craft94
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I consider myself a libertarian. By this, I do not mean 'libertarian party.' I did not vote for Gary Johnson. By 'libertarian,' I mean what the word actually says - liberty is something I highly value and this value has great influence on my political beliefs.
But somehow, some people also consider Donald Trump a libertarian!
What? How? I'm pretty sure he's actually the most authoritarian president we've had in my entire 22 years of living.
Because he's a Gemini Sun/Sag Moon who likes to say outrageous things, he's somehow looked at as an icon for freedom of speech.
But.. he's against a free press. He believes that any news outlet that criticizes him is "fake news."
It... doesn't...make... sense.
More, generally, though, I do not understand how someone can be racist and consider themselves 'libertarian.'
Racism is more than just saying offensive things. Racism is more than Nicki Minaj not getting a grammy or whatever people on Tumblr are talking about these days.
Racism is oppression. Racism is literally by it's very nature antithetical to liberty.
I don't understand how you can rant about being slaves to the Illuminati or whatever while ignoring the fact that black people were literally slaves (I'm referring to people who legit say that slavery should be legalized again.)
I don't understand how you can rant about America being a police state (which i agree with) while hating on the Black Lives Matter movement.
To truly be a libertarian, you have to be anti-racist.
Sexism too - once upon time, I was in this libertarian/voluntaryist/anarchist (they were all pretty much an-caps, anarcho capricornism lol jk) group on Facebook. I said something they didn't like. So they all started making sexist comments towards me, calling me an SJW and pretty much sexually harrassing me basically...
It's almost as if they see liberty as something reserved only for (usually straight, usually rich) white men.
I think a lot of people are disillusioned by extreme political correctness and I understand this, I agree with it, but that doesn't mean you have to swing to the opposite extreme either.
I feel like the term 'libertarian' has come to mean something much different than what it is supposed to mean and part of this has to do with liberals mischaracterizing it but also self-professed libertarians mischaracterizing it themselves.
First, it became the libertarian party - which to greatly simply it - is very similar to being 'socially liberal, fiscally conservative'.
But now, it's turned into something different. It isn't even socially liberal anymore.
It's since devolved into a term conservatives use to make themselves sound cooler. They think that by labelling themselves 'libertarian', they'll be able to appeal to a younger, hipper generation. I'm thinking Milo Yiannopolous, for example, who isn't your average conservative (he's gay for one and doesn't mind talking about sucking black dick on live television) and I'm thinking that's the only reason Breitbart was willing to keep him on for so long: because he helped bring conservativism to a younger, hipper generation.
But somehow, some people also consider Donald Trump a libertarian!
What? How? I'm pretty sure he's actually the most authoritarian president we've had in my entire 22 years of living.
Because he's a Gemini Sun/Sag Moon who likes to say outrageous things, he's somehow looked at as an icon for freedom of speech.
But.. he's against a free press. He believes that any news outlet that criticizes him is "fake news."
It... doesn't...make... sense.
More, generally, though, I do not understand how someone can be racist and consider themselves 'libertarian.'
Racism is more than just saying offensive things. Racism is more than Nicki Minaj not getting a grammy or whatever people on Tumblr are talking about these days.
Racism is oppression. Racism is literally by it's very nature antithetical to liberty.
I don't understand how you can rant about being slaves to the Illuminati or whatever while ignoring the fact that black people were literally slaves (I'm referring to people who legit say that slavery should be legalized again.)
I don't understand how you can rant about America being a police state (which i agree with) while hating on the Black Lives Matter movement.
To truly be a libertarian, you have to be anti-racist.
Sexism too - once upon time, I was in this libertarian/voluntaryist/anarchist (they were all pretty much an-caps, anarcho capricornism lol jk) group on Facebook. I said something they didn't like. So they all started making sexist comments towards me, calling me an SJW and pretty much sexually harrassing me basically...
It's almost as if they see liberty as something reserved only for (usually straight, usually rich) white men.
I think a lot of people are disillusioned by extreme political correctness and I understand this, I agree with it, but that doesn't mean you have to swing to the opposite extreme either.
I feel like the term 'libertarian' has come to mean something much different than what it is supposed to mean and part of this has to do with liberals mischaracterizing it but also self-professed libertarians mischaracterizing it themselves.
First, it became the libertarian party - which to greatly simply it - is very similar to being 'socially liberal, fiscally conservative'.
But now, it's turned into something different. It isn't even socially liberal anymore.
It's since devolved into a term conservatives use to make themselves sound cooler. They think that by labelling themselves 'libertarian', they'll be able to appeal to a younger, hipper generation. I'm thinking Milo Yiannopolous, for example, who isn't your average conservative (he's gay for one and doesn't mind talking about sucking black dick on live television) and I'm thinking that's the only reason Breitbart was willing to keep him on for so long: because he helped bring conservativism to a younger, hipper generation.
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