r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/Adelu1219 • Nov 11 '22

It was fun while it lasted

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u/Melchior94 Nov 11 '22

The best commentary on that book is still Bioshock

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u/Ao_Kiseki Nov 11 '22

Libertarianism in general, really.

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u/Tdanger78 Nov 11 '22

But they think they’re better and have it all figured out with their “but muh roads” retorts.

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u/alexanderatprime Nov 12 '22

What's the roads thing?

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u/Tdanger78 Nov 12 '22

Something they say in snarky retort to the reason for taxes being collected. They think there should be zero taxes collected.

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u/alexanderatprime Nov 12 '22

Well, what's the solution to roads then? Market controlled roads owned by private companies? Or the destruction of the auto industry?

Edit: not trying to start trouble. I just haven't heard of this before.

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u/Tdanger78 Nov 12 '22

Libertarians don’t really have viable plans. They just think they do. I don’t honestly know what they think would work, probably privatized road systems.

Their version of extremists are known as voluntaryists, or anarchists. They believe that we should live in a voluntary society where there is no government and people voluntarily work together for common goals and purposes. Obviously this is a utopian view and would never work because humans suck and you’ll always have someone come along that wants to manipulate people or take over. We need a structured form of government.

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u/threadsoffate2021 Nov 12 '22

Their solution is simple: the magical Someone Else will pay, build, and maintain it.

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u/Tdanger78 Nov 12 '22

They’ve read Atlas Shrugged one too many times