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Gesirisi 64 points ago +64 / -0

Basically what libertarians have been saying. Although as a longtime libertarian I now would support a total ban of all communist countries from doing business in the USA so I guess I've changed.

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TRUST_BUT_VERIFY 37 points ago +38 / -1

You could also just be a common sense nationalist and say only US citizens and companies can own US property and still support every libertarian value

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Gesirisi 20 points ago +20 / -0

Yes the libertarian value set just needs a little redefining and it works well with nationalism.

Crossing borders = A transgression against the property of the USA. A transgression against US citizens in general. Communist countries = Human rights abusers, destroyers of freedom. Businesses who support communist countries = Enabling the destruction of freedom

I do think many libertarians should/would get this. But I'm not sure. To me, I never stopped feeling like a libertarian but these things just seem common sense in the illuminating light that is 2020.

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cara_c 1 point ago +1 / -0

Maybe you've become a classical liberal like our founding fathers.