One interesting feature of this election is that many voters, grappling with the unpalatable choice of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, are dealing with the feelings of dismay and despair that libertarians experience almost every election.
All I can say is, “welcome to my world.”
Though I admit our experiences aren’t the same. Ordinary voters presumably are agitated by Hillary’s corruption and Donald’s buffoonery.
As a free-market policy wonk, by contrast, I’m more concerned that both Clinton and Trump are statists. Heck, I’d tolerate some unseemly behavior and sleaze if a politician actually reduced the burden of government (hence, my bizarre ex post facto fondness for Bill Clinton’s presidency).
But since Hillary isn’t Bill and Trump isn’t Reagan, the dark cloud that we’re facing doesn’t have any silver lining.
Unless, of course, you’re a fan of political humor. In which case the 2016 election is Nirvana.
And since I’m a fan (even when libertarians are the intended target), I’m greatly enjoying each and every time that Clinton and Trump are mocked.
And the best of all worlds is when there’s some humor that nails both of them at the same time. So it’s easy to see why I like this bit of satire that combines the controversy over Trump’s undisclosed tax returns and the controversy over Clinton’s illegal (and vulnerable) email server.
Here’s another example of this genre.
Here’s an amusing image showing what might happen if Trump was capable of time travel.
And this anti-Hillary image obviously is satire, though I think it makes a very sensible point about the dangers of interventionism.
Indeed, to be momentarily serious, the moral of the story is that Hillary’s recklessness is likely to create more risk for America, whereas the libertarian approach (illustrated by George Will, Barack Obama (in theory but not practice), and Mark Steyn is based on prudence and a Bastiat-like appreciation for unintended consequences.
Let’s get back to the funny stuff.
Did your parents ever say “America is great because anyone can grow up to be President”? Well, as you can see, that’s not such a good idea.
Last but not least, this cartoon captures the outcome of the election, regardless of which major-party candidate prevails.
Though Libertarians say you can escape this dilemma by choosing with “The Johnson.”
P.S. Since Putin made an appearance in our first item, it reminded me that he featured in a couple of amusing bits of satire (here and here) mocking Obama.
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To link to the previous post, “rule of law” means paying attention to the law, not the man or woman behind the law.
I wonder what happened to that silver lining to Obama’s election, whereby his leftist policies would create a conservative backlash and open the door to a better presidency in 2016 ?
Coercive collectivism is like entropy. Once it takes hold good luck reversing it. Zorba has seen this movie many times — and its now playing in your country.
I can understand lumping George Will and Obama together but including Steyn with them? This is a gross insult to Steyn who is a man of honor and integrity.
The other two are almost as honorable as the Hildabeast.
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