is pretty easy to understand. Contradictions and all.