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Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:28 PM Jun 2012

How many people have you told to move to Somalia?

Libertarians don't think about the consequences of their actions. They think "Government....ALLL BAAAADDD!"

So if the want a libertarian paradise I tell them to please move to Somalia. They have no government, no police, no courts and no infrastructure, just perpetual war.

The person I said this to was "shocked".



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How many people have you told to move to Somalia? (Original Post) Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 OP
At least a couple dozen GarroHorus Jun 2012 #1
lol! HappyMe Jun 2012 #2
i told my somali neighbor to do that one day BOG PERSON Jun 2012 #3
It exposes their racism, too. sadbear Jun 2012 #4
Counting tomorrow, 3. russspeakeasy Jun 2012 #5
Actually haven't done that in a while... Wounded Bear Jun 2012 #6
Not to mention everyone has guns and no one's in charge - just what the NRA wants. Initech Jun 2012 #7
I like that one treestar Jun 2012 #8
as I ponted out yesterday nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #9
Too many to count. ashling Jun 2012 #10

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
2. lol!
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:32 PM
Jun 2012

I'll have to remember that. There's a rabid Libertarian at the local watering hole that goes on and on.

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
4. It exposes their racism, too.
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:36 PM
Jun 2012

Because you know they're thinking to themselves it would be different if Somalia were white.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
8. I like that one
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 05:20 PM
Jun 2012

These people would not really want to live in the world they advocate. They have a romanticized 18th century view of an unregulated economy.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
9. as I ponted out yesterday
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 05:27 PM
Jun 2012

this view of government is bad and not available, has a grain of truth, if you live in the country side... and you call 911... the obvious presence of government, will not be there anytime fast, unless they were around the bend.

But I have actually done something different.

State Senator (termed out) who was going over how much we needed to bring down all taxes in this state to zero. So I asked him... not about the roads, let alone the schools, or the fire engines. I asked him who would pay HIS SALARY... the rapt audience had an aha moment.

ashling

(25,771 posts)
10. Too many to count.
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 06:28 PM
Jun 2012

I suggested that to one of my college govt. students. His discussion post on government regulation (this was in the wake of the BP spill in the gulf) was headed: "Government regulations: aka socialism" I asked him why he was going to a state supported college. He shut up for the rest of the semester.

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