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As someone once said, there are no atheists in a foxhole, and no libertarians in a bank run. I've seen this tired argument so many times in last year: you make
by polygamous_bat 4y ago
As someone once said, there are no atheists in a foxhole, and no libertarians in a bank run.
I've seen this tired argument so many times in last year: you make millions pumping crypto, you're just a genius capitalist and not a regulatory arbitrageur. If you lose money falling for another person's pump and dump, it's the government's fault for not saving you or making you whole. For these people, government only exists to enrich them/save them from the downside, just what this article talks about.
- throwawaylinux 4y ago> As someone once said, there are no atheists in a foxhole, and no libertarians in a bank run. This isn't all that profound though. People can advocate for a policy or structure of society while also acting in their own interests in any given situation. And you will find countless examples of that in any position or belief, whether it is social housing advocates lobbying against cheap housing being built in their neighborhood or climate activists flying their private jets around, or government school and healthcare advocates sending their family to private schools and hospitals.
- polygamous_bat 4y ago> People can advocate for a policy or structure of society while also acting in their own interests in any given situation. And thus we should have a set of rules we agree that is enforced consistently to increase fairness in the system. We can even charge a group of people with that _governing_ duty, and call them something like _government_?
- throwawaylinux 4y agoConsidering how much you like to ask these questions I'm surprised you don't like answering them. I don't agree that follows from my statement though, no.