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[-] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I'll always say "libertarian 'with a little l'". There's some great principles there, and certainly a much better (if only because it's stated) framework to work from, but I do laugh at the memes.

Sometimes it goes right. It was a pleasant surprise that Trump got yelled down so much, but it's an embarrassment he was there in the first place.

And it's borderline copy pasta for me, but abortion is an odd one. Strictly because if you genuinely belive a zygote is a human... Well... The rest doesn't matter. Most people I know DONT belive that, including me, but that will always be the crux of things. But the sort of libertarian "default" is "if I can't say, I certainly can't use a gun to force your decision, therefore your independent decision should be protected".

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah. At the 2020 state convention we had a 60ish year old dude stand up to remind libertarian christians to vote no on the abortion shit here.

The internet fucks up perceptions of libertarians to a large degree.

And, yeah. I think the progressive left has issues assuming the worst of people they disagree with.

[-] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I mean... I still love em but you don't have to look far for crazy. That's the "little l" part. You can absolutely take the best and leave the worst. One of the benefits of our electoral system is if you're not in a swing state, youre "protest vote" really does matter. None of those folks will win, but notes will be taken. There's also campaign finance dollars that free up.

And I cannot emphasize the if enough. With what's coming up you have to weigh that against your certainty your state's delegates will still ensure a 2028 election. Fun stuff.

this post was submitted on 28 May 2024
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