re: #21 StephenMeansMe

The association can be more or less explicit depending on how someone comes to believe libertarian theory. The Bundy Ranch folks, for example, have that really repugnant history going back to slavery apologists. Very much a “freedom for me, the rest of you can get fucked” attitude. I’ve found that libertarians who go on about “natural law” (that is, ~90% of libertarians) are most prone to saying stupid things.

I know and have spoken with some younger people who identify as libertarian but have way more sane beliefs… only time will tell if they take over the movement or lose their patience.

Do the ones with sane beliefs add some compassionate protection for people in unfortunate circumstances? I think one reason there are so few women libertarians is that women have an easy time understanding how vulnerable an individual can be through no fault of their own, like being small and weak physically, or being pregnant.

I guess I’m so much of a ‘statist’ (believing that society, through the state, has responsibility for the well being of its people) I may have a very difficult time understanding ‘sane libertarianism’.