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It is, unfortunately, the new libertarian ... "your right to swing your fist ends at my nose" has become "I can swing my fist where ever I bloody well choose an
by Ensorceled 4y ago
It is, unfortunately, the new libertarian ... "your right to swing your fist ends at my nose" has become "I can swing my fist where ever I bloody well choose and you had better move your goddamn nose if you don't want it broke"
- specialist 4y agoYup. I've been learning about James M. Buchanan, the Virginia School's "political economy", and their particular notions of "liberty". What they really advocate is freedom from consequences. Maximal individualism at the expense of the common good. As a Gen-X, my early exposure to right-libertarian notions was thru Robert Heinlein, Ayn Rand, etc. So edgy, so attractive. Sign me up! I so wish young me had known about Buchanan, John Birch Society, etc. Would have saved myself a lot of time.