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We Are Not Atomized Uncaring Curmudgeons.

We Are Not Atomized Uncaring Curmudgeons.

We just want to be asked.

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Christopher Cook
Jan 11, 2024
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Ever heard these stereotypes?

  • Conservatives don’t care about people.

  • Libertarians are autistic Rothbard-worshippers obsessed with their own rights.

  • Anarchists want a world of atomized individuals with no social bonds.

A longtime friend of the Freedom Scale brought this issue up yesterday in a comment, and it reminded me how much these tropes push my buttons…

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