From libertarian Michael A. LaFerrara:
In reply to my comments posted under Linda Stamato’s op-ed Under Trump, ask not what you can do for your country. He doesn’t care (see yesterday’s post), a correspondent replied regarding my position:
There will be few takers.The wealthy are the only ones who can afford to,and you can bet that most of them are not willing to live under Spartan conditions to help people in 3rd world countries.As I mentioned earlier.1 of our former neighbors sons went to Africa with the Peace Corp after college.If he had to fund it himself he couldn’t have afforded it.The airfare along would have made it a no-go. [sic]
The assumption underlying this rebuttal is both disturbing and corrupt. Have we now reached the point in America where not being able to afford something automatically entitles you to other people’s wallets?
You should probably stop referring to this fellow as a “Libertarian”. “Contrarian” seems more appropriate. Or maybe, since he never posts anything with any kind of positive tone; “Negative Nelly”. He seriously must be a ray of sunshine at Thanksgiving.
The measure of a person’s moral character is determined by his level of self-support and responsibility.
Every dictator and hedge fund billionaire would agree. Looking our for #1 never goes out of fashion.
This Randroid psycho-babble is regurgitated “Virtue of Selfishness” BS. Compassion is “moral failure” and is entirely absent from their cult. No wonder they revere the Kochs and support Republicans.