Katherine Murphy in The Guardian seems incredulous at the latest antics of House of Representatives member for Goldstein and Economics Committee chair Tim Wilson:

“It astounds me that self-preservation doesn’t kick in at some point; that someone doesn’t ask what are the consequences of this action I’m taking?”

The answer is of course that the consequences for a low percentile intellect like Wilson are well, inconsequential. Look at his track record so far, ordinary degree, IPA ‘fellow‘, $300K+ a year joke job with the LNP government, safe LNP seat. I’d say he’s done quite well given his obvious shortcomings and he’ll retain a tidy sum despite the probable ousting of his shambolic colleagues. Indeed given that he won’t even have a committee to chair I dare say he’s lining up a few ‘research‘ excursions to Portofino as we speak.
His current antics smack of juvenile student politics, the arrogance, the asinine grin, I expect he holds Roger Stone as one of his gurus. Pathetic really.

Tim represents a particular type whose star is waxing in our current fact-vacuum-baseless-assertion-rich environment. Coddled wankers who don’t really give a tinker’s cuss for democracy or freedom or whatever abstract principle they use as cover for the lack of fucks they give about anyone or anything other than themselves.

Take foul mouthed serial idiot David Leyonhjelm who’s giving the nation some relief by attempting to restrict his particular brand of blockheadedness on NSW. Expect an exodus. He’s off to tell the citizens of the senior state why they’re all nanny state sheeples. The irony of running his own petty concerns, including bicycle helmet laws, smoking bans and speed cameras, ahead of his duty as an MP to represent the interests of his constituents obviously hasn’t penetrated that baby’s arse that he carries on his shoulders. Dave doesn’t seem to understand that his deep commitment to himself isn’t necessarily shared by the bulk of his potential electors. Nonetheless he’ll probably end up on a handy stipend gifted to him by preferential voting. Nice work if you can get it.

So at the end of the day, these mainstream libertarians dandys enjoy their indulgences on the taxpayers coin. We the people can only stand and gape as they caper and frolic in their  naked contempt for our institutions of government. And then there’s Fraser Anning …