What is libertarianism? A simple guide | A-Z of ISMs Episode 12 - BBC Ideas

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  • Опубликовано: 17 май 2019
  • What is libertarianism? And why do its proponents want the state kept at arm's length? Philosopher Julian Baggini explores this political philosophy. Subscribe to BBC Ideas 👉 bbc.in/2F6ipav
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Комментарии • 126

  • @s.h.6524
    @s.h.6524 4 года назад +84

    >calls Reagan libertarian
    >didn't even bother mentioning Mises & Rothbard

    • @messiahshepherd9266
      @messiahshepherd9266 3 года назад

      They were austrian economists.
      Not all libertarians are Austrian
      E.g. monetorists
      Not all austrians are libertarian
      E.g. Objectivists

    • @s.h.6524
      @s.h.6524 3 года назад +5

      @@messiahshepherd9266 assuming that those people are libertarian, Reagan still doesn't count as one.

    • @messiahshepherd9266
      @messiahshepherd9266 3 года назад +1

      @@s.h.6524 I agree Reagan wasn't a libertarian, but he did enjoy Frederick Hayek

    • @s.h.6524
      @s.h.6524 3 года назад +2

      @@messiahshepherd9266 doesn't change anything

    • @xspartan346x
      @xspartan346x 3 года назад

      @@s.h.6524 Hayek wasnt a libertarian anyway. he was a social democrat.

  • @stepaniki3319
    @stepaniki3319 5 лет назад +106

    Distribution of land would be socialist. Not Libertarian at all.

    • @dkoda840
      @dkoda840 4 года назад +9

      SirYeshSir “libertarian” socialism much like “democratic” socialism is just socialism using establish principles to sound appealing

    • @muaddib9433
      @muaddib9433 4 года назад +1

      The idea is that the govetnment should not own land. Other than the land their buildings are on. The evils of socialism and redistribution of wealth come from the fact that the authorities use force to take something away from you to redistribute it, but there will be no force involved when libertarian government finds a sufficient way to peacefully redistribute land.

    • @GeekOverdose
      @GeekOverdose 3 года назад +5

      @@dkoda840 actually, the very first people calling themselves libertarians were those very socialists you're speaking of. Tucker called himself an individualist anarchist for example and wrote for "Liberty". Hell, Joseph Déjacque was an anarchist communist and he COINED the term Libertarianism as a political ideology, as before that It was merely a philosophical stance on the nature of free will.

    • @dkoda840
      @dkoda840 3 года назад +1

      @@GeekOverdose That’s interesting thanks for the info I need to look more into this.

    • @robinsss
      @robinsss Год назад

      @@GeekOverdose after being used to mean free will
      it was used to identify French revolutionists in the 1790's

  • @tinticit
    @tinticit 4 года назад +102

    What a horrible definition of Libertarianism...

    • @jakejshine
      @jakejshine 3 года назад +3

      Then what is the correct definition to libertarianism?

    • @jasmine0220
      @jasmine0220 3 года назад +2

      @@fluffyhamsta could you explain both? i'm simply here to learn.

    • @jasmine0220
      @jasmine0220 3 года назад

      @@fluffyhamsta thank you for the help, i'll make sure to watch them.

    • @vish5798
      @vish5798 Год назад

      ​@@jasmine0220 Can you help me out with the same. I'm hell confused with libertarian, socialist, communist and anarchist. They all seem more or less the same. Any links to correct definitation will help.

  • @704MadRicky
    @704MadRicky 4 года назад +36

    The BBC's understanding of libertarianism leaves much to be desired.

    • @AlexBaillie
      @AlexBaillie 4 года назад +3

      Eh, the video's less than three minutes; what can you do.

    • @calebf3655
      @calebf3655 4 года назад +5

      Give actual libertarians like Rothbard and Misses instead of Regan and Thatcher

    • @jasonMontalvo1
      @jasonMontalvo1 2 года назад

      @@calebf3655 those are not the people representing the title.

    • @cartesiancoordinates7758
      @cartesiancoordinates7758 2 года назад

      @@jasonMontalvo1 Reagan and Thatcher are Neo-libs though not libertarians.

  • @NarwhaleVideoGaming
    @NarwhaleVideoGaming 5 лет назад +42

    Nozick and Reagan instead of Rothbard?

  • @elgrigorio1
    @elgrigorio1 4 года назад +40

    Reagan was so not a libertarian, fat from it. No libertarian would support the Moral Majority or the drug war.

