The Glade 4.0

Wow, talk about a horribly acerbic, flawed, and generally inaccurate series of stereotypes. I wonder, does that street go both ways? Well, actually, I guess it does ... thinking about the caricature of a President we have in the White House today

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Also for fun.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."

RD you should know better. No one here can laugh at themselves.

Ha I've seen that one RD, I'm a mix of a few of those. Island, Arrogant, Apostle, Whitey, too much Heinlein. Consistent is my favorite though!

Edit: I swear I was typing that before Aizles comment =p

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

So it's a one-way street then, as Khross suspected?

I mean, if posting graphical misrepresentations and (yes, I saw the guy in the top corner) oversimplification of an entire ideology is a "friendly jest," then my posted picture must be very jesterly as well.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

I like the last one.

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

I thought that was hilarious, personally.

If you can't laugh at the stereotypes you see yourself and those around you representing, something's wrong!

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Darksiege: You are not a god damned vulcan homie.

Yeah, I'm in there too, apparently. It was sent to me by a lefty friend with whom I always argue the libertarian perspective. He seems to think I'm a Naive, Terrified, Left-Wing, Apostle.

I am highly skeptical that your post was in jest.

And you're oblivious to the obvious pun in my obviation of RangerDave's original post.

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No, actually I'm not.

Without an ideology, people are no better than rocks. Libertarianism is better than most others.

It doesn't contain enough truth to be funny. Hang on...
Yeah here it is. I prefer this:
I am the very model of a modern Libertarian:
I teem with glowing notions for proposals millenarian,
I've nothing but contempt for ideologies collectivist
(My own ideas of social good tend more toward the Objectivist).
You see, I've just discovered, by my intellectual bravery,
That civic obligations are all tantamount to slavery;
And thus that ancient pastime, viz., complaining of taxation,
Assumes the glorious aspect of a war for liberation!

[Chorus:]
You really must admit it's a delightful revelation:
To ***** about your taxes is to fight for liberation!

I bolster up my claims with lucubrations rather risible
About the Founding Fathers and the market's hand invisible;
In fact, my slight acquaintance with the fountainhead Pierian
Makes me the very model of a modern Libertarian!

[Chorus:]
His very slight acquaintance with the fountainhead Pierian
Makes him the very model of a modern Libertarian!

All "public wealth" is robbery, we never will accede to it;
You have no rights in anything if you can't show your deed to it.
(But don't fear repossession by our Amerind minority:
Those treaties aren't valid---Uncle Sam had no authority!)
We realize whales and wolves and moose find wilderness quite vital,
And we'll give back their habitats---if they can prove their title.
But people like unspoiled lands (we too will say "hooray" for them),
So we have faith that someone else will freely choose to pay for them.

[Chorus:]
Yes, when the parks are auctioned it will be a lucky day for them---
We're confident that someone else will freely choose to pay for them!

We'll guard the health of nature by self-interest most astute:
Since pollution is destructive, no one ever will pollute.
Thus factories will safeguard our communities riparian---
I am the very model of a modern Libertarian!

[Chorus:]
Yes, factories will safeguard our communities riparian,
He is the very model of a modern Libertarian!

In short, when I can tell why individual consumers
Know best who should approve their drugs and who should treat their tumors;
Why civilized existence in its intricate confusion
Will be simple and straightforward, absent government intrusion;
Why markets cannot err within the system I've described,
Why poor folk won't be bullied and why rich folk won't be bribed,
And why all vast inequities of power and position
Will vanish when I wave my wand and utter "COMPETITION!"---

[Chorus:]
He's so much more exciting than a common politician,
Inequities will vanish when he hollers "Competition!"

---And why my lofty rhetoric and arguments meticulous
Inspire shouts of laughter and the hearty cry, "Ridiculous!",
And why my social theories all seem so pre-Sumerian---
I'll be the very model of a modern Libertarian!

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"...but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom." - De Tocqueville

Of course if you go here:
http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html
Its the Faq for arguments against libertarianism and most are just god awful. Funny though.

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"...but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom." - De Tocqueville

I am...

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Holy shitsnacks!

Elmo, that is fantastic. Great parody.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

There is some funny **** in this thread.

Yeah that is really good Elmo I like that one.

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

The funniest part about it is that it was written by a left-winger more than likely. I always find it funny when left-wingers feel the need to lump everything into groups, but that's entirely what their philosophy is based on, right?

Divide and conquer is an old strategy.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

I think it's much deeper than that Rynar. I certainly think that's part of it. Socialism and communism are fundamentally based on group-think. People are composed of groups instead of people being composed of their own philosophy. This is why liberals have such a hard time not seeing people in terms of race, because they would be defined as individuals then. If the race factor were to be eliminated, they would create a new category or lump into an existing category, such as socioeconomic classes. I bet if I found two libertarians, I would find disagreements in their philosophy, because we aren't homogenous. We're individuals that share some common goals, but differ on others. In fact, I'd argue that it is likely no two people are 100% in agreement on everything.

According the official chart though, 2 out of 25 would agree 100%.

Safe bet, since the top right shows it's from leftycartoons.com heh

In any case, this is the sort of thing I tend to laugh off because it's silly.

Here's one for Nitefox:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XU9x8G7khv0/S ... 0-h/27.bmp

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe