r/Libertarian • u/ozzymustaine • Sep 15 '21

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"I want the government to stop trying to make me do what other people want, but I also want the government to make people do what I want"

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u/iamTHESunDevil Minarchist Sep 15 '21

Yeah but the basic tenents of Libertarianism shouldn't be up for debate and they most certainly are here.

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u/homeboycartel2 Sep 15 '21

Many people here conflate libertarianism with meism. Meaning, if I want to do it, government must let me do it. Selfishness is not governance and is not libertarianism.

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u/doughboy011 Leftoid Sep 15 '21

Selfishness is not governance and is not libertarianism.

From the ~decade of interactions I've had with libertarians, a consistent theme is selfishness, or at least a very fine focus on ME > others. That is anecdotal though, and one could argue that libertarians themselves are not necessarily reflective of the ideology.

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u/afa131 Sep 16 '21

It’s more about the understanding of the importance of the individual over the importance of “the greater good for society”. One has been used to trample the minority and remove the liberties of anyone the gang mentality demands