    • @patsyl8935
      @patsyl8935 3 года назад +1

      or the creation of the hughes amendment

  • @father3dollarbill
    @father3dollarbill 2 года назад +9

    Also a true libertarian doesn't want any wars, except obviously in actual self defense.

  • @geo0711
    @geo0711 4 года назад +15

    Lmao, Regan and Thatcher just knew what to say at the time. They were both statists through and through.

  • @Economistpark
    @Economistpark 5 лет назад +24

    Where is Rothbard?

  • @charliebrown3513
    @charliebrown3513 4 года назад +16

    Not a word about the non-aggression principle

  • @byronstembridge1727
    @byronstembridge1727 4 года назад +12

    Thanks for the discount low quality explanation BBC.

  • @user-ul9dq9cg7r
    @user-ul9dq9cg7r 5 лет назад +40

    Sound like a nice thing.

  • @grendo45
    @grendo45 3 года назад +13

    this video is a good example for why media and education shouldnt be left to government funded institutions. This video doesnt explain libertarianism well, the fact that its made by BBC Ideas and is terrible is a good example for it though.

  • @wanderer4568
    @wanderer4568 4 года назад +5

    Ironically made by a publicly funded broadcaster everything libertarianism is against

  • @eightemoh9773
    @eightemoh9773 4 года назад +3

    there's tens of thousands of laws in the u.s.

  • @e.k.o5412
    @e.k.o5412 4 года назад

    What ism was K because its gone now?

  • @barnacsikos7343
    @barnacsikos7343 2 года назад +2

    Reagen as a libertarian....

  • @bogey
    @bogey 4 года назад +2

    ...reagan?? what????

  • @father3dollarbill
    @father3dollarbill 2 года назад +2

    Real libertarianism doesn't want "redistribution of wealth". That's marxism.

  • @emmajones1543
    @emmajones1543 2 года назад +1

    Martha facture wasn't a liberal she was a Tory

  • @colelions
    @colelions 4 года назад +5

    There is no such thing as a left libertarian, just as there is no such thing as a right authoritarian.
    Libertarianism means limited government, you cannot claim to be libertarian if you are advocating the forced redistribution of wealth by the government.

  • @horrorhabit8421
    @horrorhabit8421 4 года назад +2

    And the hagiographication of Reagan continues.

  • @kjb1611tw
    @kjb1611tw Год назад

    Amen from taiwan 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

  • @cristianbancu2190
    @cristianbancu2190 3 года назад +3

    Left libertarianism sounds cringe

  • @ben8557
    @ben8557 5 лет назад +3

    2:00 the first use of the word 'libertarian' in reference to a political ideology was by a socialist

    • @jasonterry1959
      @jasonterry1959 4 года назад +1

      Yes, just like the first use of the word 'gender' was synonymous with 'sex'. Your point?

  • @NOCLICKBAITISWEAR
    @NOCLICKBAITISWEAR 2 года назад

    Libertarianism is not left wing in the slightest

  • @NonLocalYokel
    @NonLocalYokel 4 года назад +3

    So left libertarianism isn’t libertarian then? According to this.

    • @frmyt1135
      @frmyt1135 4 года назад +2

      It’s still freedom from the state but
      things are redistributed more compared to right libertarianism with private ownership and pro capitalism.

    • @calebf3655
      @calebf3655 4 года назад +4

      This video did a bad job at explaining right wing and left wing libertarianism

  • @jebremocampo9194
    @jebremocampo9194 3 года назад

    A for effort in trying to explain it

  • @LauraTeAhoWhite
    @LauraTeAhoWhite 3 года назад +2

    Not all Libertarians are against welfare or public health services, myself included. Both of these things are necessary evils especially now, if the economy improved people wouldn't need to depend on these services as much. You can have a strong economy and freedom as well as looking after the vulnerable.

    • @askeladd60
      @askeladd60 2 года назад

      all this means is you don't understand what libertarianism is.

    • @LauraTeAhoWhite
      @LauraTeAhoWhite 2 года назад

      @@askeladd60 It means that I am not an anti-federalist.

    • @askeladd60
      @askeladd60 2 года назад

      @@LauraTeAhoWhite that has nothing to do with libertarianism. You can't be a libertarian and be in favor of the welfare state.

    • @LauraTeAhoWhite
      @LauraTeAhoWhite 2 года назад

      @@askeladd60 Are you the gate keeper of libertarianism?

    • @askeladd60
      @askeladd60 2 года назад

      @@LauraTeAhoWhite someone has to call out people that label themselves libertarian without understanding what libertarianism is.

  • @joshuakurian4827
    @joshuakurian4827 4 года назад

    I'm glad to see representation being given to left libertarianism.