Comment leftists don't value the individual (Score 1) 1565
Leftist ideas don't value the individual like Libertarian ideas do.
Leftists often jump on the civil liberties bandwagon, but rarely the privacy bandwagon.
Most nerds are loners and/or outcasts in some form...with this we've learned that groups and group-think are dangerous to us. Authority has always been the enemy of the nerd. Most of us just want to be left alone.
Leftists want to get everyone involved and on the same page, this is contrary to the nerd-world-view. Most "nerd libertarians" I know don't even vote. They don't want to participate for a variety of reasons. We'll engage in debate in person or online, but like hell if we're going to stop playing around to vote for some dickhead who doesn't represent or stick up for the nerd.
Leftists and Rightytighties tend to know what's best for everyone else. They're always trying to uneven the playing field in some way. Whether it's affirmative action, welfare, corporate welfare, campaign finance reform, etc.
Libertarians openly "don't know" what is best for everyone else. This is generally not viewed as a strength, but it should be. Sure libertarians are weird, it's the party of freaks...freaks with very different ideas on how the world should be, but they all agree they don't want someone else's views forced upon them.
The left isn't that different from the right, both want authority, control and influence over how others behave and spend their money. F-them both!
Leftists often jump on the civil liberties bandwagon, but rarely the privacy bandwagon.
Most nerds are loners and/or outcasts in some form...with this we've learned that groups and group-think are dangerous to us. Authority has always been the enemy of the nerd. Most of us just want to be left alone.
Leftists want to get everyone involved and on the same page, this is contrary to the nerd-world-view. Most "nerd libertarians" I know don't even vote. They don't want to participate for a variety of reasons. We'll engage in debate in person or online, but like hell if we're going to stop playing around to vote for some dickhead who doesn't represent or stick up for the nerd.
Leftists and Rightytighties tend to know what's best for everyone else. They're always trying to uneven the playing field in some way. Whether it's affirmative action, welfare, corporate welfare, campaign finance reform, etc.
Libertarians openly "don't know" what is best for everyone else. This is generally not viewed as a strength, but it should be. Sure libertarians are weird, it's the party of freaks...freaks with very different ideas on how the world should be, but they all agree they don't want someone else's views forced upon them.
The left isn't that different from the right, both want authority, control and influence over how others behave and spend their money. F-them both!
