E-conservatives and libertarianism

[Amra]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Well said. :thumbsup:

 

[Dondrei]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Ah, back to your normal infantile name-calling when you've put yourself in a corner and are not man enough to admit it. When I think of you, why do I get this vision of a little man using the anonymity of the internet to say things that he would never dare say in public?

Can I ask you a serious question? Are you a Mormon?

 

[jmervyn]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Can I ask you a serious question? Are you a Mormon?

Please don't tell me you responded to this thread nearly a week after the last post, simply because you need to find more names to call him.

 

[Garbad_the_Weak]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Please don't tell me you responded to this thread nearly a week after the last post, simply because you need to find more names to call him.

So you think calling someone a mormon is an insult, eh jmerv? :whistling:

 

[Tanooki]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

On this board, calling people anything but their given name is usually an attempt to insult.

 

[jmervyn]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

So you think calling someone a mormon is an insult, eh jmerv? :whistling:

Oh, knock it off, Garb. Donny has a long history of Mormon-bashing.

I can't be blamed for you being oblivious to it. :smug:

 

[Garbad_the_Weak]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Why does he hate mormons if he lives down under? They probably are like 2% of the population, and not that horrible to boot.

 

[jmervyn]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Why does he hate mormons if he lives down under?

You're forgetting one of the truths of the OTF: the truth being that I'm the Queen of Sheba.

 

[Dondrei]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Why does he hate mormons if he lives down under? They probably are like 2% of the population, and not that horrible to boot.

I did know a Mormon girl once, she was an occasional in my circle of friends in highschool. They were the school's little group of Christians, I guess that's why she hung out with us sometimes. They all seemed to gravitate to each other even though they never talked about religion.

Don't interrupt him though, he needs this.

 

[jmervyn]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

They were the school's little group of Christians, I guess that's why she hung out with us sometimes.

Donny now claims to be Christian. I rest my case.

 

[KillerAim]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Dondrei:

Can I ask you a serious question? Are you a Mormon?

(Fully knowing that I'm most likely going to regret answering this bizarre question) No, I'm not.

 

[Amra]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Please don't tell me you responded to this thread nearly a week after the last post, simply because you need to find more names to call him.

You didn't expect a lucid, well thought out reply did you? :scratchchin:

 

[jmervyn]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

You didn't expect a lucid, well thought out reply did you? :scratchchin:

Naw - I mean, his poor fingers must be worn to the bone by posting responses to every thread on the forum.

 

[Dondrei]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Dondrei:

(Fully knowing that I'm most likely going to regret answering this bizarre question) No, I'm not.

I guess you're still living in the 50s then.

 

[KillerAim]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Dondrei:

I guess you're still living in the 50s then.

That's it? A whole week plus to come up with a brilliant repartee, and that's the best you could do? My God! You're slipping.

So exactly how did people in the 50's use the Internet to say things that they would never have the guts to say in person? Also, I've got to know. How would your answer have been different if I had replied that I was a Mormon?

 

[Dondrei]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

What things? Disparaging Libertarianism? Well, it's never really come up, because there aren't any Libertarians in the real world.

Also, I've got to know. How would your answer have been different if I had replied that I was a Mormon?

I don't recall having an answer. But it would've explained your bizarre phobia of mild expletives.

 

[Johnny]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

The problem with libertarianism is that it only works if everyone thinks the same way. Which is a big pipe dream in itself. In the real world it's about as practical as true communism.

 

[SaroDarksbane]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

The problem with libertarianism is that it only works if everyone thinks the same way. Which is a big pipe dream in itself. In the real world it's about as practical as true communism.

Interesting. How so?

 

[Johnny]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Interesting. How so?

Because any group of people who will come together and decide that they don't need no governments. That they can work things out just fine without "the man" That society is going to be subdued by an even bigger society with a government style hierarchy.

They won't stand a chance. If you removed all governments in the world then we would first end up with tribal societies where the richest and most powerful person would rule. Some might even be democracies. Then they would merge and form larger tribal societies. Attack and subdue other societies. The people who formed a true libertarian society would be completely ****ed because in a tribal society when someone attacks their "land" the people in charge tell them that our land need to be defended and people will come defend together. They will even attack together.

Now in your libertarian society if some guy comes running to you house yelling that 50 armed people are attacking Bobs house, on the other side of town and that you need to grab your rifle and come defends Bobs house. You would tell him to **** off. You're not going to get killed for Bobs house. A week later they're standing on your doorstep. Bobs among them too. Apparently they're very persuasive.

There's a reason we don't have any libertarian countries at all today. In the entire world, except for Somalia that is.

It's not that it's not a beautiful idea and all it's just that it wont work in the real world.

It's like saying that we should not have to lock our doors if everyone just agreed not to go into each others houses and steal everything. But we have to lock our houses, and cars, and hide our wallets in better and better spots and get alarms for the windows and cars.

 

[Garbad_the_Weak]

Re: E-conservatives and libertarianism

Because any group of people who will come together and decide that they don't need no governments. That they can work things out just fine without "the man" That society is going to be subdued by an even bigger society with a government style hierarchy.

They won't stand a chance. If you removed all governments in the world then we would first end up with tribal societies where the richest and most powerful person would rule. Some might even be democracies. Then they would merge and form larger tribal societies. Attack and subdue other societies. The people who formed a true libertarian society would be completely ****ed because in a tribal society when someone attacks their "land" the people in charge tell them that our land need to be defended and people will come defend together. They will even attack together.

Now in your libertarian society if some guy comes running to you house yelling that 50 armed people are attacking Bobs house, on the other side of town and that you need to grab your rifle and come defends Bobs house. You would tell him to **** off. You're not going to get killed for Bobs house. A week later they're standing on your doorstep. Bobs among them too. Apparently they're very persuasive.

There's a reason we don't have any libertarian countries at all today. In the entire world, except for Somalia that is.

It's not that it's not a beautiful idea and all it's just that it wont work in the real world.

It's like saying that we should not have to lock our doors if everyone just agreed not to go into each others houses and steal everything. But we have to lock our houses, and cars, and hide our wallets in better and better spots and get alarms for the windows and cars.

What a load of hogwash. Libertarianism doesn't prevent cooperation.