When everyone becomes a libertarian
I’m the average American: Take 30 percent of my paycheck and I’ll shrug. Nationalize the car companies and I’ll change the channel to cartoons. Add 10 cents to the cost of my Cherry Coke and, so help me God, I will start a revolution.
It doesn’t make a lick of sense, but that’s the way people are. Tea parties notwithstanding, trans fat regulations, smoking rules, parental advisory stickers, and light bulb bans have long been some of the best recruitment tools libertarians have.
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:52 am
Oy yay. More Fauxbertarians.
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
It’s true; the petty intrusions seem to raise the more ire.
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Lyle, that’s because everyone gets affected by increased ATM fees and it pisses them off. However, most categories of such affect only a segment or two at a time and therefore only they care.
It a lot like “hooray for me and fuck you”.
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Wanting less government control for yourself doesn’t make you a libertarian; it makes you a narcissist. Libetarianism is when you want less government control for other people.
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Well said, Stormy. Hopefully, when the intrusions hit home, it can raise the awareness level and get people to advocate for their neighbors as well.