The Debunkers Save Libertarianism

[@DrShaym]

Have you ever noticed the states with the highest taxes always have the most poorly-maintained roads?

[@henrikhans467]

Michigan has the worst roads, I live there so I know. Weird thing is that taxes are lower than in California as far as I know. I like your channel by the way.

[@fireengie8488]

@@henrikhans467 i'd attribute our shit roads to our geographic location and utter trash weather that would give anybody a headache the minute they passed over the state border. i had a road paved near me some 2-4 months ago and it's already bumpy and cracked. more money to pave the roads can't save the roads.

[@malikmister]

@@fireengie8488 Michigan is in a cold region of the US, so it makes sense. I've lived in the south my whole life. We have some fucked up roads thanks to hurricanes like Katrina, but when they are repaved they stay in good shape for years. Since your roads experience freezing temperatures often, there is no chance in hell they stay in good shape. Water expands when it freezes. That means every time your roads get icy, the cracks expand a little more. Eventually they go from microscopic to a hazard.

[@pqbdwmnu]

All hail the roads!

[@bloodeagle2234]

I've been to most Us state besides Alaska, Hawaii, cali, wash, and Oregon. But I agree Michigan does have the worst roads BY FARRRRR

[@AdmiralDean]

"Capitalism created racism" Yeah, I'd like to see a citation for that.

[@itallcomestumblingdown2849]

Well you see, capitalism bad and racism bad so of course capitalism is to blame for racism. You silly bigot, stop thinking! It’s illegal.

[@oreo1749]

@@itallcomestumblingdown2849 the doldrums be like

[@savagetv6460]

He the type of guy to not point out that Democrat's created Jim crow

[@redpillow7221]

Oh I guess all those racially motivated genocides and hatred from all of ancient history must've been capitalism. When Richard the Lionheart had all the Jews in London ousted by force on his wedding day, that clearly means that medieval England was a capitalist state, and not a monarchy. Caesar killing the Gauls en masse? Capitalism. Greeks inventing the word "barbarian" to describe non-Greco people/language? clearly capitalism.

[@amtgarder]

WTF , how. Mans hatred for man was around way before capitalism was or is. Understand barter was the original economy

[@SkyrimEs5]

I find it funny how a website funded by the Saudi government makes a video mocking people who want a limited government.

[@hillelhadomi1822]

Qatari*

[@jordyboysw4693]

@@hillelhadomi1822 what's the difference

[@hillelhadomi1822]

@@jordyboysw4693 i really hope that was either sarcasm or trolling

[@jordyboysw4693]

@@hillelhadomi1822 I know the difference, just saying that they're both pretty bad

[@hillelhadomi1822]

@@jordyboysw4693 fair point

[@chrisb3892]

Wait, taxes pay to take my trash away? Why the heck am I paying waste management every month?

[@sorrymrgoogle2601]

his video is intended to be "i agree" porn for those that live in highly liberal cities... most of which require trash/sewage/water to be paid to live there.

[@MKDumas1981]

I have to pay water/sewer/garbage at my apartment, but they're all private companies. I pay my property management company, and they pay the water, sewer and garbage companies.

[@bl00dth1rsty9]

Because the joke suggests WM us the fucking mafia and will ask what ever they want

[@sorrymrgoogle2601]

@@bl00dth1rsty9 they do ask whatever they want. Just like the city. Except the city uses the threat of physical force if you don't comply, whereas in the example of WM it is usually voluntary for both parties

[@Swiftbow]

Some cities have government run trash services instead of private companies. I haven't studied the issue, but I'd venture the private companies are generally cheaper and have more options for each client.

[@theimmortal4718]

Trash removal is paid for by taxes? My city charges me on my utility bill

[@Enchie]

Private where I live.

[@brianjohnson5620]

The problem with collectivist is that they think taxes are all the same. When libertarian is run for federal office, they are talking about federal taxes, not state and local taxes. I know what you mean about your city (small town) and utilities bill. It easy to debunk this idiot about trash collection with an apartment contract, either your charge extra bill for utilities including trash or that trash and water are included.

[@jonathanosborn242]

In the city I’m closest to trash is charged on the water bill. They don’t allow trash cans and vermin tear the bags apart and the trash gets spread everywhere. I live in county where the trash pickup is privatized. We use trash cans and trash doesn’t get torn into. Hmmm

[@adr3ns]

The Immortal indeed I live in bfe have a full dumpster & pay $65/ mo...

[@taylorwest6986]

Same here. I'm surprised I'm not swimming in trash. That Invisible Hand voodoo doll of mine must be working.

[@348joey]

Our fire fighters are volunteers in my town. They have a fundraiser breakfast each year and run on donations.

[@gloomy9728]

@SAW Gunner That was a lovely story. As toxic as internet comments can be, there's also a beauty when it comes to learning about experiences through others. I hope to come across more individuals like you in the future.

[@ChillstoneBlakeBlast]

@SAW Gunner that is just awesome

[@Bloodhound264]

Roughly 70% of all fire departments in the United States are all-volunteer.

[@hunkyhenry6092]

same.

[@RW1A]

@SAW Gunner i read this and forgot about pausing the video.

[@Julia-cb8wm]

"All these Problems are caused by capitalism." Capitalism is a weird way to spell government. Maybe AJ+ needs a dictionary. Arabic to English translation of course.

[@Sir_Bucket]

I'm afraid it's not. A government can run on a capitalist economy (like China) while not being what we can call a "capitalist" government (again, like China). Capitalist is a way to build your economy, around liberty to use any selling method to achieve your goal and to have no restriction on said goal and also WITH AS LITTLE INTERVENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT AS POSSIBLE. It can be fantastic (by allowing the downer class to rise in the upper class) as it can be terrible (by making stuff like private jails that, because prisonners are its buisness, will be more rude on the punishment to be sure they stay in the prison a little longer).

[@oofin7868]

@@Sir_Bucket china is far from a capitalist/free market economy though

[@Sir_Bucket]

@@oofin7868 I ment that they use the capitalist market to make profit, but have a governement that has a overall strong control on its peoples

[@Sir_Bucket]

@Ganga Din No, but do you have another definition? Because I don't really see how you can describe it otherwise than free trading

[@Sir_Bucket]

@Ganga Din hum I just asked if you had a better definition but ok I will return to the evil cave where all the evil peoples like me conspire against the usage of words

[@wuffiousmaximus4808]

I love how AJ+ slowly goes from talking about libertarianism to “Orange Man was behind all of this dood”

[@29-arnavsamant97]

Yesh, love how they can't talk about any ideoloofy that opposes them without bringing trump in it. He has *some* libertarian ideas, but he isn't libertarian himself

[@Bender-B-Rodriguez]

Communists love to make fun of trump. For some reason insulting and ridiculing a senior citizen scores them instant political points from "the most inclusive people ever"

[@settame1]

Strawmen are so much easier to attack.

[@Heretic-007]

Al Jazeera + is Propaganda Press of Jihadist Qatar

[@noahwolff5455]

I actually build roads for a living. I'd be more than happy to continue doing so with or without the government involved in it. I guess what I'm saying is ... I'll build the damn roads.

