"ubiquity of Adam Smith's libertine, some would even label satanic ("Do what you wilt"), Ok this has nothing to do with Adam Smith ... what are you talking abo

"ubiquity of Adam Smith's libertine, some would even label satanic ("Do what you wilt"), Ok this has nothing to do with Adam Smith ... what are you talking about? Agree with him or not, Adam Smith was a Christian Ethicist more than he was an Economist, and never even remotely hinted at any of those things. Smith was literally one of those 'Nothing will work unless people with power act responsibly' kind of thinkers. He was way more on the 'prude' than 'libertine' side. Also - you're not likely using the term 'libertine' in the sense that you mean, look that one up as well. Finally, even if you mean 'selfish libertarian' - this is also probably not that. These are just horrible people, probably with gambling addictions, that would be doing all sorts of other horrible things otherwise. There's no 'isms' here. They're just villains, same as it ever was. They are all over the place, far more common than we'd imagine.