@ThinPicking said in I will show you why I am an anarcho capitalist libertarian:
@Mulloch94
In the spirit of this I'm just coming back to say that wasn't unnoticed. And I appreciate some correction or reorientation on anything. So thanks Mulloch.
@ThinPicking said in Reaction system:
@peatolish said in Reaction system:
sometimes it's too taxing to write a full blown reply to a short but helpful comment
Short form reaction needn't be taxing. This isn't.
It's no thing really. In the spirit of laying all the cards on the table, it's not as if Stefan Molyneux (or his followers) are some sort of rouge anomaly. They are, or were, very real libertarians at one time. It's just that "olive branch" in libertarianism that extends to the deepest parts of right-wing culture and philosophy has a strong gravitational pull to it. And it mostly exists today because some of the biggest libertarian "giants," like Rothbard and even Mises, aligned themselves with right-wing extremists at certain points in history. Rothbard with Pat Buchanan and the populist movement in the 90s. And even Mises backed the Austrian fascists before emigrating to America (although calling Mises a fascistic supporter is a loaded misrepresentation. As he was the chamber of commerce for the existing administration and they were in the middle of fighting a communist revolt. I call that stuck between a rock and a hard place, but I digress.). The Trump movement today is basically a resurgence of the Pat Buchanan "paleo era" in the 90s. Although I think Buchanan was much smarter than Trump. Certainly more polished. Trump says a lot of dumb and stupid stuff but ironically ends up making choices that aren't so bad, at least by comparison to the current incumbent.