threads like this are why i love the internet
I wonder if those help with rib fracture pain.
That's cool. You can live next to whomever you want. I doubt this is the whole story. It's probably somewhere in the middle of the two.
Which one is it?
Hell...everybody thinks I’m selling dope, and I wear Gap
Right, because when I think about how the initiation of force, or threat of force, against a person or their property cannot be justified, a toddler is the first thing that comes to mind.
Governments are elected by the people and represent the will of the people in a Democracy. So if the local government were to levy a fine or other penalty against Rand Paul for dumping his lawn waste on someone else’s yard, it would not be an improper imposition of force, but rather the upholding of a set of common rules agreed upon by elected representatives. Our government is not an alien force, it is a representative of the body politic. Libertarians just don’t want to be held accountable to their neighbors for their actions. Like petulant toddlers who want your to throw their pudding at you but don’t want to be disciplined.
Again, your toddler analogy is faulty. Throwing pudding onto another is an act of aggression, and not justified from the get go. Your understanding of libertarianism is rather limited. When you think about libertarianism, think about things like, "the rights of your fist end where my face begins," and "do unto others as you would have them do unto you," rather than Cartman going, "whatever, I do what I want!" In general, libertarians don't want anyone's rights infringed upon, not just their own.
I am not commenting on the aggressive neighbor, I am merely stating that it is consistent with Libertarian ideology to dump your waste on someone else’s lawn. Libertarians have an intellectual habit of ignoring the broader repercussions of their actions and becoming angry when government intervenes to act on behalf of those broader (public) interests. Rand Paul is consistent in this small mindedness. Libertarianism is the intellectual midget of all political ideologies.
You're still wrong. Dumping waste onto someone else's property is not consistent with libertarianism, as it is damaging another's property. Seriously, do you know anything about this topic?
I’ll concede that libertarians can mentally cope with a simple 1:1 cause and effect impact of their actions. That being said, any more complex issue, externalities of business decisions, the social benefits of progressive tax policy, the need for effective regulation to protect the public interest, basically anything that interferes the “self-interest” of the atomized individual seems to escape the grasp of libertarian thought. So yeah, not surprised he was cool with dumping his waste on his neighbors lawn. He probably didn’t pay his HOA fees either.
You're still making ridiculous, untruthful, broad statements about a group of people and ideas you do not seem to understand.
That’s fine. I’ll just continue to judge them on their policies and actions. My gestalt seems to fit the bill on this standard. Read plenty of Hayek and Milton Friedman (even that silly Ayn Rand stuff), but I guess I don’t know anything about it. As long as we keep these folks away from the levers of power, I’m all set.
I certainly hope that at the age of 56, he does. I hope to have FU money in the next 5 years and I am almost starting over financially besides my student loans almost being paid off.
I’m kind of suprised it was that much but I’m glad it was significant.
