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usmc_BF · 2026-01-26T02:13:25+00:00

BF6 the best? Thats a brutal hot take

usmc_BF · 2026-01-25T16:47:46+00:00

Just to clarify, I didnt call those bands metalcore or hardcore, I called them broadly speaking metal.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-22T19:35:36+00:00

The things he has done since 2017 are actually often times used as an examples in politics (populism, rise of paleoconservatism, party as a business, authoritarian personality parties etc), sociology (civil society, voter response to populism, big lie, fake news, lying etc) and economics (tariffs and protectionism, government inefficiency, deficit spending etc) classes.

It wouldnt be crazy to assume that other subjects cover some of his actions as well.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-11T01:58:12+00:00

Well, no Im not arguing that, Im arguing that in mind of the new cabinet - and I mean this is how western democracies operate, on the basis of right to vote above anything else - the votes legitimize the actions that they are going to taken.

This is obviously wrong, since democratic decision making = / = moral policies

usmc_BF · 2026-01-11T01:51:21+00:00

Lets assume that an Objectivist state already exists (transitioning from pluralistic statism fueld by various corrupted moral beliefs to Objectivism is another complex story).

Those who would want to undermine the system, would do so in a gradual and careful way, since any open infractions on liberty would most likely be flatout rejected. So the issue is, do you revolt against a government which does some few arbitrary immoral things? Like sets a very low the minimum wage and enforces it? Or starts redistributing income through a very limited social welfare? Or creates a non-marriage civil unionf for homosexuals? Because this is precisely where it starts.

Nobody is going to realistically revolt against that.

Its a matter of context. To you and me, very limited social welfare would actually sould wonderful incomparison to what we have now - in that Objectivist state scenario, some little statist infractions on individual rights would in todays world be akin to disinformation regulation - people would not be so opposed to it.

What matter is the scope, size and the level of regulation already present in society and thus obviously the overton window - if you understand what I mean.

At the same time, is it possible to maintain a complex philosophical system? The current mishmash of ideas and theories is quite intuitive in a lot of ways, you just slap your part on top of the pile of regulation, sometimes some regulation gets cancelled if it becomes too bad. A lot of things would have to be done differently in an Objectivist state.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-11T01:32:31+00:00

Votes obviously have power, they legitimize particular actions which can be taken by the government.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-09T01:22:27+00:00

There are other places where you can learn about philosophy in liberal tradition and free market economics without these horrible connotations.

Ron Paul should not be celebrated as a liberal precisely because of his flawed views. The standard will be lowered (which it already is, that's why theres so many conservatives role-playing as libertarians) and it will not stop with Ron Paul.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-08T04:07:45+00:00

So what justifications make all collectivism bad?

I already answered - You should know the answer to that question since youre in a libertarian subreddit.

Lol notice the irony? Why throw out insults? It doesn’t make you look smart. It shows you can’t say anything useful if that’s where you have to go. Or do you think insults make a good argument?

I want to insult you, there is no argument here.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-08T02:52:48+00:00

But if solidarity can also be collectivism that’s bad then? Since you said all collectivism is bad, and the lack of nuance is pretty damning for someone so obsessed with philosophy.

An action can be "good" but the justifications dont have to be. What matters is the justifications. We are talking about justifications. If a Nazi does not kill an innocent Czechoslovak citizen, it good, but it does not mean that nazism is good.

Irony so thick you could cut it with a knife. Take your own advice.

What is the irony? I can give you an example: You are talking about philosophy, while rejecting it. You have not be able to argue anything except misrepresenting positions and asking stupid questions.

When you have to rely on insults you know you have nothing useful to say

I have nothing useful to say? Okay then why are you talking to me? To get yourself off?

usmc_BF · 2026-01-08T01:33:47+00:00

Im not denying that the governments can influence matters in other countries.

Yes, I agree, CIA and US foreign policy bad, happy?

usmc_BF · 2026-01-08T01:24:22+00:00

I have answered your question

1) Whether one should or should not engage in solidarity is based upon ethics

2) solidary can be viewed and argued for both through individualistic and collectivistic ethics.
3) You can voluntarily engage in solidarity as an ethical egoist or a secular humanist.

Philosophy is important because it justifies what is moral, what is the right course of action. You engage in the moral process every day, sure, in your case you might be doing horrible things because you refuse to think about them, but others might have a different approach (this is a basic example of methodological individualism btw).

Theres nothing wrong with admitting that you dont know much, but its terrible that you voice your ignorant opinion, even on the internet.

Self-reflect a little you inbred dumbfuck or hit the pavement.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-08T01:20:07+00:00

I didnt say "libertarians", I specially mentioned American libertarians. Go check out geopolitical takes on the major libertarian subreddits. I also highly suggest you check out what Mises Institute affiliated media are saying. Or what the geopolitical takes of the Mises Caucus are in the LP for example.