[@doctorpurple5173]

We salute you

[@bubbahrakoonem6403]

Good man, the in the mighty 🚩🏴💲Ancapistan💲🏴🚩 will need road experts, If I have to hear about muh roads one more time... 👉🚁

[@ImAfemaleNoob2]

Who will build the roads? The people building the roads now...I doubt they’ll just stop completely.

[@jeck988]

You’ll prolly be paid better since you as an individual would be in higher demand aswell

[@sebsignat8286]

And make you pay for it

[@einstin2]

Congrats sir. I am no longer a libertarian. I now believe that we need licenses to tell jokes

[@renaissancenovice7202]

Hahaha, well played

[@MaxTheCat-eh5ts]

Adam Billman got a license for _that_ license

[@bosskeystore8694]

@Adam Billman I'm sorry, but present your joke licence for your statement, "Congrats sir. I am no longer a libertarian. I now believe that we need licenses to tell jokes" or you will be detained.

[@jonv.6213]

Adam Billman ok that's just ridiculous, and I'm not a libertarian.

[@robinsss]

@Bruno Pereira i can't find your last message to me on this page .could you re-post that message here what is wrong with a sales tax? do you have a better plan than job training?

[@charlesglidden587]

Someone: *tries to misinform people about libertarianism" Seamus: "I'm about to end this man's whole career."

[@stopreadingmyusernamebroth9090]

And he did too

[@honorablegolddragon]

@@stopreadingmyusernamebroth9090 Wait, he did? As in, he ended someone's career? Damn, that's impressive.

[@revolutionarycentrist6783]

1000th liker

[@pugking1897]

Bruh he didn’t do it the debunkers did

[@Lazybuttery]

@@pugking1897 lol

[@harz632]

This aged so well. "LIBERTARIANS WANT TO DEFUND FIREDEPARTMENS, THEY ARE SO STUPID" the left in 2020: "DEFUND POLICE NOW"

[@samuraijaydee]

Hahahahahaha I'm laughing out loud litetally. Awkward.

[@thegoldenarm6422]

Difference is, libertarians are usually in favor of privatizing the police. The left is just batshit crazy. They don't want any police or firearms so they can loot and riot without consequences.

[@aviz8590]

@@thegoldenarm6422 That’s an insanely small percentage of people, most just want reforms to the police.

[@thegoldenarm6422]

@@aviz8590 Like what?

[@aviz8590]

@@thegoldenarm6422 It varies but generally people want over-policing to be dealt with, for governing bodies to have more openness as to police body cams, and reforms to the horrors done by the war on drugs and crime.

[@DonKeediks]

The democrats new motor is "We believe black people are equal BUT they need points added to their sat scores because they are less intelligent"

[@jennithywong2704]

If blacks are equally intelligent, then why would they need help with the SAT, a test that has a .9 correlation with IQ?

[@Nathan-tg4gu]

@@jennithywong2704 Well to be fair, the correlation coefficient squared gives you the percentage of performance accounted for by the variable. So 81% of SAT performance can be explained with IQ. I'd say 19% is large enough room to insert ad hoc rationalizations.

[@stevenbacon-cheddar9914]

Some people are more equal than others...

[@goldennuke2]

@@matthewjacobs7840 This is why school vouchers should be a thing. send your kid to the school you believe they would do well at, and then you can't blame the district you live in on your problems. There are poor people of every race, no just african americans. There are poor white people, who have kids who go to poor schools. do you not think that they should be entitled to the same benefits?

[@justanotherbaptistjew5659]

I think all of the problems in Black Communities stem from one source. A lack of responsibility. With Planned Parenthood (which has mainly been targeted at poor black folks), Black men have less responsibility to stay with their families, thus leaving many broken homes. It’s been proven that it is very important to have a father figure. Thus, more crime and poverty.

[@DrShaym]

The main reason healthcare is so expensive is because of socialized healthcare programs (although the obesity epidemic burdening the system isn't helping). When health care providers see clients with Medicare and Medicaid cards, they realize they can charge whatever they want because Daddy Government is paying for it. It's the same reason the cost of college tuition has increased at three times the rate of inflation over the past thirty years. Colleges see students with federal aid and know they can charge whatever they feel like.

[@osets2117]

@@averageblonde5496 look up his possum videos about garbage movies

[@josiahbidwell4347]

Also the fact that the us subsidizes healthcare to other countries.

[@jeffyt4872]

Yeah but in the UK healthcare is free because of government intervention, while in the US, air ambulances are deregulated and cause insane price markups and poverty for Americans Edit: yeah this is bullshit, I don’t know what I was thinking writing this.

[@dosran5786]

we didnt even have to pay for health care in the 19th century free hospice was everywhere and they even protested paid for care hopsitals in the 30s.

[@earthwax7946]

@@jeffyt4872 that isn’t remotely close to true.

[@MKbutnotthecia]

The debunkers were literally the only reason I could survive the cringy humor of the guy trying to defuse Libertarianism.

[@dbzgod3529]

Yes dude I wanted to stub my self

[@barryallen9932]

i about left just cause of the guy's stupid invisible hand joke and he clearly had no intention of explaining how the free market would regulate itself to an extent

[@malina9070]

They made me laugh so much and AJ made me cry with his cringe.

[@dazeyndrowsy]

I'm not even sure if they can help me survive this video

[@Seth-mu3wo]

My ears started bleeding a little bit at his statements. As a libertarian myself, he couldn't be further from our (general) beliefs. I don't pretend to speak for anyone but myself though.

[@georgedestino4788]

Slight correction: Elon no longer is a socialist. Now he describes himself as, "Socially liberal and fiscally conservative", which essentially is libertarian.

[@zachb1706]

Conservatives are not economically libertarian

[@zachb1706]

But many conservatives do fall under conservative-libertarianism, which ushers for a nice valence between the two ideologies

[@enderkoregameing8090]

Neolib

[@connorschrock2883]

Ehhhhhhhyou know what close enough.

[@horserage]

That's pink cap.

[@reaper10unleashed]

Capitalism is the source of discriminatory policy? I think this bloke needs to read "Discrimination and disparities" by Thomas Sowell. Capitalism actively fights racism because, guess what, businesses care more about making money than they care about race. Bus companies in the American south only started forcing black people to sit in the back of the bus when the government starting fining them for not complying with the law. Before that, they let black people sit where ever they wanted because they only cared that they paid the fare.

[@murphykenji]

Thomas Sowell rules, and so do you.

[@genli5603]

Yep! Plessy v Ferguson was rigged to overturn the law WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE RAILROAD. The fact that they failed was not their fault.

[@magnus4g63]

“Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain.” ― Frédéric Bastiat,

[@spookyanarchist4167]

Just because you put quotation marks around it doesn't make it true... That quote more accurately describes Fascists since their entire ideology is based on nothing being outside the state, except for companies as long as they don't undermine the state's goals.

