There is something a bit sad about this review of Iron Man 3. It’s all in the headline. Most lovers of freedom will recognize the sentiment – the idea that Libertarians are somehow immature and foolish because everyone knows freedom is actually a bad thing and others must be controlled so they don’t do bad things.
Like Most Libertarians, Iron Man Grows Up and Moves On | Mother …
I thought it would be fun to take the kind of character that nobody would like—that none of our readers would like—and shove him down their throats and make them like him. Though no one should ever accuse the Iron Man …
Here are some more examples of this derision. The ideas of liberty are easily dismissed by saying Libertarianism is essentially chidish.
Salon: “Libertarianism is juvenile,” – Reason Online
… columnist write about licking doorknobs at Gary Bauer’s campaign headquarters, Gabriel Winant uses the Rand Paul/Civil Rights Act controversy as a teaching moment about the irredeemable immaturity of libertarianism.
Libertarianism or Zen politics? | Libertarian Answers
I think that libertarians as a group (though not all, for sure) tend to be overly idealistic and somewhat immature. Now don’t get me wrong, I love the libertarian spirit, but one must be pragmatic. I think that a mature and deep political person …
Let’s always remember that the ideas of Liberty are what built our western civilization, no matter how poorly practices the ideas are.
