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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums“Libertarian” = “Whiny-Assed Hypocrite”
http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/libertarian-whiny-assed-hypocrite/" Three examples today of how Libertarians and their wannabees amongst the Teabagging and Republican communities behave in real life when things dont go their way:
Number A:
This unemployed Libertarian is crying because the safety net he voted against isnt there when he needs it. Yes, he hated that big government and its handouts when he was employed, but now that the shoe is on the other foot, he wants Congress to have a freaking heart. Sorry about your luck, Chuck: next time you vote, maybe youll be the one to have a freaking heart.
Letter 2:
Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson has been an advocate for deregulating horizontal drilling and fracking everywhere in the United States. Until it affected him and other rich Libertarians, that is:
Instead, the suit claims, the water company began building a 160-foot water tank, calling it this monstrosity that will create a constant and unbearable nuisance to those that live next to it. The tank will be constantly lighted, make noise and create an attractive nesting spot for invasive species of bird and other animals, the suit says.
And then it adds that the water company will sell water to drillers for hydraulic fracturing, leading to traffic with heavy trucks on nearby Farm Road 407, and creating a noise nuisance and traffic hazards.
Yep, deregulation for everybody but himself. Typical Libertarian hypocrisy.
Thirdly: We have the Libertarians fave currency, Bitcoin. This barely-regulated money appeals to the ideals of Libertarians, to the extent that the party now accepts them as campaign contributions. But now that the exchanges are collapsing due to the lack of regulation, investors of all political stripes are calling for, well, regulation.
When it comes down to it, Libertarians want all the benefits of the governments they pretend to despise: a safety net, clean air and water, and safety from criminals, to name but a few. They just dont want to PAY for it, or to be bound themselves by burdensome regulations and laws. Hypocrites, in other words.
Screw all of those lying, smirking, two-faced, Libertarian sons of bitches. They should reap what they have sown, and learn the hard way that government is not always the problem (as their Saint Ronnie of Alzheimer claimed): sometimes, government can be a good thing. Let em deal with its absence and see how they like it."
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“Libertarian” = “Whiny-Assed Hypocrite” (Original Post)
riqster
Feb 2014
OP
Thanks for venting.... I really enjoyed it.
So much two faced BS and hypocrisy, no wonder things are so screwed up in this country as most of us find our selves struggling to keep from falling down the economic ladder.....
riqster
(13,986 posts)2. Happy to provide the screed.
Most of us are a few paychecks from living in a cardboard box, and the government has an essential role to play.
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)3. K&R
Gotta love the hypocrisy of libertarians.
riqster
(13,986 posts)4. And there is a lot of it to love!
ck4829
(34,977 posts)5. "The government should trust MEEEEEE! But it should feel free to shackle everyone else!"
riqster
(13,986 posts)8. I'd add "take care of", "serve", and "listen to" to "trust".
All those are sentences I can hear coming out of Libertarian yaps.
MrScorpio
(73,626 posts)6. That was beautiful
A work of art
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)9. Blunt and Cranky rec...nt
Sid
riqster
(13,986 posts)10. Thanks, Mr. D!