Here is an article written by some ignorant SOB basically stating that Libertarians want to live in a Grand Theft Auto type world. You know like GTA IV where the game takes place in Liberty City. He is stating that Libertarians support lawlessness and chaos.

This dude can kiss my ass. The real definition of a Libertarian is someone who believes in freedom, limited government and self-sufficiency. This also includes the freedom of someone to conduct themselves in a manner that you may not approve of, just so long as they don’t violate your or anyone else’s right to life, liberty or property through force or fraud. Here are some excerpts from this ridiculous article from The Chattanoogan:

Libertarianism, a fairly new movement in the United States, is propounded by politicians, business people and pundits. They say it is the only way America can regain its pre-eminence in the world. But it is really just another name for egotism, narcissism, and sociopathic behavior.

It is not a new way of thinking, but is based in erroneous aristocratic assumptions regarding wealth, power and position that are still held by many. They believe they are smarter, better, and therefore, more deserving than the rest of us.

Many high achievers (and those who believe they should be, but…) act as if they are aristocrats. They deserve to be treated in a special way, socially, in business and legally. Other people believe they are to be treated aristocratically because of their birth into the right family, education in the right schools and position in the right society. They think they should not have to pay a fair share of taxes, have laws limit their actions, or be critiqued for their lifestyles.

Instead, they deserve to have several McMansions and condos and to buy up huge tracts of land for their own use, posting it to prevent others from enjoying it. And, of course, they imply, “Don’t question us about paying for what we have. After all, we’ve got money, even if we also have huge debts.”

The money they made is frequently not due to inventiveness or even hard work. Instead it is made by cooking books, cutting corners, ignoring laws, and making false (or at a minimum very questionable) statements in documents, contracts and advertisements. They also prey on people’s weaknesses, pride and greed, but mainly on their ignorance …

… In the last century, the communist governments in the USSR and China as well as Nazism were built on this same line of thinking. “Trust us, we’ve got all the answers.” In totalitarian societies, the elite reserve the best for themselves and give the masses only enough to keep them from rioting. Do we want that kind of life in America?

Yet the Libertarians think just like this. They pose it as liberty and freedom, but they really mean anarchy. They also propose getting rid of laws that help us uphold moral standards. Some people would like that, but would that create a land in which you would want to live?

Libertarianism would create a nice life for the leaders, but the common people and middle class would suffer to support them in their luxury. It took two centuries of revolutions in America, Europe and then around the world to overthrow the aristocratic systems. Let’s not give Libertarians a chance to take us back to the “good old days” (for the rich and powerful that is).

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This issue of the Carnival of the Libertarians is brought to you by me, Kevin Colby. This is my first opportunity to host the carnival and I look forward to hosting future issues. Since this may be your first time here I just want to let you know a little about myself. I am someone who believes in freedom, liberty and personal responsibility. There have been some libertarians who have attacked me by saying that I am not a true libertarian due to my stance on the war on terror. I am however, a libertarian, and part of what freedom and liberty in this country stands for is the right to believe in what you believe in regardless of whether or not it is in 100% agreement with a particular party or organization. My goal is to continue to raise awareness on current issues and to see this country climb out of the hole it’s in and return to being a great nation.

So without further delay, I bring you the newest issue of the Carnival of the Libertarians.

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Libertarianism

Mike presents Most Influential Books posted at The New Sons of Liberty

This book list is a great resource for people who want to read more about Libertarian ideas and philosophies. Whether you are just discovering Libertarianism or have been a Libertarian for years you should find one of these books an interesting and informative read.

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Jeffrey Stingerstein presents Time to Reward Failure and Irresponsible Spending posted at Disillusioned Words.

Good article on the housing market and personal responsibility. Don’t you just love how the government always feels they need to step in where they don’t belong?

Free Markets

NotYourDaddy presents Economics Lessons for Liberals: Minimum Wage posted at Government is not your Daddy..

