As soon as you hear people saying “ought and “should you know you”ve crossed the dividing line from libertarianism into authoritarianism. Both left and right are guilty here. Pretty soon the “shoulds become “musts. That used to be fringe politics, now it”s mainstream. The essence of libertarianism is that while everyone is screaming what everyone else must do, the libertarian says “I”ll just wait quietly over here while you get on with whatever you want.
As soon as you hear people saying “ought and “should you know you”ve crossed the dividing line from libertarianism into authoritarianism. Both left and right are guilty here. Pretty soon the “shoulds become “musts. That used to be fringe politics, now it”s mainstream. The essence of libertarianism is that while everyone is screaming what everyone else must do, the libertarian says “I”ll just wait quietly over here while you get on with whatever you want.
This episode totally hits the nail on the head and is something I’ve been saying and thinking for a long time.