Topic: A libertarian joke
Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #24,386
I was walking home one evening and came upon a clearly depressed man standing at the edge of a bridge, looking like he was about to jump. I called out to him to wait, and ran over to see what was the matter.
"It's this country," he lamented. "It's falling into ruin and there's nothing I can do about it. The election was the last straw. I don't want to live on this planet anymore."
"Well cheer up," I said. "We're all in this together. Say, are you a conservative, or a libertarian?"
"A libertarian," he said.
"That's great!" I said. "See, you're not alone. Are you a free-market libertarian or a libertarian socialist?"
"Free-market libertarian," he said.
"Me too!" I said. "Paleo-libertarian or neo-libertarian?"
"Paleo-libertarian," he said.
"Hey, so am I!" I said. "Chicago or Austrian school of economics?"
"Austrian," he said.
"Me too," I said. "Hayek or Rothbardian strand?"
"Rothbardian," he said.
"Same here," I said. "Are you a consequentialist or deontological libertarian?"
"Consequentialist," he said.
So I said, "Die, statist scum!" and pushed him off the bridge.
"It's this country," he lamented. "It's falling into ruin and there's nothing I can do about it. The election was the last straw. I don't want to live on this planet anymore."
"Well cheer up," I said. "We're all in this together. Say, are you a conservative, or a libertarian?"
"A libertarian," he said.
"That's great!" I said. "See, you're not alone. Are you a free-market libertarian or a libertarian socialist?"
"Free-market libertarian," he said.
"Me too!" I said. "Paleo-libertarian or neo-libertarian?"
"Paleo-libertarian," he said.
"Hey, so am I!" I said. "Chicago or Austrian school of economics?"
"Austrian," he said.
"Me too," I said. "Hayek or Rothbardian strand?"
"Rothbardian," he said.
"Same here," I said. "Are you a consequentialist or deontological libertarian?"
"Consequentialist," he said.
So I said, "Die, statist scum!" and pushed him off the bridge.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 minutes later[^] [v] #377,507
lol
Are libertarians completely anti government?
Are libertarians completely anti government?
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 59 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #377,523
@previous (B)
Some are, some aren't. That's the joke. They're too busy squabbling over tiny philosophical differences to enact any real change. I consider myself a libertarian, but the party leadership and most of the base are completely unwilling to compromise on any of whatever principles they hold.
Some are, some aren't. That's the joke. They're too busy squabbling over tiny philosophical differences to enact any real change. I consider myself a libertarian, but the party leadership and most of the base are completely unwilling to compromise on any of whatever principles they hold.
RandPaul2016 !4EB6xd.Oos joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #377,539
@previous (C)
lol the Libertarian Party is a joke. And don't confuse "the base" with "idiots who spend too much time on facebook".
To be fair to them the whole point of the LP is to be ideologically pure. You run as a Republican if you want to enact real change. But I would argue that by constantly running GOP rejects the LP are not being pure, and really have no reason to exist. They do a little good in getting the word out there. idk I'm not really that bothered.
lol the Libertarian Party is a joke. And don't confuse "the base" with "idiots who spend too much time on facebook".
To be fair to them the whole point of the LP is to be ideologically pure. You run as a Republican if you want to enact real change. But I would argue that by constantly running GOP rejects the LP are not being pure, and really have no reason to exist. They do a little good in getting the word out there. idk I'm not really that bothered.
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What's this novel-sized text you've typed (or presumably copied and pasted) into this topic's text body?I thought you were sharing a joke with us? At least that's the information I gathered from reading your headline!
Is this the joke? It's a bad joke.
RandPaul2016 !4EB6xd.Oos replied with this 14 years ago, 3 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #377,663
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Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #377,711
I thought libertarianism was itself a joke.
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 day later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #377,994
@previous (J)
Yea suggesting that violence is immoral in interpersonal relationship is laughable. It is clearly right and just to threaten and commit violence against others.
Yea suggesting that violence is immoral in interpersonal relationship is laughable. It is clearly right and just to threaten and commit violence against others.
Anonymous E replied with this 14 years ago, 4 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #377,999
@377,711 (J)
It is. It's sort of like communism, in that it sounds good on the surface but when you learn more about it it's impractical and stupid.
It is. It's sort of like communism, in that it sounds good on the surface but when you learn more about it it's impractical and stupid.
HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 1 day later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #378,542
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@previous (HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q)
> rich
> old
> white
dam lol
you're right in that they are men, though.
> rich
> old
> white
dam lol
you're right in that they are men, though.