[@immikeurnot]

But fascism was just an updated form of socialism. What he says is true - socialism is government control of economic activities. Fascism was different because instead of using nationalization, it used regulation. You still "owned" your business... the state just told you exactly how to run it. And everything within that quote is absolutely true.

[@magnus4g63]

@@immikeurnot , indeed, you could accurately replace the word 'socialism' with 'collectivism' or 'statism' :)

[@coolbeans6148]

Wow, I never thought of it in that light despite my frequent exposure to this mentality they have, thanks.

[@Nathan-tg4gu]

I wouldn't say this is accurate from my own experience. I have a number of socialist friends, and they accuse non-socialists not of being anti-healthcare or anti-education, but of lacking sympathy or generosity. It does seem to be true in the context of equality though, as identity politics has created an environment in which disagreements on politics are interpreted as bigotry.

[@vanivanov9571]

I'm not Libertarian, but I must say... you owned this guy, and are a thousand times the man he is.

[@johnathanvale8634]

Why we you not libertarian? I'm guessing you are socially libertarian, because you probably aren't retarded. But why not be for deregulation in the market place? 🤔

[@mrshadrack8554]

johnathan vale I have heard so many sicko liberals that I don’t even know what y’all believe anymore, enlighten me.

[@johnathanvale8634]

@@mrshadrack8554 the libertarians think there are 3 functions of government. 1. Military 2. Police, criminal courts. 3. Civil courts to settle our disputes All these functions are used to protect our rights. 👍 anything by else is unnecessary and won't help our goal of economic prosperity

[@vanivanov9571]

@@johnathanvale8634 I've seen libertarians who are just edgy Leftists, and I have seen ones who are anarchists, and some who are immoral freedom junkies that fall somewhere inbetween. I have some libertarian ideals, but I actually like the idea of public industry done well. Things like insurance should be handled by the state, for example. Rather, I figure public insurance would, in a good nation, out-compete private insurance. To give a quick and dirty example as to why the state would be better at it: The state has to pay for welfare for the homeless. So, they can actually afford to pay generous insurance to people whose homes burn down, as that helps to alleviate the many, many problems if that citizen became a homeless man. AKA: The state saves money by helping people with their problems. But I know plenty of people who never got a dime out of their expensive private insurance.

[@mrshadrack8554]

johnathan vale are you a libertarian? Also thanks.

[@talongreenlee7704]

This guy lives in a world of strawmen. He’s unwilling to actually try to understand anyone else’s ideas.

[@savagetv6460]

He's a propagandist just like John Oliver and colbert

[@UnauthorizedComedy]

The guy being debunked is extremely unlikable. Wow.

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

Ah, I just noticed it says "aj+" 😑

[@TonsMoreCowbell]

He looks like someone who needs his hard drive searched

[@junkscience6397]

Strawman Regurgitating AlJazeera Douchbag, he is!

[@BlindRambler]

Oh shit! It does say AJ+

[@magnus4g63]

and wrong

[@Barskor1]

“Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain.” ― Frederic Bastiat, The Law

[@RedCarpetZygomaticus]

Great quote

[@Barskor1]

@@RedCarpetZygomaticus Yes it is.

[@dr.killakill960]

@Barskor1 Yes it is.

[@Quaerite.Intellectum]

Great book! I hope more people read it.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

Best thing I’ve read in a long time

[@liamscott1905]

"Look at them shrieking about taxes" Shows video of libertarians quietly, calmly and rationally talking about taxes.

[@wizkidgamer9942]

Meanwhile, at the Bernie rally, the old socialist fuck says one thing about raising taxes to pay for his impossible Utopia AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!!!!

[@renaissancenovice7202]

Lol

[@NLTops]

Wide-eyed idealists like this guy don't understand that shrieking requires the REEEEEE.

[@stevenwillett4136]

I thought slavery was illegal, but here we are, with two cartoon characters owning a man...

[@rhysenfyneix7864]

I'm going to use that.... Thank you my good Sir.

[@BornAgainBrother]

LOL

[@BeerByTheNumbers]

The real question is, where is the Dubunkers' Bunker?? What are THEY hiding?

[@mckennabellott1302]

They're hiding the cure for feminism

[@borkerman]

Switzerland

[@TheModernHermeticist]

Cody Wilson

[@dassnek4728]

The Nevada desert.

[@ragnokulfbhert]

They have the GayBomb & will set it off if the world falls too far into depravity

[@justincurry5887]

Seamus, it was truly hard to watch and listen to that fool. Nothing but ad hominems, appeal to emotion, and strawmans. So many strawmans, he may as well start a business selling scarecrows.

[@hybridh3r0]

Libertarians know how to film with the camera level and not on a tilt. Checkmate AJ+

[@stoplyinn]

And they aren't funded by terrorists.

[@ghostface5559]

They make me feel drunk.

[@lesthodson2802]

They make me wish I was drunk.

[@blackgriffinxx]

They also are funnier . Were this man is a black hole to which humor can not escape. Only pity laughter of the cringiest kind can escape the viewer mouth.

[@renaissancenovice7202]

Hahaha

[@abelsm6270]

In my eyes most people are actually libertarianists, anyone who isn't is: 1. An anarchist 2. A supporter of dictatorships Or 3. On the road to a dictatorship

[@abelsm6270]

@Addict private companies Edit: oh, I see what you did there

[@justanotherbaptistjew5659]

8:00 Moses lived in Egypt. Egypt does not have big forests. Moses did not live in a village per se. This man knows literally nothing about Moses. Edit: and most of the time he lived in Ethiopia which again, is not known for its forests.

[@Jay-629]

Zero to Awesome Egypt, in general, is a desert.

[@Charistoph]

Actually, he only lived in Egypt for about 40-41 years. The other 80ish years he spent between Egypt and Jerusalem. For the 40ish years before the burning bush, he was a shepherd under his father-in-law. There is no telling if it was a nomadic village or any village at all at this point.

[@Jay-629]

Charistoph So either in the Sinai peninsula or somewhere in Israel. Almost certainly not in a large forest.

[@Charistoph]

@@Jay-629, well, it's not a forest now, nor was one ever covered by an extremely traumatic event that would cover said forest with sediment to create a fossil record. Remember, at the time, what would become the kingdom of Israel was considered "a land flowing with milk and honey", and became more of a desert in the last 2000 years, which is now starting to bloom. Mt Sinai would just be considered undeveloped country, desert, plains, or forest, as that is what a wilderness is. Exodus doesn't really go in to a lot of detail about almost anything like that. Still, no village, and I used to live in a forest where the shrubs outnumbered the trees (look up Tonto National Forest), so...

[@JonatasAdoM]

@@Charistoph So it was a prosperous land when Moses' people got there and now that they're back it is starting to bloom again. That's poetic.

[@fedup7496]

Oh man, what an unbearable commie, I don't know how anyone could put up with his crap in a single go. Damn, kudos to the Debunkers for their endurance.

