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September 03, 2004
A Marxist "Libertarian"
Yesterday I had a long discussion of the upcoming election and what I thought of Bush and his wars with two people, both of whom said they agreed with me in principle but then turned around and supported Bush and his wars because all I have are pie-in-the-sky ideas (like the evil "isolationism").
One of the men described himself as a libertarian, and although it should be obvious from the foregoing paragraph that he hardly qualifies, what really struck me was his lack of faith in free markets.
At some point in the discussion both men extolled the virtues of Reagan's arms buildup and how it brought down the Soviet Union. I agreed that it perhaps hastened the collapse of the Soviet economy but said that communism was doomed to failure by its very nature, as is socialism.
What did the self-described libertarian say in response? "Well, capitalism's going to collapse at some point, too."
At that point I knew there was no point in continuing the discussion any more.
It seems to me that libertarian is fast becoming nearly as meaningless as conservative and liberal already are.
Posted by Mike Tennant at September 3, 2004 09:08 AM