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View submission: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done. Powerful Conservatives Are Listening.
Invariably, the least intellectually oriented people turn to libertarianism… it’s depressing.
Comment by traceitalian at 19/01/2025 at 13:48 UTC
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It's because Libertarianism is an ideology that lacks answers to basic foundational aspects of how a society functions. It lacks any empathy or perspective and is based solely around selfishness and self interest.
Comment by Cautious-Progress876 at 19/01/2025 at 15:18 UTC
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Yarvin’s actually pretty fucking smart (he’s a friend of a friend of a friend of mine). Being smart doesn’t mean that you are immune from falling into what may be absurd ideas. Many smart people have a problem of thinking that just because they are educated/smart in one area that they are great in all fields. I have a ton of friends who have PhDs in Theoretical Physics/Mathematics, who have been Quant Researchers on Wall Street, etc.— a lot of them are falling down the rabbit hole of Yarvin/Land’s neoreactionary ideology because they don’t see progressive ideology as benefiting them in anyway, and are going for an option that will work for them as White/Indian/Asian men.
Comment by agent_sphalerite at 19/01/2025 at 16:01 UTC
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Comment by 2000TWLV at 20/01/2025 at 14:33 UTC
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Libertarianism is what dumb people think people think.
Comment by Fart_Knickers at 20/01/2025 at 14:54 UTC
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These people like to think they're intelligent, but the thought process is narrow and tied only to their own worldview. It is both disturbing and pathetic.
Comment by Ecstatic-Square2158 at 20/01/2025 at 15:31 UTC
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It’s super embarrassing that you’re calling him dumb while also proving how politically illiterate you are by calling him a libertarian. He’s a Neo-monarchist.
Comment by GravitysWasteland at 22/01/2025 at 16:07 UTC
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If only Yarvin was a naive and simple as a libertarian. He’s much worse. He’s a neo-monarchist who believes in a constitutional monarchy run by a giant companies.
Comment by AlchemicalPachanoi at 23/01/2025 at 01:41 UTC
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I was a proud libertarian AS A TEENAGER. Then I realized how fucking stupid I sound and I really only wanted legal pot.
Comment by SolidHopeful at 19/01/2025 at 19:32 UTC
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Yet they believe they're deep thinkers
Comment by [deleted] at 19/01/2025 at 17:59 UTC
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Comment by ScreenTricky4257 at 19/01/2025 at 19:58 UTC
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Ah yes, the devastating and horrible ideology of wanting to be left alone.
Comment by timpin345 at 20/01/2025 at 03:48 UTC
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The hatred for libertarians is amazing. How people can be this hateful to those of us who believe in voluntary human interaction is amazing. You people are sick in the head.