[@camarokidbb4347]

Neither could I. O hi soul m8

[@kylew3715]

The most libertarian agency in the USA is the military. -all volunteer -champions the individual within the group -champions collective and individual honor -guns

[@HaveButOneLife]

The main caveat: They all work for the government, and the government also has the power to not give them choice.

[@Mira-dp6di]

Except for the part about keeping civil rights (voting) hostage for half the population unless they 'volunteer'

[@pixelfairy]

@@Mira-dp6di what do you mean? us citizens dont need to serve in the military to vote

[@pixelfairy]

@@wyattosterling8775 we havent had a draft for a long time

[@db9944]

@@pixelfairy He's referring to Selective Service. Men do have to sign up at 18. There hasn't been a draft in decades, but we do still sign up on our 18th birthday and it is legally required to do so.

[@wuffiousmaximus4808]

“Racist” has lost it’s meaning to the point where it mind as well not be a word

[@sixwingedasura3059]

Same thing with 'fascist,' and "white-supremacist.'

[@savagetv6460]

Racist is a Marxist word to bring about socialism

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

This just in; Seamus has an iq of 3,000 in order to make these awesome episodes.

[@FreedomToons]

to be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand the debunkers

[@berserkshirtbear1271]

He doesn't need an I.Q. past 110 to make these people look stupid, as they can do it pretty well on their own.

[@walkingdeadboii214]

AIDS

[@walkingdeadboii214]

Zika

[@walkingdeadboii214]

STDS

[@LeRon832]

I just realized the debunkers is a pun. I am a moron

[@Thalanox]

And now, so did I. Being literally inside a bunker. Man, it's so obvious all of a sudden.

[@MaxTheCat-eh5ts]

SuperJamesexperience I wondered if that was a pun the entire time

[@BladeOfLight16]

We're all morons. It's okay to be a moron. What's bad is not realizing you're a moron. People who want to put themselves in government and tell everyone what to do are too arrogant to be aware of their stupidity; that's why they think they can make everything perfect. Acknowledging your own failings is the first step to humility and common sense. So to you I say well done and welcome to the journey.

[@wambutu7679]

Me as well sir. But it took me an additional 5 months! Sigh.

[@4n4rch1st7]

Lol same

[@OokamiKageGinGetsu]

"Please, leave the comedy to . . . anyone else." LMFAO 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@BelaSkriva]

David I couldn’t agree more😂😂😂

[@earthninja777]

@@BelaSkriva YA PLEASE

[@snorf525]

funnier than anything in their video

[@Alexmarill]

This guy makes Amy Schumer look hilarious

[@dragonmouse3985]

Fire departments existed before states became willing to funnel tax dollars into fire departments. In fact, just about all of the services that people interact on a local level came into being before states were willing to use public funding to support them. The free market creates services, when those services are noted to be of value politicians decide to run on platforms based around socializing those services in order to win elections. If he has not already, handsome Sheamus could probably put together a historical description of several of these developments.

[@1978garfield]

The history of fire departments is fascinating. FWIW I have heard of many rural areas where you purchase fire department coverage annually. If you don't pay your bill and have a fire the FD shows up to the closest address that is covered in case the flames spread from your house. They then set and watch your house burn. Tough but fair.

[@Ajsirb24]

I'm sold. I am now a conservative libertarian. Thank you.

[@Chrxnic307]

Welcome aboard brother!

[@jakeweberzwier8655]

Welcome to truth and reason!

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

nice username!

[@eliadaballazhi2982]

welcome to the club 😙

[@siyacer]

My man

[@isaacschmitt4803]

The funny thing is, this guy apparently thinks Anarcho-Capitalism and Libertarianism are the same thing.

[@joshuafogg6600]

Isaac Schmitt Well, he certainly seems to be in the group of people that think that anyone who doesn't call themselves a feminist is a literal Nazi.

[@maxsonwrighty2582]

EXACTLY. But you do have to admit that libertarians should do a better job of differentiating the two, because anacho-capitalists only make it harder for libertarians to appeal to a wider base.

[@lolihitler4198]

One wants to dismantle the government so they can kill communists themselves the other wants to keep the government as a commie-killing apparatus I say either one works just fine

[@lucius_caecillius]

The real question is should helicopter pilots require licenses when providing free rides?

[@Zorro9129]

Anarcho-capitalism is simply a branch of libertarianism.

[@L3GN5RW9]

13:57 This idea needs to be talked about WAY more often. Business owners should be able to deny service to anyone at any time for any reason. Never forget Sweet Cakes by Melissa. ($135,000 fine for refusing to make a gay wedding cake)

[@177SCmaro]

Correct. Freedom of association is a principle almost no one in politics talks about as it immediately disproves the very idea of a government.

[@niggy730]

Do you think this applies also when say a white bar or restaurant owner denies service to a black person, or vice versa? I know in theory the market will answer with that the bar or restaurant that allows both races will out-compete the other ones and thus the problem solves itself. In practice however, it is not as simple. Many other factors play a part and we know for a fact that (through history) that the market fails in such situations, since a white bar owner might lose all white customers if he allows black folks in, thus the market becomes racist. Maybe you are a hard-liner and don't see that as a problem at all, but I think most people think apartheid is a bad thing, regardless if people choose to segregate freely or not. What do you think?

[@L3GN5RW9]

Nils Lundgren Obviously, racism is evil and wrong. However, I don't think that the government should have the power to dictate to business owners whom they must serve. Businesses fail or succeed based on consumers' responses to business decisions; sometimes those decisions are controversial. However, the important principle is that people have property rights, and they should be able to choose the people they engage in economic exchange with. It's all about freedom.

[@philmartinez8704]

Understand the philosophy in this way, if the government has the right to protect everybody to do business with it has the power to thus segregate. Meanwhile if all businesses conducted themselves as the owner dictates then really it's just the better service will out compete the Lesser. If there's a restaurant that only serves to Black customers the competing restaurant across the street that serves to all Races will very likely out compete the racist black restaurant. I think having said this I do find it rather orwellian that Silicon Valley Tech Giants such as Twitter Tumblr KZbin and Google can limit the ideas of conservatives drastically more than they limit liberals. In fact there seems to be an overwhelming sense of favoritism for Liberal ideals. It seems as though most Libertarians are for private businesses to conduct their own businesses however they feel up until they're asked what about tech Giants limiting your freedom of speech?

[@niggy730]

You seemed to miss the point I made about market failures and how the restaurant that serves to all races might lose all customers because the customers are racist and thus won't go to a mixed restaurant. You might call it self-segregation or whatever you like. I'm glad you mentioned silicon valley censorship, it's one of the situations where the phrase "they're a private business, they can do what they want" simply doesn't cut it. In my opinion this is where the dogmatic libertarianism fails. I truly think government interference is required in that particular instance.

[@kagejohnson7490]

This guy said "why would you need a machine gun if the world is safe?" My question is why do you need a fire extinguisher if the fire department is so great? Answer just in case.

[@magnus4g63]

“Libertarianism is “cultish,” say the sophisticates. Of course, there’s nothing cultish at all about allegiance to the state, with its flags, its songs, its mass murders, its little children saluting and paying homage to pictures of their dear leaders on the wall, etc.” ― Thomas E. Woods Jr.

