The Classical Libertarian Just Wants To Be Left Alone

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Liberty Is The Only Honest Verb

Liberty Is The Only Honest Verb

Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat file this dispatch from the political far right and libertarian frontier.

The Classical Libertarian believes the cure for almost everything is leaving it alone, ideally with a small smile and a long paragraph. Our editor Alan Nafzger, of The London Prat, files these field notes on the Classical Libertarian mindset, with help from the Institute of Economic Affairs and Britannica on libertarianism.

Twenty Things You Learn Watching Classical Libertarian In The Wild

  1. Has explained, at length, that liberty is the only honest verb.
  2. Refers to the state the way some men refer to noisy upstairs neighbours.
  3. Believes any tax above a certain percentage is, structurally, a moral injury.
  4. Has a fantasy in which the Bank of England is gently disbanded by Tuesday.
  5. Refers to John Stuart Mill the way other men refer to old captains.
  6. Considers any new law a small grievance.
  7. Has a binder of Hayek essays sorted by mood.
  8. Refers to property rights as the foundation, the wall and the ceiling.
  9. Believes any economic regulation is, structurally, a slow leak.
  10. Has explained, at a wedding, that the toast is to spontaneous order.
  11. Refers to central banking as the polite financial weather forecaster.
  12. Considers any government grant a kind of soft hostage situation.
  13. Has a soft spot for Locke, Smith and the postman.
  14. Refers to the IEA as our morning prayer.
  15. Believes any school can be improved by removing the local council.
  16. Has a fantasy in which the BBC is sold, by Wednesday, to anyone with a chequebook.
  17. Refers to the National Lottery as a sort of voluntary income tax.
  18. Considers any new agency a polite cause for grief.
  19. Has explained that he is not selfish, he is voluntary.
  20. Believes the country is, fundamentally, a long agreement, with a small bill.

Closing Note From The Editor

If any of the above sounds familiar, you have wandered into a libertarian conference, a country house weekend, or a Bitcoin meetup with very strong opinions. More dispatches at govna.uk and the parent site prat.uk. For a second opinion that is also wrong, see Private Eye.

SOURCE: https://prat.uk/category/politics/

SOURCE: The London Prat