Lmao! R-libertarian was just yesterday gushing over Goldbug-in-Chief Ron Paul "owning" Ben Bernanke in that infamous video of Bernanke telling him gold is not money with a straight face without stuttering.
This is not really as big of an insult as you imagine, since I believe that on the grounds of libertarian ideology, age of consent laws are suspect, so even principled libertarians would share said opinion. (I think — I have never read about any of the founders of libertarianism talk about this)
You should especially never ask a Libertarian's opinion on the age of consent. If you do, there will be a 50/50 chance you end up in jail after you assault them out of pure anger.
They see the Gilded Age as the best time in American history, when for nearly every American it was one of the worst eras. They fail to put two and two together to understand how those generations at the dawn of the 20th century and into the Depression became "damn near socialist" and voted for FDR four times.
Every libertarian I've ever talked to IRL has been sooo laborious to talk to. Somehow they always bring the topic of conversation around to politics. To a fault, I avoid speaking to any of them about any topic whatsoever.
Libertarians when they can’t use government enforcement to make people talk to them and it turns out that they are worthless on the free market of conversation: 😖
Hayek? Mises? Friedman? Buchanan? Vernon Smith? Scott Sumner? John Cochrane? Tyler Cowen? Deirdre McCloskey? William Niskanen? George Selgin? Lawrence White? Richard Timberlake?
Na, the Free Banking School (largely composed of libertarians and classical liberals), have done a lot of research on the faults of central banking, which I’m yet to see a credible rebuttal of.
I am not generally opposed to libertarianism and will probably resume using the term if the Mises Caucus is ever deposed. But this is one of their most embarrassing positions. Foreign policy in general, too.
I wanted pretty badly to be a libertarian when I first became conscious of politics but there were just too many positions that would make me cringe and I had to just ignore. Nobody that seriously believes we should return to the fucking gold standard should be taken seriously when you’re talking about econ.
Always ask all men and women who you work with their salary.
Lmao! R-libertarian was just yesterday gushing over Goldbug-in-Chief Ron Paul "owning" Ben Bernanke in that infamous video of Bernanke telling him gold is not money with a straight face without stuttering.
I wanted so badly to post the
libertarian
Or their opinion on the age of consent
There was a 2022 midterm debate moment
Or in some cases, racial segregation and slavery...
This is not really as big of an insult as you imagine, since I believe that on the grounds of libertarian ideology, age of consent laws are suspect, so even principled libertarians would share said opinion. (I think — I have never read about any of the founders of libertarianism talk about this)
The official LP accounts on twitter have gone so unhinged that even prominent lolbertarians are shitting on them
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You should especially never ask a Libertarian's opinion on the age of consent. If you do, there will be a 50/50 chance you end up in jail after you assault them out of pure anger.
Mainly because they will rant for hours, but the content is shit too.
I'm still a libertarian but I've realized that a central bank is the worst way to manage a currency except for all the others.
Yeah I'm still pretty libertarian leaning in my views except on NATO and the Fed.
Free banking + commodity money has actual theoretically and empirically evidence backing it up, unlike central banking. I have research if you’d like
Free banking only shit the bed for two reasons
!ping DISMAL
Pinged members of DISMAL group.
bRiNg bACk thE goLD sTaNdArd
Everyone shits on socialists for not understanding econ but libertarians are literally the worst.
Lolberts usually understand micro better than most (most know basically none at all). But on macro they're very shit.
> Libertarians
They see the Gilded Age as the best time in American history, when for nearly every American it was one of the worst eras. They fail to put two and two together to understand how those generations at the dawn of the 20th century and into the Depression became "damn near socialist" and voted for FDR four times.
Libertarians or "Libertarians"?
In what way is mercantilism libertarian?
I have a Libertarian Socialist friend who’s majoring in Econ. He’s very knowledgeable, but too idealistic I feel.
What is wage slavery? We already have that right now in the United States (wage labor)
I thought that’s what this sub stands for?
Every libertarian I've ever talked to IRL has been sooo laborious to talk to. Somehow they always bring the topic of conversation around to politics. To a fault, I avoid speaking to any of them about any topic whatsoever.
Libertarians when they can’t use government enforcement to make people talk to them and it turns out that they are worthless on the free market of conversation: 😖
Seriously. Libertarians and socialist both are completely deluded on economics.
Literal Friedman flair
Hayek? Mises? Friedman? Buchanan? Vernon Smith? Scott Sumner? John Cochrane? Tyler Cowen? Deirdre McCloskey? William Niskanen? George Selgin? Lawrence White? Richard Timberlake?
I have heard libertarians argue against the concept of fractional reserve banking. I guess credit wouldn't exist in a pure free market system?
Na, the Free Banking School (largely composed of libertarians and classical liberals), have done a lot of research on the faults of central banking, which I’m yet to see a credible rebuttal of.
I am not generally opposed to libertarianism and will probably resume using the term if the Mises Caucus is ever deposed. But this is one of their most embarrassing positions. Foreign policy in general, too.
Or the jews.
I try not to ask libertarians anything.
I think free banking without the shoe on head stupid regulations we had would be cool to watch.
I wanted to coldcock the guy. Years ago, a central banker killed my partner.
LOL.
I wanted pretty badly to be a libertarian when I first became conscious of politics but there were just too many positions that would make me cringe and I had to just ignore. Nobody that seriously believes we should return to the fucking gold standard should be taken seriously when you’re talking about econ.
Serious question: what are the main arguments against using precious metals as currency? Is it mainly around monetary policy flexibility?
"Is it mainly around monetary policy flexibility?"