[@agsilverradio2225]

Honestly, any ideology could become a cult, if your too overzellous about it.

[@rebecca3647]

"I would cut the Department of Education" Please. Please do so. Public schools suck. Privatize them. Please.

[@robinsss]

how will destitute mothers pay for her children's education?

[@rebecca3647]

@@robinsss If the parents can't afford to send their child to any school nearby, a voucher system similar to the one currently used in some states for private and charter school can be used. The government (state or federal, I'm not sure) provides vouchers redeemable for school tuition. Or student's family could apply for scholarships, proving financial need and receiving monetary help from the schools directly.

[@robinsss]

your proposal is not a major shift in funding and when t comes to funding isn't even privatization ……………………………….the government is still paying for the education through income taxes

[@renaissancenovice7202]

Yes please, private education is much better

[@whatisupmyfellowamericans8808]

@@robinsss If the system is truly privatized and is subjected to the invisible hand of the free market the price for tuition will drop due to competition. Also, as more people enroll their children into private schools, the cost of tuition will drop. A big contributer to the price of private schools now is the fact that they _are_ private. Not enough money comes in from tuition so the price of tuition has to be increased to accommodate. Increase the number of students and you decrease the price of tuition.

[@ArcherWarhound]

The self-deprecating jab "the past time of true intellectuals: debunking KZbin videos!" gets me every time. Keep it real, bro.

[@James_Bee]

Taxes don't take my trash away, the company I pay does. Almost like magic. While it may be impossible to live in such a large society with taxes, raising them isn't the answer. Especially raising them for one income bracket over another. The "rich" pay more than everyone else combined, but raise their taxes and they start finding loopholes to pay less or none.

[@wickedmuffin76]

"Why does the logo look like a sewer cover?" uh, do you mean A CIRCLE?

[@TheLastGarou]

I love how he said that when the first thing *I* noticed was the Statue of Liberty. All I could think was, 'Dude better never go to New York.'

[@timothybayliss6680]

Man hole covers are circular so they can't fall through. They are a conical section that is larger on the top, the roadway side, than the bottom. The seat has a taper that matches so they fit together snug. If they were a shape other than circular it's possible for them to fall through.

[@mahobgood30]

I abhor racism, but....you shouldn't force private businesses to provide services to people they don't want to associate themselves with.

[@88fibonaccisequence]

> I think using tobacco products is stupid. > But, I don't have the right to force others to stop smoking. > Tobacco products cause health problems, including cancer. > Therefore, I am pro-cancer. The absolute state of political discourse in this country.

[@donovanwheeler4906]

2 4 6 8 this why we don’t debate 4 7 2 8 NPC meme go away..... also orange man bad🍊

[@88fibonaccisequence]

const nameCall = [ "bad", "racist", "fascist", "literally Hitler", "Voldemort" ]; let orangeMan = nameCall[Math.floor(Math.random()*nameCall.length)]; console.log("Trump is " + orangeMan);

[@StormsandSaugeye]

And if the people do not like that policy, then they will not frequent the business, thereby reducing profits over time. Leading the business with the more open social policies to thrive

[@goawayleavemealone2880]

The problem is that the word BUT almost always makes everything preceded it irrelevant. "I support Free Speech BUT..."

[@rileyen4608]

I’m a libertarian and I believe in the U.S. constitution as written and purely intended as the founders wrote many letters about their intent. Liberty or death. I also feel the Government shouldn’t be allowed to regulate freedoms....

[@dustinontaiyabbi5608]

They aren't allowed to. They are supposed to uphold those freedoms not regulate them.

[@xrxs1020]

@@dustinontaiyabbi5608 Ironically, under the banner of upholding freedoms, governments often suppress freedom. It takes extensive wisdom to run other peoples' lives. No one is that wise. Ergo, limit government in order to limit political adventurism.

[@debacofzomb9889]

Had to paste this here: Federal income tax does NOT pay for things like roads, school etc (although some public schools get up to 8% of their budget from the federal govt). Nearly every single dime and dollar taken as federal income tax *goes to pay interest to the FED on OUR OWN MONEY.* I'm a republican and I agree with the libertarians.... It's theft. It's unconstitutional. There wasn't even a law requiring people to pay it until around 2006 (I may have that year wrong) when people started to discover that there was no law requiring people to pay federal income tax! They never made a law because *they know it's unconstitutional!* Now we let them do whatever they want, whenever they want. The libertarians are right. Our own government is totally fking evil! Hmmm maybe I'm not really a republican... That dudes video kinda makes me wanna be a libertarian.

[@ryanvann2459]

Freedom Toons is one of my favorite conservative KZbin channels. These guys address liberal counter arguments instead of straw manning, they concede points and they have a great sense of humor. What more could you want!

[@PrimeTimePaulyRat]

The guy they're debunking doesn't even make any real arguments. He just insults libertarians for their belief in the free market and gives no justification for why their philosophy is wrong. He claims it's wrong simply because they "worship" the free market. Any conservative can say to a liberal that they "worship" the government and make the same case.

[@shorewall]

He mocks Libertarians as fringe and weird, then tries to turn the argument around and say they are 1 in 10, and therefore you should be scared and motivated to oppose them. It's sick and evil propaganda.

[@DevilsDeal]

Libertarian Candidate: "I believe in a world where gay married couples can protect their marijuana farms with fully automatic machine guns, baby!" Me: "Hold my beer! I just got an awesome idea for a movie script!"

[@holtscustomcreations]

Sounds like a quote from Austin Petersen.

[@JonatasAdoM]

@@holtscustomcreations How come they have almost the same name?

[@agsilverradio2225]

As a libritarian myself, I think that marrage is a function of the church, not the state; and most relgions don't aprove of homosexuallity. ... So, I guess you could say I'm personally for traditional marrage, (an opinion not all libritarians share.) thoguh gays (and lesbians) should have some kind of option for a civil-union. Just don't call it marrage. (I'm not sure how athiests would get married. Probly a private buisiness acting as a justice of the peace would.) ... I'm Definenently on board for those other 2 parts thoguh. (I would never do marajana myself, but It shouldn't be criminalised,) and macine-guns count as part of the 2nd amendment!

[@jankoleon3785]

I can live with that.

[@obviouslykaleb7998]

Ag silver Radio I agree entirely, but without the spelling errors lol

[@TheSuburban15]

libertarianism (small 'L') is basically classical liberalism. No idea what the Libertairian party is trying to do anymore. Lost me in 2016. (The people commonly called liberals today are not classical liberals, they are typically just leftists)

[@deadaccount5063]

i dont think you mean leftist i think you mean commies

[@joshuaallgood7030]

The Libertarian Party is a metamodern satire of libertarianism.

[@lastnameeverfirstnamegreat5656]

@Star Trek Theory What.....?

[@asnekboi7232]

Star Trek Theory what?

