Yes but defining libertarians in that way oversimplifies too much and alienates the majority of libertarians who know they don't believe that way, but rather align with the Founders' version
Is there like a massive secret society of libertarians or something? lol
I know there's some lefty/Marxist leaning libertarians but I don't really count them, I just mean the usual ones that mingle in the conservative circles. Free markets, free trade, muh weed, taxation is theft, etc.
Yup and a set of those guys are going to vote for the next Evan MucMillan instead of the MAGA candidate GEOTUS endorses because they love their untested ideology so much.
Edit: in four years that is.
Same difference. Founders were libertarians. The closer we get to their ethos the better.
Libertarians = individual liberty before everything, including nation and society
Founders = individual liberty concurrent with nation and society
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Libertarians = minimize government as much as possible because it always harms individual liberty
Founders = specific limitations on government to protect specific rights
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Libertarians = coercion is bad, people are free and should do what they want as long as they don't hurt others
Founders = coercion is good, people are citizens with obligations to take care of their society and uphold its morality
Yes but defining libertarians in that way oversimplifies too much and alienates the majority of libertarians who know they don't believe that way, but rather align with the Founders' version
Is there like a massive secret society of libertarians or something? lol
I know there's some lefty/Marxist leaning libertarians but I don't really count them, I just mean the usual ones that mingle in the conservative circles. Free markets, free trade, muh weed, taxation is theft, etc.
Yup and a set of those guys are going to vote for the next Evan MucMillan instead of the MAGA candidate GEOTUS endorses because they love their untested ideology so much. Edit: in four years that is.