Penn Jillette on Libertarianism

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While I cannot identify myself as a Libertarian, I think what Penn Jillette is saying here makes quite a lot of sense. We need a balance in government, not a collection of bought politicians running the country who are too adherent to political ideologies. We need a government that affords Americans the most freedoms possible, but also takes care of the people.

Of course, before we can have the sort of political dialog he is talking about, we have to end the corporate stranglehold the billionaire class has had on our system for decades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGAO100hYcQ

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I don't agree with Penn on everything, but I agree with him on the issues that are most important.

Penn agrees that we need to make corruption illegal and take money out of politics. Anyone who has that attitude is an ally of me.

Kudos to Penn for recognising something that most libertarians don't seem to recognise. You can't make corruption legal in the name of "freedom" because this will just destroy everyone else's freedom. Most people who truly love free market capitalism are small business owners. Most big business owners want and endless supply of corporate welfare.

Libertarians need to be more like Penn and less like Alex Jones. The "globalists" didn't create crony capitalism. Crony capitalism emerges whenever corruption is legal.

Getting money of politics, at this point, is a tall order. It's so deeply entrenched in our political system that I have to admit that I'm very skeptical that it will ever happen. However, I do know that the key is a well-informed populace capable of critical thought, and willing to take a more proactive role in the legislative process. I think Americans have been so systematically dumbed-down for so long, and brainwashed with the left/right paradigm, that getting to that point is going to be a difficult road.

I do have some optimism, though, when I see the rise of alternative media that are actively trying to educate Americans, and break the pattern.