Libertarians

What do we mean by libertarians?

One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.

A believer in a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation, intervention, and oversight both in matters of the economy (‘free market’) and in personal behavior where no one’s rights are being violated or threatened; also, a ‘classical liberal’, akin to an ‘anarcho-capitalist’.

A left-libertarian, an antiauthoritarian believer in both individual freedom and social justice (social equality and mutual aid), such as a social anarchist.

A believer in the freedom of thinking beings to choose their own destiny, i.e. a believer in free will as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined.

A political philosophy based on the Non-Aggression Principle, which holds that people should be allowed to live as they choose and make their own choices without interference from government or others, so long as those choices do not involve the initiation of force or fraud against others. Urban Dictionary

The belief in letting others do what you deem to be wrong as long as it doesn't infringe on you. Urban Dictionary

A person who enters into the political dialogue for the first time having never exhibited any particular prior interest in the human condition or society at large outside the welfare of his own family or close personal friends. Urban Dictionary

Wealthy individuals who try to frighten others into believing the government is out to get you and your money. Much like the Tea Party, but without the Dominionism. As they see it, the only reason for a government to exist is for defense and protection of the free market. Everything else should be run by private corporation. Anything or anyone that cannot survive the new world order, doesn't deserve to (Social Darwinism). While their waving the flag at you, remember a few things Libertarians would like to take away: 1. Public schools of all kind (primary, secondary and collegiate). 2. Civil Rights Act of 1964. The government would no longer enforce desegregation laws. Too bad if you're not a WASP. 3. Civil services and the taxes that pay for them (i.e. Police and Firemen). Those services would be handled by private firms. 4. Social Security, Medicare, Bluecross/Blueshield. 5. Labor unions. 6. Need based student loans. 7. Government funded research including medicine and technology. No more NASA. No more NIH. No more Center for Disease Control. 8. Best of all? No business regulation. This includes: minimum wages, disability, worker's compensation, 8 hour work day, anti-trust laws, OSHA, zoning and pollution laws, and many others. At the end of the day, the only people who benefit from this fantasy world are other Libertarians. Many of which own, represent and/or invested in big businesses. Urban Dictionary

One who follows a Utopian political ideology which claims to support individual freedoms in all areas socially and economically. Ironically, while they advocate "small" government, (i.e. reduction of government in all areas except those which protect the domination of the capitalist class) if the libertarian ideology were to actually be put into effect, it would more than likely lead to an extremely oppressive society, dominated even more than now, by a wealthy few. Because of this, libertarianism can be described as a form of corporatism in disguise. Libertarianism is popular among rebellious high schoolers who in actuality know little of politics or the real world. Urban Dictionary

In theory, one who believes in limited Government only to protect our liberties. Libertarians should be allowed to do as they please, so long as it doesn't conflict with the liberties of others. In practice, modern libertarians feel they should be able to do whatever they want. Liberties of any who disagree are often hypocritically cast aside with fallacious excuses to rationalize the libertarian's actions. This especially applies to the realm of capitalism. In an economy with finite resources, limited government ensures capitalists can act with impunity & the rights of individuals, doing as they please, & perpetuating few wealthy & many poor. The adoption of libertarianism is often not due to a refined comprehension of the constitution, but rather, parental indoctrination. Many opinion-based beliefs of such libertarians include: all rich earned it w/ hard work & will, all poor have only themselves to blame, no one's entitled to anything (not even healthcare), & success & failure are b&w. To them, sociological advantages & disadvantages are nonexistent; all people have to work equally hard to attain & retain wealth. Being born mostly into high-income families, they're accustomed to security & resources. They have little concept of hardship. Psychologically, they ascribe notions of hardship to experiences most people of lower socioeconomic strata know to be frivolous (feeling entitled to great gain, wealth they're accustomed to, but with objectively disproportionate effort). Urban Dictionary

A philosophy held by people who fundamentally fail to grasp that human beings are social animals. Libertarianism is not to be confused with Objectivism, a philosophy espoused mostly by privileged 18-year olds who believe that a toddler's "Mine!" phase is the best time of his life and should therefore be encouraged in adults as well. Urban Dictionary

See definition of asshole Urban Dictionary

Libertarians are nothing more than economic conservatives (Privatize all government services, end public schools, screw the poor) who are simply not religious fuck-tards. They can be anywhere from mainstream christian to atheist, but the only thing they have in common is that they do not want to pay any taxes for anything, and they would rather have the government just cater to business. A typical libertarian is someone who doesn't care about religious or moral issues, but who wants to eliminate public schools, because education is "not a right under the constitution", and who wants to eliminate all government regulations on business, because "businesses can just police themselves" In other words, they are amoral sociopaths who don't give a fuck about humanity, or about using government to build a fair, just, equitable society that serves all the people equally. I bought into the whole libertarian thing a while back, but when it came down to regulations, I realized they had a serious disconnect. Most of the libertarian literature I've seen, and most of the libertarians I've talked to believe in "business self-regulation" like a religion. They seem to think that businesses always have the best interests of the people in mind, and that we don't need minimum wages, zoning regulations, safety regulations, or any regulations, because "the market must be free to go in whatever direction it goes in", "let workers decide which businesses have the best policies by not working for bad companies", and "taxes only inhibit growth and prosperity". It's all total bullshit. Everyone knows that self regulation is bullshit -- it ALWAYS has resulted in corporate aliances that deliberately screw customers. Just look how the self-regulation of the stock brokers and auditors, and energy companies ended up -- MCI, Tyco, Enron, Anderson-Little, and others. If a company has an opportunity to get away with screwing it's customers without accountability, THEY WILL. If a company is allowed to operate a facility with dangerous practices that endanger workers or the surrounding community, IT WILL. Regulations were invented for very good reasons -- to protect workers, to protect communities, and to make people and companies accounatable when things go horribly wrong. Libertarians want us to forget our past run-ins with monopolies and industry self-regulation. Urban Dictionary

A person who thinks that they have all the answers to the US government. In actuality their ideas would cripple the US, ans we would never be able to be part of the world economy again. libertarians believe there should be no taxes, which would end the government and structure and economy of the United States also, they support vouchers, giving money to kids to go to private schools. if there is the money to send these kids to private schools, why not use that money to improve the public schools? Urban Dictionary

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