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1. She's describing "in-group" preferences in most of the latter part of the article, not herd mentality. These are two separate things. 2. Since libertariani

1. She's describing "in-group" preferences in most of the latter part of the article, not herd mentality. These are two separate things. 2. Since libertarianism is, by definition, fully supportive of the rights outlined in the constitution, being anti-gun / gun-grabber / endlessly wanting more government restrictions on what is a fundamental constitutional right makes her not a libertarian. The criticisms levied against her on this front are correct. 3. She's quite insulting. "most sane individuals on this side of the Atlantic," implying one must be insane to respect and honor 2nd amendment rights? "Preening contrarians," "infantile sneering," "rejoice in this toxic effluence." Yikes. Exactly how full of disdain and contempt is she regarding anyone's opinions that don't precisely align with her own? I find it rather hard to believe anyone she is criticizing is as vitriolic as the author seems to be. 4. The important thing is, she's found a way to feel superior to everyone.. https://xkcd.com/774/ https://xkcd.com/774/

venomsnake 11y ago
> 2. Since libertarianism is, by definition, fully supportive of the rights outlined in the constitution, being anti-gun / gun-grabber / endlessly wanting more government restrictions on what is a fundamental constitutional right makes her not a libertarian. The criticisms levied against her on this front are correct. Actually true libertarian would think even the constitution as too restricting and prefer the world to be sorted on raw power alone. Realpolitik all day all night long.
- puredemo 11y ago
  Realpolitik is by definition not ideological, while libertarianism very much is. Quite different approaches.
- asift 11y ago
  >would prefer the world to be sorted on raw power alone Regardless of whether such libertarians are right or wrong in their beliefs about private governance, this is completely inaccurate depiction of their views. Peter Stringham's book Private Governance: Creating Order in Economic and Social Life explores theoretical and empirical foundations for private governance and why it would not amount to sorting things out based on raw power. The book received praise from Peter Thiel: "Stringham dispels state-worshipping fiction with historical fact to show how good governance has preceded Leviathan, ignores it when necessary, and can surpass it when it fails."

venomsnake 11y ago

> 2. Since libertarianism is, by definition, fully supportive of the rights outlined in the constitution, being anti-gun / gun-grabber / endlessly wanting more government restrictions on what is a fundamental constitutional right makes her not a libertarian. The criticisms levied against her on this front are correct. Actually true libertarian would think even the constitution as too restricting and prefer the world to be sorted on raw power alone. Realpolitik all day all night long.

puredemo 11y ago
Realpolitik is by definition not ideological, while libertarianism very much is. Quite different approaches.
asift 11y ago
>would prefer the world to be sorted on raw power alone Regardless of whether such libertarians are right or wrong in their beliefs about private governance, this is completely inaccurate depiction of their views. Peter Stringham's book Private Governance: Creating Order in Economic and Social Life explores theoretical and empirical foundations for private governance and why it would not amount to sorting things out based on raw power. The book received praise from Peter Thiel: "Stringham dispels state-worshipping fiction with historical fact to show how good governance has preceded Leviathan, ignores it when necessary, and can surpass it when it fails."