Reply #123: Tee hee hee..... [View All]

[MrBenchley]

"The fact is, in libertarianism, the balance is always tipped toward "freedom," more than anything else "
Yeah, Ken Lay loved that kind of freedom. Getting deregulated let the son of a bitch pull off the biggest swindle in recorded history. There's a triumph for libertarianism.

"The libertarian asks: why does the state have a say in who can get married or not? "
Because some people want to have their rights protected in case the marriage breaks up, silly. How else do you decide who gets the house without a state and laws and all that?

"Could this be better solved through charity and community intervention?"
Hey, how about faith based institutions? That would leave more government money for Halliburton. The wonder isn't that this libertarian crap is right wing horseshit, the wonder is that it's so transparently so.

"Could this be solved by solidarity, and responsible consumers?"
Rotsa ruck with that solidarity, chum.

""insurance" of all sorts, is a total fucking racket"
Don't buy any then. The only mandatory kind is auto insurance., and that's so you can compensate ME when you run that red light (of the sort we authoritarians insist on) and damage MY fender.

"It's been done through the Christian Brotherhood Newsletter, which was working fine, until the leader started pilfering cash for his lavish digs."(emphasis mine)
Hee hee hee. Tell me, did you libertarians press charges? (The answer to this is going to be hilarious either way.)

"There are alternatives to everything that big government can do"
Ronald Reagan couldn't have said it better. Of course, he was a feeble-minded right wing shithead.

"those citizens who are willing to get off their asses and help out, instead of immersing themselves in NFL football and reality television"
Guess that must be more of that solidarity building...

"You're damn right Scrooge was a big-government devotee"
And libertarians are even stingier and meaner than Scrooge is. Ought to make you stop and think, but I'm far too old and cynical to even pretend it will.