Like many young men, I considered myself a libertarian for more than a few years. I read Ayn Rand, Mises, Hayek, and Schumpeter. I believed in individual responsibility, individual accountability, and individual rights. I believed in a small government, "social liberal, economic conservative," and all the other tripe.
It's all horseshit that relies on a small, educated, homogenous populace with a core set of shared values.
Impossible, in other words.
Today I don't consider myself a libertarian, a republican, or a conservative.
I believe I did, though I couldn't tell you what. I've never been that interested in the more philosophical stuff. I enjoyed Ayn Rand as it was easy (but long), and I think "Road to Serfdom" was the other book I remember strongly.
Like many young men, I considered myself a libertarian for more than a few years. I read Ayn Rand, Mises, Hayek, and Schumpeter. I believed in individual responsibility, individual accountability, and individual rights. I believed in a small government, "social liberal, economic conservative," and all the other tripe.
It's all horseshit that relies on a small, educated, homogenous populace with a core set of shared values.
Impossible, in other words.
Today I don't consider myself a libertarian, a republican, or a conservative.
I'm an anti-leftist.
No Hoppe?
I believe I did, though I couldn't tell you what. I've never been that interested in the more philosophical stuff. I enjoyed Ayn Rand as it was easy (but long), and I think "Road to Serfdom" was the other book I remember strongly.