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re: Can anyone defend being a libertarian anymore?

Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:25 pm to
Posted by DisplacedBuckeye
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:25 pm to
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the Supreme Court in 1833 held




Clown.
Posted by DisplacedBuckeye
Member since Dec 2013
76732 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:26 pm to
I made my point. You want to deflect from it because you were wrong.

Tough shite.
Posted by SlayTime
Member since Jan 2025
3738 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:26 pm to
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I'll say this again You can take his OP and replace "libertarian" with "small government conservative" and his point still stands.


Are you a nationalist?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466523 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:26 pm to
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You don't see an issue with "subject to the jurisdiction"?


There is a thread currently on page 1 about this.

I'll just summarize: Wong Kim Ark already defined this with a textual and historical analysis that I don't see how any textualist would change without venturing into hypocrisy for political desires.

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but it seems like that's what's going to get hashed out this time.

Already has been.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466523 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:26 pm to
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Are you a nationalist?

Define how you're using the term
Posted by OBReb6
Memphissippi
Member since Jul 2010
41553 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:27 pm to
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Clown


Oh so you surrendered. That’s cute.

Not often you get embarrassed so thoroughly, is it?
Posted by Harry Boutte
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2024
3783 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:33 pm to
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I made my point.

Roger mentioned "security". That's when I entered the chat. It's a valid question to ask what the Constitution has to say about "security" in the context. The context here is "security".

Do you have any idea what the Constitution says about "security"?

It's not a deflection when it's the very reason I entered the discussion.
Posted by SlayTime
Member since Jan 2025
3738 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:33 pm to
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Define how you're using the term


Civic vs Ethnic

Posted by 88Wildcat
Topeka, Ks
Member since Jul 2017
16543 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:34 pm to
As a registered Libertarian I will defend it on the point that political advertisers and pollsters are a lot more likely to leave you alone during election season. I get very few mailers and other political spam in my mailbox or on my voice messaging which is just the way I like it.
Posted by Harry Boutte
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2024
3783 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:37 pm to
The point I'm seeing discussed outside of Wong (no offense), is that while Wong put himself under the jurisdiction of the US, immigrants knowingly coming here illegally are not doing that. There's not good faith effort to act as citizens when your very presence is unlawful.

But let me try to catch up with that discussion in the other thread.
Posted by OBReb6
Memphissippi
Member since Jul 2010
41553 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:39 pm to
Individual rights as seen by the federal government didn’t exist until the 14th amendment

So this alleged appeal to individualism by the founders in the US constitution is shaky ground. People should be more honest about it and not drag the founders into this discussion, and just abide by the interpretations as they are now agreed on to make their point.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466523 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:42 pm to
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Civic vs Ethnic

That's not a definition
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466523 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:44 pm to
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The point I'm seeing discussed outside of Wong (no offense), is that while Wong put himself under the jurisdiction of the US, immigrants knowingly coming here illegally are not doing that. There's not good faith effort to act as citizens when your very presence is unlawful.


I understand the distinction you're trying to make, but it ignores that "subject to the jurisdiction" was already "hashed out" and this distinction is irrelevant within that analytical framework.

This attempt (not by you, but the people creating content on the issue you're consuming) to be clever and pretend that they can distinguish away WKA, and that this would be a novel ruling instead of overruling a longstanding Supreme Court precedent, shows they either didn't read WKA or are being intentionally obtuse to cater to their audience.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466523 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:45 pm to
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Individual rights as seen by the federal government didn’t exist until the 14th amendment

That's not entirely accurate.

The 14A expanded the concept of some rights but primarily created the path towards incorporation by the states of the rights in the Constitution.

So we had individual rights, but only for federal purposes, for the most part.
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
23271 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:48 pm to
Good government will assist with foreign policy, energy, and the economy....
Good government will stay out of personal issues.....
Good government presses to stay small
Posted by OBReb6
Memphissippi
Member since Jul 2010
41553 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:48 pm to
Fair enough, I was being overly broad with that statement. I still contend it muddies the waters for the absolutism of the “individual rights” arguments some are making here from the constitution and tying it to the founders intent.
Posted by Espritdescorps
Member since Nov 2020
2692 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:49 pm to
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There’s a high correlation between libertarian beliefs and anime fandom


Why is that?
Posted by OBReb6
Memphissippi
Member since Jul 2010
41553 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:52 pm to
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Why is that?


Anime is the hyper idealized version of animated media

Libertarianism is the hyper idealized version of classical liberal individualism that ignores human nature and imperfect systems
Posted by SlayTime
Member since Jan 2025
3738 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:52 pm to
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That's not a definition


Definitions per the polsci institute

Based on these definitions, does your political ideology align with either or pieces of both?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466523 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 6:53 pm to
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Why is that?


It's just in/out group attacks to ostracize people who didn't shed libertarianism (that used to be the dominant philosophy on here) for MAGA populist authoritarianism, because THAT is what the cool kids are doing now.
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