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All economic libertarians are super villains, but think that they're champions of freedom. What's interesting is that, imho, the entire concept of "super heroes
by dools 4y ago
All economic libertarians are super villains, but think that they're champions of freedom. What's interesting is that, imho, the entire concept of "super heroes" is actually fraught with libertarian ideology. In super hero narratives you have super powerful individuals battling each other, with incompetent governments unable to intervene to keep anyone safe.
- rayiner 4y agoSocial libertarians are villains too. Both are antisocial, just in different ways. Society decides your role in it and what you owe it and how you can work for its benefit.
- dools 4y agoIn as much as "left-libertarianism" is a vehicle for anarchism, I agree with you. In practise I find most left-libertarians actually just want liberty from puritanical or religious morality, and/or "nanny state" restrictions. For most left libertarians (in practice), if you let them smoke weed and ride a bike without a helmet, they're good. The problem is that left libertarians are captured by economic libertarians who pitch their policies as anti-authoritarian, but who are actually fascists.
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