This article discusses the negative impact that increased minimum wage has on businesses. Liberals want to tax corporations and raise wages but they don’t realize the impact that financially crippling these companies and forcing them to sell and move overseas has on this country.

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Doug Ragan presents Congress Opens Self To Law Suit Over Oil Prices posted at I’m A Pundit Too.

Doug proposes that we sue Congress over the price of oil in order to get them to lift the ban against drilling in US territory. I am with you 100% on this one.

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APH presents Urbanism Legend: Gas Taxes and Fees Cover All Costs of Road Use posted at Market Urbanism.

This post looks at the extent of the subsdy to automobile use. What’s the proper solution? Just raise the gas tax and let politicians battle over the right amount to cover opportunity costs and externalities? Or even better: privatize the roads, and let the market sort out the optimal use of roads for automobiles.

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Anthony Luafalealo presents Oil: The #1 Reason We Should Return to the Gold Standard posted at Amateur Economists.

This article compares the price of oil in dollars and its value in terms of gold to illustrate how much oil would cost if the U.S. returned to the gold standard today. The author concludes that, if the U.S. dollar was based on gold, the price at the pump would be significantly lower than it is right now.

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Michael Bass presents Wal-mart, Walgreens, a Prescription Hell | Debt Prison posted at Debt Prison.

His story is a good example of how government control and regulation are hurting us. He has a great last line to his story, “America….. you are literally going to regulate yourselves to death!”

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Mike Gogulski presents Parsing the politicization of childbirth posted at nostate.com.

Let’s continue with the idea of government getting involved in things it has no business getting involved in: Making giving birth at home illegal. Here’s an excerpt from this article: “The American Medical Association has agreed to support proposed legislation that, some physicians say, could make make having a planned birth in one’s home difficult, to virtually impossible.”

Who do these people think they are by trying to ban home births? Doesn’t it just make you crazy when people think that they know what is best for everyone?

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Doug Ragan presents My Presidential Campaign — Health Care posted at I’m A Pundit Too.

Doug begins to lay out his political platform if he were running for President. He begins here with his stance on the health care issue.

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Chris Harris presents An idea to fix mortgage origination posted at New venture outsourcing blog.

Chris gives an idea about how to fix mortgage origination. I think that with the current state of our economy and housing market we should be open to all new ideas. Hint hint…to all of you in Washington.

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Jay presents Record Federal Deficit posted at Hotfix America.

The federal debt is continually a growing problem. Jay’s article is right that with either upcoming candidate it isn’t likely to improve because they both plan a lot of spending.

2nd Amendment

Archvillain presents Re-visiting the Police State posted at A Dark and Sinister Force for Good.

Archvillian gives us an article about Washington DC government violating individual right to own and bear arms.

Other

Eclectic Bird presents Political Junkies Check This Out posted at What Is Up With Politics Today?.

Thanks for this link. I never realized that CNN had a virtual political market. Now this looks like fun.

Political Humor

Michael Bass presents Obama the Messiah with Disciples (pic) posted at Debt Prison.

Thanks Michael for this funny picture.

Just think about how many “Muslim outraged” headlines you’ve seen through the years. Wouldn’t it make you kind of curious by using the Yahoo search engine and look for the number of hits on various versions of “Muslims Outraged.” There are other groups that were used for this little experiment. Well .. here are your results.

Muslims Outraged 35,600 hits
Christians Outraged 2,990 hits
Jews outraged 2,060 hits
Buddhists Outraged 24 hits
Catholics Outraged 11,500 hits
Democrats Outraged 45,600 hits
Republicans Outraged 13,800 hits
Libertarians Outraged 57 hits

Isn’t it amazing that Muslims were second in being the most outraged behind Democrats. Why should Muslims be outraged about anything? At least Democrats aren’t blowing people up, high jacking airplanes, cutting heads off and causing global terrorism. But look at my party, the Libertarian party with only 57 hits, that’s because we are strong minded INDIVIDUALS who do not get brainwashed.