Any Hippie Libertarians Out There?

The difference between relying on the government and relying on other people is, relying on the government is relying on people that don't necessarily care about you or want to help you, relying on family and charities is relying on willing participants.

 

Whether or not they give a fuck, they do help. They pay taxes, right? So they help. It doesn't matter if they care or not.

What about people with no family? And what type of charities are we talking? Ones that give out money every month? How will that be regulated? Sounds like a big mess.

 

The point is that if you don't give a fuck you shouldn't be forced to give a fuck by paying taxes that go to welfare.

Charities should not be regulated, by the government, if that is what you're implying.

 

wich is what i said an then was attacked by obviuosly all knowin children.. (in there minds eye)

wow this could be a interesting thread yet,, you go thumontico,, hey im a poet an didnt know it...

 

man so your a moral human being are you not?/ or would ya just stand by and watch someone suffer???

you obviuosly havent lived long enough,sufferred enough,, had noone to turn to,, to see the great compassion that exsits in your fellow americans..

all i can say is i have... an i support the libertarian party,,an we live our lives here on the farm with compassion for the forgotten...

 

Suffering is waht happen when we live like animals and no one cares for others in chaotic system suggested by the 'libertarian' party.

There doesnt seem to be mtuch that is libertarian about them.

 

Actually the libertarian stance is that human compassion will fill the gap of welfare and government subsidies.

 

Sure, just pull out the age card because you really don't have a valid response. Don't tell me I haven't suffered. Chances are I've gone through more mental pain than you'll ever have to endure.

You live out in the boonies, and I live in the city. I see firsthand the general disregard and indifference shown to the poor. You can't just assume family and private charity will take care of them all. It's not logical.

yeah, whatever you say. if compassion for the forgetten means depleting their resources and forcing them to rely on unstable alternatives, well, I think you know how to finish that.

 

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huh?

if you're saying a lot of people don't give a fuck, how will compassion fill the gap?

 

Perhaps you should ask a Libertarian.

 

ha, probably.

 

I am a Libertarian. Private organizations always do a better job in every aspect, and getting money to needy people is one of them.

It's on thing if I choose to help people (Which I do, my family and I give to many charities, including Veterans, St. Jude's hospital, Salvation Army, etc) but the government has no right to force it's people to support others, which is what welfare and a slew of other programs do.

 

America doesn't have accountability of its officials now, if we privatize the majority of the government, will it not get worse?

 

1) If she's having kids only to increase her check, she's no lady.

2) Actualy most welfare recipients are temporary, allways has been that way. The Welfare Queen is an exageration used by the anti-welfare folks.

Because the entry level job pays better and gives you more disposable income.

True.

 

If you think all public schools are equal (in regards to facilities, teachers, etc) you are delusional or maybe just uninformed. I am sure there is a correlation between shittily rated schools and welfare usage in that community.

I got my brain from millions of years of evolution.

 

A few years ago, the governor of Indiana had to send in the national guard to Gary. There were something like 100 murders in that city during the first few months of the new year.

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So what are the stances of various prominent libertarian politicians regarding the invasion and current occupation of Iraq? For it? Against it? Is Badnarek for it? I'm curious. It was my understanding that libertarians generally don't like the U.S. meddling in the affairs of others.

In a more general sense of the word libertarian, I don't think it is inconsistent with hippie values. Hippies of the 60s were anything but authoritarian. They rejected the idea of being told how to behave by the government and other groups. Although with some of the younger generation today which claims to be hippie, there doesn't seem to be as much of a disdain for authoritarianism and conformity like there was in the 60s.

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I am a Radical Left-Wing Libertarian when it comes to personal freedoms, but I don't concentrate much on the economic philosophy. Frankly, I find Big Business and Big Government's greed equally repulsive.

Basically,

I am Pro-Choice on almost everything.
I frown on authoritarianism in every aspect.
I am an advocate for reforming sex laws.
I am an advocate for Psilocybin and LSD therapy.
I am anti-prison for non-violent offenders.

 

its just not appealing to the masses

 

The masses don't think for themselves OR question authority.