[@asnekboi7232]

Star Trek Theory the thing about the Jews

[@themeddite]

State: takes 15$ Me: Thats fair, thats just 15$ not much I could've gotten with that. Federal: takes 130$ Me: That could've been food for a week for me...

[@JonatasAdoM]

You can say many things about libertarianism, you can't however say it comes even close to Nazism or Communism.

[@umwha]

Largely because libertarianism has never been tried, where as the other two have already tried and failed. We’ll, I suppose the remaining hunter-gatherer tribes are a libertarian case-study.

[@FakenameStevens]

Is it the trainwreck of Nazism and communism? Does that mean it's viable? Nazism benefitted from capitalism economically, if they weren't such aggressive warmongers none of that would've happened

[@carlsonraywithers3368]

​@@umwha The wild west was a perfect libertarian application example

[@umwha]

@@carlsonraywithers3368 Sure thats relevant but not really truly libertarian. Except that the wild west did have local laws and sheriffs, and they were all presided over by national laws.

[@carlsonraywithers3368]

@@umwha What you mean is an anarcho-capitalist ideology, While yes, Sheriffs are present in the wild west, They're very few and far between and rely on bounty hunters(So the dead or alive wanted poster came from) because they have very small police forces. Libertarians and anarchists are very different from each other. Libertarians wanting smaller governments and anarchist wanting nothing at all.

[@1400IntruderVS]

Wow that was frustrating to watch, because modern liberalism seems to obsess over racism, sexism and classism. Capitalism is more concerned with trades, supply and demand. The very structure of capitalism is supported by the propagation of wealth, where as modern liberalism seeks to support poverty. Capitalism generates wealth for all where modern liberalism intends to define our economic subjugation. The modern liberal, the socialist, the communist, confuse me. Because they all claim to offer systems of social order that determine an equitable dividend for all but none shall may have control of. So I am cool for now because I am wealthy but if I find the means to generate greater personal wealth, I should not have control over that wealth? Even if the spending of such wealth already contributes to the prosperity of others who participate within the same capitalist society? I just don't understand leftist philosophy or why there are so many that religiously cling these concepts of social economic subjugation as if these social orders were the messiah? Capitalism does not socially or economically subjugate people. Nearly every individual has abilities that may be marketed to achieve any measure of wealth a market demand may reward for applicable production and services. There are always ladders climb and even ladders that may be created. Maybe if we taught each generation how to generate and manage wealth instead of teaching people how to be resentful of those who generate and manage greater wealth? Public education has failed.

[@Digital_Dude2000]

It’s basically the best example of why America should cut the Department of Education

[@enderkoregameing8090]

When those who are wealthy find ways to exploit the people into generating more wealth for them, they will. Exploitation is profitable and systems are in place that teach the people to become cogs in the machine instead of teaching them to build their own machines, because competition is bad for the elites. PURE capitalism will subjugate people as much as it can to extract as much value from them as possible. It will also not allow developments to things that would better society if it isn't profitable. But to truly allow freedom to the people, a society with a mixed economy with the main law being no treading on the people's rights by anyone, tyrannical government or tyrannical corporations, is the best solution for the betterment of society and the improvement of the world.

[@nocturne2029]

This dude is saying "libertarianism" but describing "anarchocapitalism"

[@HaveButOneLife]

Not really much wrong with that, it sure beats "the government can solve everything!" mantle.

[@dullhockeystick3204]

This comment is too accurate.

[@bokoda7207]

To quote my favorite movie “You keep using that word but I don’t think it means what you think it means.”

[@jonathanandrews8142]

fax

[@Master_Yoda1990]

But AnCaps are libertarians, they’re just a group within the libertarians, just like the AnSocs (AnarchoSocialists), in short Libertarianism is a spectrum.

[@privateinformation6082]

Dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery- Thomas Jefferson

[@twotwan]

I love being preached at by an organization owned by Qatar.

[@Joe-pi9bx]

Well at least we know why the host is anti "Free" market; because he is funded by a country where they enslave people!

[@izayoiaifuyu]

>This man has no understanding of irony that's blatant with his smile and sarcastic remarks And they're calling libertarians anti-social when they're unable to understand basic irony in a social situation. Good lord, it's not like these people are even that much of intellectual Giants like Hans-Hermann Hoppe, this is the fucking LP.

[@robinski3175]

8:14 : "Currently working to defund fire departments" Now the left wants to defund police, lol

[@joeyk19801]

Thank goodness these guys watch these shows for us. I don't think I could stomach watching an entire one of these shows myself

[@mouseypublishings]

I'm a libertarian. When I say that think Ron Swanson and NOT Garry Johnson.

[@JosephSmith-lm4ri]

I think a smaller government version of Coolidge, but Swanson is another guy I think about.

[@ponraul1221]

Ron Paul

[@mpowe123]

There's an episode where a mother comes to Ron and hands her daughter's assignment "Government is good at" and the answer was "It's not".

[@nodrogdivad]

The guy who plays Ron is a libtard. Uhg.

[@drewp.weiner2473]

You should be thinking Rothbard

[@kingofmustache6267]

Strawman Strawman Ad hominem Strawman Strawman Ad hominem Ad hominem I’m sensing a pattern

[@wizkidgamer9942]

It's almost like he's trying to make a poem! ..... He isn't very good at it.

[@keyonteboyd8885]

KingOfMustache More like Bad hominem because that guy is just not funny at all

[@philc6068]

And the video was just bad in every way. I mean, at least some vox videos make points that you have to give a few seconds thought to debunk. This one was just bad and made him look like the world's biggest douche.

[@kingofmustache6267]

WizKidGamer99 Jokes on you, it’s actually an elaborate riddle which, if solved, will lead us to the ark of the covenant. Or predict the end of the world. Or both. I haven’t solved it yet😑.

[@daddytito917]

Maybe it’s Morse code... is he trying to tell us something?

[@Mathmachine]

Libertarianism is a religion...me thinks the (I'm assuming) Feminist doth project too much.

[@evilallensmithee]

Mathmachine word play and a Shakespeare reference I tip my hat to you my good man

[@iliadnetfear2586]

*.99%/Debunker voice* indeed!

[@TayLybb]

You gotta hate freedom

[@JohnBrown-of4pw]

Mathmachine Objectivism is a religion

[@Meton2526]

John Brown Obvious troll is obvious

[@matthm65210]

To be fair, you can logically categorize taxes as theft (or, more accurately, extortion). Paying taxes are mandatory, and the government threatens you with jail for refusal to pay. A demand obtained with force or a threat of force, a.k.a. extortion.

[@gregbaranszky545]

“I literally can’t take anymore of the unfunny.” Same here

[@unfunnydave5485]

Bro what did I do?

[@triordanmn]

Took him 21 minutes to to turn this from anti-libertarianism to anti-capitalism...

[@spencerkindra8822]

I'll admit he had me going for a while. Then he started blaming capitalism for everything wrong with America and I said "ah there it is!"

[@biteldritch6373]

Just a correction. Elon musk said he would support a more socialistic aporach once we have a sustainable mode of automation for a majority of jobs. Not outright socialist.

