Why aren’t libertarians talking about Ferguson?

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Yo...do me a favor.

Who are black libertarians I should look into listening to?

Cause I'm not fukking with any of these white dudes for the most part. I just hear rehashed, thinly veiled racism every time these dudes open their mouths.
 
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Yo...do me a favor.

Who are black libertarians I should look into listening to?

Cause I'm not fukking with any of these white dudes for the most part. I just hear rehashed, thinly veiled racism every time these dudes open their mouths.

Thomas Sowell might be your best bet. I think Ben Carson is one, too.
 

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...hy-arent-libertarians-talking-about-ferguson/

By Paul Waldman August 13 at 12:14 PM
The shooting death by police of Ferguson, MO teenager Michael Brown, and what has happened in the aftermath, has been blanketing the news for the past few days. It’s a story about race, but it’s also become a story about the power of the state and how it’s wielded, and against whom.

So my question is this: Where are the libertarians?

Libertarians are, after all, supposed to be having their moment, as a cover story in last week’s New York Times Magazine put it. The foundation of libertarianism is skepticism toward government and a belief in individual freedom. There aren’t many freedoms more fundamental than the freedom to walk to your grandmother’s apartment, as Brown was doing, without getting shot by a representative of the government. So you might have thought that libertarians would be all over the media raising pointed questions about the misuse of police power.

You would also have thought that libertarians would be using the police reaction to the protests over Brown’s killing as a case study in the needless and dangerous militarization of the police. Like many police forces around the country, the one in Ferguson is bristling with military equipment, which they brought out to confront protesters. Though we’re talking about a town with 21,000 residents and a police force with 53 officers, they apparently have acquired the means to repel an invasion by any commando teams that decide to invade Ferguson. Driving up in their armored vehicles and decked out in gear appropriate to a Marine patrol in Helmand province, the police used tear gas, rubber bullets, and wooden pellets against protesters, including some who were standing in their own back yards.


But there has been a near-total silence from prominent libertarians on this issue. Senator Rand Paul, right now America’s most prominent libertarian (yes, I know, some don’t consider him a real libertarian), hasn’t said anything about the case — no public comments, no news releases, nothing on Twitter, nothing on Facebook. I contacted his office just to make sure that I hadn’t missed anything, and a press staffer told me they have no statement at this time. I also called the office of Rep. Justin Amash, known as the purest libertarian in the House, and got the same answer: he hasn’t said anything about it, and they have no statement to make. How about mustachioed libertarian TV personality John Stossel? Just a couple of weeks ago he was writing about the militarization of the police. He hasn’t said a peep about Ferguson.

You can find articles about Ferguson on the website of Reason, the libertarian magazine. But the politicians and conservative media figures who claim to be the most fervent advocates of individual freedom and to care the most about misuse of government power have been silent. One might be tempted to conclude they believe that when somebody’s grandson has to pay taxes on their inheritance, it’s a horrifying injustice that demands redress, but when somebody else’s grandson gets shot walking down the street, that’s just how things go sometimes.
because they are bigotted racists. they hate the state because they think that its feeding and protecting lazy minorities unwilling an unable to take care of themselves. they have no problem with it if it opresses black people. what do you think they buy all those guns for :mjpls: to shoot other white people wearing uniforms :usure: they want to protect themselves from black and brown people. they look at those tanks like :blessed:and are glad the police is keeping those negroes in check.
 

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:ohhh: I see what you're saying, but these sort of issues touchy, and you cant just run off at the mouth like you can on state provision. A young man lost his life.
That said, I expect Rand and others to come forward soon.
:mjlol::usure:
 

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I don't know if anyone said this but Libertarians believe in Police/Militia Maintaining Order ... So they probably back the heinous shyt the Police have been doing the past week
 

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its :mindblown: to me the amount of criticism libertarians are getting in this thread. how many "libertarians" are in office right now? everyone is clamoring for libertarian politicians to speak up on the issue but there really arent any other than Rand right now and he wrote that long article for Time. then when the academic thinktank has been sourced for writing multiple pieces on it they are criticized for just being a thinktank. :mindblown:

shyt on the majority parties for weak or no responses. and shyt on that police department and shyt on the DOJ if they dont do the right thing

and what would everyone be saying if more libertarians did come out on this issue? i would imagine they would get a lot of criticism for "politicizing" the death of an innocent civilian.
 

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and you guys do understand there are numerous nuanced versions of libertarian ideology right? not all of them are saying, no govt, all private sector etc. libertarianism is so generalized and stereotyped its almost ridiculous
 

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Just what political party do you guys think isn't supportive of white supremacy? or is not comprised mostly of racist?:ld:
CPUSA. The ideology of the party is anti-racist. Racists wouldn't be allowed to hide behind a seperate belief system. Unfortunately the party has no power in the US Gov. System.
 

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Yo...do me a favor.

Who are black libertarians I should look into listening to?

Cause I'm not fukking with any of these white dudes for the most part. I just hear rehashed, thinly veiled racism every time these dudes open their mouths.
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Deroy Murdock

Dr. Walter E. Williams

Dr. Thomas Sowell
 
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