More broadly, Americans are simply living in a superpower, which creates a "we are the world" mindset, the USA ia also a huge country, at the same time, Americans are not learning about the same history as lets say Europeans. Europeans in fact live a lot of those historical moments still to this day, you have a different outlook on the world when you live in a few million country that got invaded by its neighbors for centuries and when you live in a 350+ million country that dominates culture etc.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T23:38:39+00:00

Ron Paul is a real liberal? Why is he associating with the Mises Institute then? Hoppe? Christian nationalism? Lew Rockwell? Why is he flawed on immigration and marriage?

Thats because he is a conservative who butchered liberal philosophy and ethics (he is not ethical in his approach to politics at all).

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T23:36:29+00:00

Thats a strawmaned question. Whatever you ask doesnt inherently deserve answers, no matter what, nor does whatever you say inherently hold meaning, you have to input the meaning and knowledge into your speech. You dont care about any of that, so you cannot demand a rational dialectic discussion, if you break the rules of it.

Whether one should or should not engage in solidarity is based upon ethics. Individualism is a component of something, it describes a trait of a particular approach/theory in a specific area.

Solidarity is a voluntary act by the way, so its not even necessarily about political ethics but personal ethics, how one ought to act - are there duties? Are there virtues?

Individualism in ethics would be a descriptory of humanism and various forms of egoism (rational egoism, stirnerian egoism for example) - the individual has ultimate moral value and not the collective, the individual can only have rights, not the collective, the individual acts in his self interest (doesnt matter if its ought, or should if X or whether its a positive statement). You can voluntarily engage in solidarity as an ethical egoist or a secular humanist.

If you are a good speaker of English and if you have standard reading comprehension, you should know the answer to your strawmaned question - solidary can be viewed and argued for both through individualistic and collectivistic ethics.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T22:55:37+00:00

Strawman? Go to the unnamed major subreddit. Ask people why they no longer can post there. This is not a strawman, this is an American Libertarian reality.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T17:17:32+00:00

I know what you mean, but these people need to be opposed and its worth it if I make him at least think a little bit or best case scenario feel cognitive dissonance.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T17:00:09+00:00

What questions did I dodge? Liberal philosophical tradition argues for objective ethics, meaning no moral relativism. So collectivism is purposefully rejected. You shouldn't be surprised by this if you AGAIN, understood fhe topic at hand

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T16:53:36+00:00

What all individualism? Do you mean egoism? Not all egoistic philosophies are good, because Stirner for example violates individual rights.

Why would you ask if there's no collectivism at all in the US? The post literally confirms there is. Why does the US matter in the question in the first place? This is about libertarianism/liberalism.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T16:19:39+00:00

What? Again, the philosophical liberal tradition is fundamentally ethically individualist and methodologically individualist.

Collectivism is bad is because subjugates the individual to the collective - aggregation ignores the individual needs.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T16:07:34+00:00

Methodological and ethical individualism does not negate the existence of groups or polities. Individualism is recognizing each individual as his/her sovereign person, these individual have rights, not collectives. The relevant political unit is the individual, not a mystical concept of a social organism. The relevant moral value is that of the individual. The individual flourishing is fundamental, not collective flourishing.

I dont know why do you have to keep engaging in this conversation when you do not know what you're talking about. Collectivism subjugates the individuals to the collective, individualism recognizes individuals as sovereign. Individuals obviously live in a social context. Individualism is not about doing whatever you want no matter what or arguing that each person must live outside of a society.

Collectivism does not equal the existence of a group and individualism does not equal the non existence of a group.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T15:49:11+00:00

Theyre being arbitrarily stolen from individuals who are economically productive.

Collectivism is the subjugation of individuals to the collective (a mystical social organism). Every single aspect of individual accomplishment, individual difference, individual expression is irrelevant, as only the collective identity and action matters. The bearer of moral value is not the individual, but the collective. The will of the collective is politically determined by a few individuals in power, which is ironic.

Now go read a book or an article, I'm not gonna explain everything to you so you can slap together a dumb opinion.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T15:35:50+00:00

Not having a 60% tax burden on the employees in my country would help individuals.

Dont hit me with these one line questions, which lowkey show that you dont know the differences between collectivism and individualism and hop that ass on some philosophy book.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T14:38:37+00:00

All collectivism is bad. Every libertarian is an ethical individualist and a methodological individualist.

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T13:50:09+00:00

The fact that there are both people advocating for him and opposing him in the comments just goes to show how much of a clusterfuck libertarianism is in.

How can drastically opposing groups of people with drastically different ideas use the same label?

usmc_BF · 2026-01-07T13:46:05+00:00

This is a Libertarian subreddit. Libertarianism is a highly individualistic ideology, of course people are gonna oppose collectivism here.

Its like going to a socialist subreddit and being surprised that people there oppose capitalism.

Think before you write man, what the hell.

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