[@macjones6394]

12:58 I have NEVER run across someone who was pro-NSA, unless perhaps they worked for the NSA.

[@abrahamjenkins1655]

John lock? Adam Smith? Step aside this guy clearly knows better

[@88fibonaccisequence]

John Locke: Forms basis of modern political philosophy. Adam Smith: Invents field of economics. James Madison: Writes most important document in human history. Milton Friedman: Wins Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics. Irrelevant AJ+ Reporter: "Hold my beer."

[@stalinjoseph2980]

@Star Trek Theory lmao, don't cut yourself on that edge friend.

[@nitrousoxide4970]

Seamus, are you secretly the English teacher at my school? He’s a libertarian and is funny too. So? Hiding something? Update: And he believes taxation is theft aswell.

[@stevenkravitz6377]

Pennsbury?

[@nitrousoxide4970]

Steven Kravitz Nope.

[@pepelapiu2004]

Well, of course taxation is theft, legalized theft but theft just the same. Is he a public school teacher? If so, he is quite unique.

[@stevenkravitz6377]

@@nitrousoxide4970 theres an english teacher like that at my school

[@elsad5810]

That is a rare gem of a find, my friend. Consider yourself lucky, most of my teachers took sociology courses and are super liberal.

[@ReformedSooner24]

Literally the founding fathers were libertarians

[@cameronmeline7331]

Ęntity it want the taxes it was that they had no say in the government

[@cloudwolf3972]

@@6u66akush Americans fucked up the meaning of the word. John Locke is the father of the liberalism(the classical liberalism) but after the hippie movement, people identified has "liberals" became anti economic freedom and pro state paternalism. Now the real liberals(classical) are called libertarians. It makes the founding father libertarians.

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

I think a deeper look at the founding of this country would show a clear divide between federalists and anti-federalists. The thing is today we are choosing between 2 federalists who is the most anti-federalist,

[@deadmeme8011]

@Ęntity It wasn't a matter of how high the taxes were, it was a matter of what they were for. The British Empire wanted to start taxing internal monetary transactions within the colonies, which at the time was unconstitutional & outside the bounds of the British government, at least in the eyes of the colonists. The stamp tax, for example, put unprecedented sales taxes on everything from newspapers to marriage liscences. All of this was to pay for the expenses of the French & Indian war, a war we had already helped support & fought in. The British thought we should foot the bill even more after the fact, since it was largely fought on our behalf. Needless to say, this disagreement was apparently irreconcilable.

[@finalcountdown3210]

@Ęntity Actually that's factually wrong. They got wanted independence because the Brits DOUBLED their tax rate...from 1% to 2%!! HOW DARE THEY!! In the end, independence was inevitable, but it is a very common misconception that we were DROWNING in British taxes. Americans have always had this negative feeling towards taxes.

[@elite9553]

20:55 why is the democratic party’s logo an animal that is normally depicted as being stupid?

[@SarcasticBroth]

Wait... Libertarians are rich? Where's my money?! lol Edit: That ending though lol.

[@sandakureva]

Libertarian here. Still living check to check. My field is saturated and wages are low.

[@walterwhitecar8670]

The hypocrisy of this man! Many Democrats are also rich. But they didn’t get rich from capitalism, that got rich from being Career politicians.

[@stepanotrisal1512]

"Wait, why do need machine guns if weed is legal?" Oh, so he would be alright with protecting your marijuana field with machine guns if it was against cops?

[@skullhunter1227]

Cops representing the government lol

[@Shoxic666]

of course, liberals hate cops and think trump is the super devil, but they also think the government is always good and right and that anyone wanting less government power is paranoid.

[@dustinontaiyabbi5608]

The reason the sheriffs office and deputies have more authority than the police department is because the Sheriff himself is an ELECTED official, while the chief of police is an employee off the mayor. I.e. the mayor controls who's in charge of the police force and people are in control of who is sheriff. In all reality the police departments are actually an illegitimate and an over each by the local governments. The Sheriff's departments are the law enforcement of the region

[@Shoxic666]

@One beat brony I seem to recall the phrase "ACAB" being common at leftie rallies. Bullshit.

[@Predator20357]

@Paul Martin shhhh, cops are obviously super militaristic! Like how some (less than 10) departments were given free military vehicles because they are great at stopping bullets! We obviously should have them weaker than a civilian! It is the best logic because Cops should be a inconvenience and not a deterrent for criminals.

[@magnus4g63]

“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am -- not stuck in the middle, but hovering above the entire farcical spectrum, weeping as I behold my fellow man's devotion to political illusion and self-destruction.” ― Robert Higgs

[@Ibol406]

I’m a conservative and libertarianism sounds pretty good

[@LibertyLocalizer]

1:59. No, that's anarchy. (Most) Libertarians believe in *minimal* government. Edit: Anarchy is a subset of libertarianism.

[@ev3rything533]

@Anti Apartheid Israel there's a difference between a liberal leftist, and a libertarian

[@videakias3000]

how minimal exactly?

[@awesomeant9509]

I'm an anarcho capatilist so...

[@HaveButOneLife]

Some libertarians are anarchists. But yes, we're generally minarchists.

[@dullhockeystick3204]

@@awesomeant9509 ok? Not sure how that comment contributed anything...

[@jokerace8227]

The problem with the Libertarian Party has been the laughable POTUS candidates.

[@gmsllc]

Because they copy the two major parties. And anyone that thinks voting will lead to more freedom just does not know history.

[@TheGreatIndoors1979]

The Libertarian Party just simply discovered - through the power of market survey - that the actual reason people watch politicians, is because of the lulz and the subsequent memes.

[@adamhovey407]

Ron Paul was awesome. Which is why I voted for him...in the 2012 SC GOP primary...

[@Zennethe]

@@adamhovey407 we missed a huge opportunity then.

[@urmomgay]

@Ben Toal Amen

[@camarokidbb4347]

If Libertarianism is a religion, then call me a priest.

[@awatf8244]

His video is summed in: Muh roads, muh poor people, muh healthcare

[@thetruetexanamerican3522]

So seeing people as individuals is dangerous.

[@ReformedSooner24]

The True Texan American Your profile picture is epic

[@thetruetexanamerican3522]

@@ReformedSooner24 thanks

[@aidenfurry471]

fun fact: relating to gun control when they compare gun licences to drivers licences you only need a drivers licence to drive on state roads not private property meanwhile a gun licence when required by law is required to posses one on private property as well, so the more accurate comparison would be a concealed carry permit please be sure to express that to the next leftist who makes the drivers licence argument in the gun debate (yes i know this had nothing to do with guns but the drivers licence bit at the beginning reminded me of this)

[@ge2719]

Exactly. These people don't think out their comparisons at all. They fall apart with the slightest bit of rational thinking.

[@LibertyLocalizer]

It took me a few weeks, but I finally got the "debunkers/de-bunkers" pun.

[@joiscode3832]

Same

[@thinkingsoutherner9911]

Can’t deny it, it is pretty clever.

