The difference is that they think that gatekeeping poor people from services in order to bring costs down for everyone else is valid. I've seen libertarians argue that the solution to tuition and healthcare being expensive is to stop helping poor people, because that will drive demand down and lower prices for people who can already afford it. I've seen libertarians argue that the solution to people scalping groceries is to let grocery stores price gouge. Their solutions only ever involve helping people who don't need help at the expense of people who do. Libertarianism is "me, me, me right now now now" dressed up in fancy language. It's the political philosophy of a tumor.

[–] SilentFury@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago

"It's the political philosophy of a tumor." Fantastic analogy!

[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Libertarianism is a great system if you're using it as a backdrop for a cyberpunk dystopia.

[–] Saneless@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

It's great if the concept of a conscience is disgusting to you and you're proud of all the progress you made that was even partly because of the things you're trying to get rid of

[–] Heeveho@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You won me over at cyberpunk.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they advocate for genocide basically.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah way too many people don't recognize the methods of passive genocide as being such.

"We're not going to put you in death camps per se; we're just going to lock you out of every effective means of social and financial advancement, continually reduce the amount of money you're able to make to feed yourself, and also refuse to feed, shelter, or clothe you. What's the problem? It's not like we're putting you in death camps."

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

If it helps at all, mostly it just hurts even those it's supposed to help while the upper class reaps the rewards.