Saturday, March 12, 2016

Obama Speaks Directly About Libertarianism

And, of course, seem to doesn't realize all the functions that he seems to think can only be provided by government can be provided by the private sector.

Breitbart reports:

Friday in Austin, TX at the SxSW event, President Barack Obana pleaded his case for government, explaining that much of what it offers is sometimes taken for granted.

Among those areas included weather forecasts, roads and special forces keep the country safe.

“Part of it is when government does great things, we tend to take it for granted and it’s not a story,” Obama said. “Every day, government is delivering for everybody in this room, whether you know it or not. I can find the fiercest libertarian in the room, you know, who despises every level of government, thinks it’s all-corrupting. But they’re checking the weather on their phone and lo and behold, there’s a government satellite that is facilitating that. And they’d be really irritated if they couldn’t figure out whether it’s going to be 70 and sunny or 60 and rainy tomorrow. But that’s not reported as government because we just take for granted that of course there are roads and of course we have a geosatellite system. And of course we have special forces who are making sure there aren’t folks who are blowing up our buildings. Part of our task is to tell a better story about what government does.”

(ht Jay Stephenson)

12 comments:

  1. Of course there are special forces keeping us safe from the blowback caused by special forces...

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  2. So, Obama is a lying idiot. Whats new?
    Of course the State tries to point out why we need the State, otherwise these Jokers lose their jobs. Weather? Lmao. You mean the one occupation that can be wrong every day and still keep its so called integrity?
    I don't know of one road that has been built by the government. The State may pay for it, using stolen goods, but private firms build them. Want to know why it's so easy to get a change order when you work for the State? Cause they are lackey idiots.
    Special forces? How many of them are there compared to the total number of people in the world? What a joke. How many of them are there compared to the total number of armed people in the united States? Obama knows it too.
    Otherwise, he wouldn't spend the time to bring it up.
    Goodbye and good riddance you POS.

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  3. I believe that may be one of the most intellectually bankrupt and embarrassing statements I have ever heard Barry utter.

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  4. Surprising that he addressed libertarianism so explicitly. Of course the proper response would be "couldn't those services be provided through the free market?"

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    1. "Surprising that he addressed libertarianism so explicitly. "

      My thoughts exactly-

      It actually is an excellent sign that true "progress" is being made.

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  5. Best part is hearing the word make it into the mainstream. Liberty is past the ignoring stage and that's when life gets interesting.

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    1. I concur. It shows that he is cognizant of the idea and at least some of what it implies.

      I believe that the last sentence is key here though. There is A LOT of implicitness in it for one to flesh out and I believe he phrases it this way intentionally.

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  6. Hey Barry, you forgot to mention Velcro!

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    1. And Tang. Don't forget Tang. He could've mentioned the Internet buttyat was actually invented by Al Gore, according to Al Gore.

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  7. It's a hammer. It's good for making and enforcing laws and that's it.

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