[@evr0.904]

Libertarians: Taxation is theft Everyone: ... The Founding Fathers: Correct

[@matthewcoyle4131]

Actually the first fire fighters we're private. It's where the idea for fire fighters came from. They were Roman.

[@matthewcoyle4131]

@German Pepe I don't think there was only one group owned by one person but that sounds flashy enough to be something the Romans would do.

[@christiansecor1031]

+German Pepe no. The leader, Crassus was purposely burning down towns and forcing people to sell their property to him for cents on the dollar and would defeat the fire right before the fire reached the town. He had a monopoly on this power as he was a high ranking statesman and general. He was later captured by the Sassanids after a catastrophic defeat in battle and forced to drink molten gold as a fitting and poetic punishment for his crimes.

[@Dank_Dank]

@@christiansecor1031 Damn

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

My town has a volunteer fire dept.......

[@TheShitpostKing]

Really? Wow. Where abouts do you live? Does having a private fire service work locally? The emergency services is something that even my hardcore AnCap friends even agree that it shouldn't be privatised, so I'd love to know how it works where you live.

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

The Shitpost King Well I don’t live there anymore, but you can look up Exeter MO volunteer fire dept. I don’t exactly know how it works, like I think they do get paid if they go out to a call, though it may not be much, but it’s basically all volunteer, and our electric company is non profit.

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

The Shitpost King Yeah, great things can happen in communities, it’s just dumb that people think no one ever comes together to do things. Haha.

[@szlingozec8395]

My town also has a volunteer fire dept as well as many others in the area, they are funded by donations and fundraisers they have 3 trucks (its a pretty small town, its rare to use use all 3 at the same time) Fire-gear breathing apparatus etc... all the equipment you would expect. All the members have pagers and whenever a fire-call goes out they get paged, all the members who can make it to the fire-hall do so. Then suit up and go out to the call. I've lived here for 15 years and while there have been several fires that necessitated their intervention, there has never been a fire which needed to be dealt with that they failed to deal with. It's the people who think that volunteer actions don't work who are living in a delusional state.

[@richardthompson3871]

Mine does too. They have turkey shoots at the fire department for fundraising. They do a good job, and get a lot of voluntarily donations from the logging industry.

[@UnauthorizedComedy]

I'm so happy! #debunkers are my favorite!

[@exiled_aussie]

Capitalism take the wheel =)

[@potatoking1656]

His voice changes Soo much. It's really impressive

[@micfail2]

"taxes take your trash away" really? Then why do I pay Casella $60 a month to pick up my trash?

[@MegaAbomb]

"Free markets and cooperation for projects are not suicide pacts " THAT is why I'm a libertarian - original quote

[@thecourier231]

The man in the video entirely created false equivalencies, misrepresented libertarian ideology, and made false statements about capitalism in almost every sentence. Not to mention that his sense of humor is cringeworthy and completely unfunny.

[@dungeonmastermagisterium3906]

Someone call George Orwell. We got a new candidate for big brother

[@darthtroller]

XD

[@Predator20357]

Big Brother? More like College Roommate but worse

[@CozmikPerm218]

6:24 fun fact: this is a back to the future reference And I'm pretty sure this joke completely went over Matt Lieb's (NewsBroke) head

[@tastyloaf5487]

I'm a libertarian, and let me tell you why I have faith in people: When I was 16, I was homeless for two years. I was given a place to live by a charity, which was itself given NO GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. Purely privately funded.

[@moparty4409]

Dude thats cool. Are you doing alright after 4 years?

[@TheDapperDragon]

Same here mate, as someone who isn't religious, the fact that two churches, one state funded, one that was basically in this old mexican couples garage (so obviously not state funded) took me and my wife in, fed us, and took care of us until we got back on our feet, really did open my eyes. On the other hand, the whole reason we were homeless was due to us being (by legal definition) human trafficked by people, so, kinda evens out. Some people suck, some people are wonderful, generous, kind human beings.

[@bennygoodmanisgod]

The debunkers is where I get my daily news. Yeah, I said it

[@tommytromboney8826]

Flipyap daily? More like monthly

[@JohnNewton27]

Hey, way better than most other places!

[@bennygoodmanisgod]

@@JohnNewton27 where else am I gonna go? Buzzfeed? Lol

[@idavisband]

He said monthly because the debunkers only come out what feels like once a month.

[@AryanSingh-ru8lg]

"No you don't understand, taxation is a fair trade, which is why we put you in jail if you disagree"

[@lordtullus9942]

I don't get it

[@AryanSingh-ru8lg]

@@lordtullus9942 Statists try and debunk the 'taxation is theft' argument by claiming that taxation is a fair trade where you give the government money and the government gives you services and protection; if that is so, then why are we forced into this so-called 'fair trade'? How do we opt out?

[@lordtullus9942]

@@AryanSingh-ru8lg I don't know. Every country has taxes so...

[@16m49x3]

@@AryanSingh-ru8lg An Italian historian once made the point that there is no real difference between a government and the mafia. They both provide protection and social service to the community. But in return they take a cut of your profits. If you disagree you are met with violence. This is the main reason why the mafia is still going strong in southern Italy. Many people still consider the Italian government a foreign power meddling in their private affairs. Better a tyrant you know, as they say. Which I agree with to an extent, I think the only road to libertarian is first to increase localized power and reduce centralized power.

[@WasatchWind]

What I've learned watching this - Libertarian thinking is about personal responsibility. That's the underlying theme. Socialism is about paying the government to make decisions for you. I don't agree with _everything_ in libertarianism, but I also actually know what the party is for. Mostly I just don't want toll roads. I'm good with everything else.

[@TonsMoreCowbell]

I've never had government-paid trash removal. Can someone please tell me where that guy lives?

[@lucius_caecillius]

generally municipalities decide weather or not to provide trash removal, sort of like municipal electric companies. where I live, I pay a private company to take my trash, but the town also comes around another day of the week to remove trash.

[@TonsMoreCowbell]

@@lucius_caecillius and no matter what, you still get billed separately for it.

[@howlingdin9332]

"Who would build the roads?" People would build them, just like they do now but without government weighing them down.

[@patrickgjorven7832]

Where there's a profit to be made.

[@byzantineempire5843]

AJ+ I remember that PrugerU did a video of AJ+ say that is actually a news station based in Qatar, sponsored by the Qatar government so they can manipulate the Left and the younger generation to act this way. And it still makes more sense than whatever the Left’s agenda is. I think it’s that everything must be perfect, even though that literally more impossible than if the Middle East oil industry survives in 500 years.

[@enderkoregameing8090]

LOL "PrugerU"

[@rimfire8217]

@@enderkoregameing8090 Yeah “PragerU” is a company that doesn’t have my trust at the moment. Their just So LAME. Like they are not our best foot forward. Unlike Seamus who clearly comes from a place of intellectual honesty, PagerU feels more interested in social up keep and image.

[@robertfgraves]

I love that you put your ad spot right before the outro. You earned that ad revenue, not the other way around.