58% of Americans were opposed to the idea of going to the moon. ‘Moonshot’ became the term for having a major…

58% of Americans were opposed to the idea of going to the moon. ‘Moonshot’ became the term for having a major collective aim. For the Neville Chamberlains who want to appease Covid, to ‘live with’ it, what moonshots do you offer as an alternative? Tax cuts? /1 #auspol #covid19 https://t.co/cGLFwk9d9l

The ‘it’s all too hard’ crowd, who say those who want to fight Covid hard are anxious and risk averse, what alternative vision for community life do they have? None. They’re the risk averse people, the people who need to grow a pair and fight for something , anything…/2

…that isn’t just about reinforcing existing wealth and privilege. Tax cuts is about the only public policy platform of modern libertarians. Not to build anything, no great aim to alleviate longstanding problems or suffering. The most they can offer is the hope that…/3

…if we just leave everybody alone, presumably some ‘free’ individual will then come up with the next moonshot. Moonshots need collective buy-in, no individual creates them. So just start where you intend to finish. Libertarianism is toxic nonsense that destroys societies. /end