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> I really loath Cato's hand-wavy libertarian claims pieced together with weak arguments in their writing pieces. There's very few actual libertarian voices an
by zpeti 2y ago
> I really loath Cato's hand-wavy libertarian claims pieced together with weak arguments in their writing pieces.
There's very few actual libertarian voices anymore, so I think just for sparking conversation it's good. Whether you are left or right, or even western or eastern, conservative or liberal, in 2024 there is basically agreement that government needs to fix things and government should have more control. Bureaucracy is increasing everywhere. Everyone is doing deficit spending.
There's almost no one mainstream that is actually advocating for less government. Dems in the US might accuse the republicans of wanting less, but I find it hard to find evidence republicans have done any reduction in government since Reagan, and even he did quite little.
- pknomad 2y agoFor me it wasn't so much about libertarian claims but about Cato's style of writing. Their written discourse is so lazy and highly disingenuous to the point it becomes offensive. There are parts where I think libertarianism makes sense but financial control isn't one of them. > in 2024 there is basically agreement that government needs to fix things and government should have more control. Agreed. I think there needs to be a better control of who controls the government though.
- UncleMeat 2y agoCato-style libertarianism (massive deregulation, fire the federal government, increases in corporate power) is a core principle of the GOP's Vice Presidential candidate. Trump has further discussed the possibility of mass firings of the federal bureaucracy. Is that not mainstream? We don't need further advocates for bad policy just for the sake of it.