I do wish the libertarians would get their shit together and stop running the most batshit crazy candidates they can find. Libertarian philosophies are hit and miss - like their obsession with privatizing everything and letting the “free market” basically run the country is a recipe for some dystopian hellscape shit; but I can respect things like the non-aggression principle, and they at least follow a logic in placing personal liberty as a golden standard that should only ever be infringed when absolutely necessary.
That’s all in contrast to the GOP, which has no principles at all other than “if the left wants it, it’s bad!” or “because putin said so!” all wrapped in star-spangled veneer with a bible on top.
I’m hoping that as the GOP continues to devolve into total unapologetic ignorance and hatred, that it’ll eventually swap places with the libertarians, with the GOP becoming the fringe crazies and the libertarians becoming the Democrat’s main competitor.
They may not be progressive, but they at least bring something to the table; and them getting into power would be a lot less destructive than the GOP having that same power.
Libertarianism was actually invented as a Leftist political philosophy where the people leveraged the state’s power to maximize freedoms (beyond liberalism). That’s why right wing Libertarians don’t make sense. It’s been invented by think tanks to confuse us. Ask a right wing Libertarian what they believe outside of their economic principles, and it’s often just nazi shit. Or anarcho capitalist shit. Oof.
Libertarianism in general doesn’t hold much water when you start looking for holes. It’s one of those things that sounds good on paper at first glance, but the more detail you dig for, the shittier it becomes.
I don’t think it has any potential in-and-of-itself; but as a party to keep a healthy amount of pressure on big blue, and occasionally put out a not-horrible policy… I could see it.
I do wish the libertarians would get their shit together and stop running the most batshit crazy candidates they can find. Libertarian philosophies are hit and miss - like their obsession with privatizing everything and letting the “free market” basically run the country is a recipe for some dystopian hellscape shit; but I can respect things like the non-aggression principle, and they at least follow a logic in placing personal liberty as a golden standard that should only ever be infringed when absolutely necessary.
That’s all in contrast to the GOP, which has no principles at all other than “if the left wants it, it’s bad!” or “because putin said so!” all wrapped in star-spangled veneer with a bible on top.
I’m hoping that as the GOP continues to devolve into total unapologetic ignorance and hatred, that it’ll eventually swap places with the libertarians, with the GOP becoming the fringe crazies and the libertarians becoming the Democrat’s main competitor.
They may not be progressive, but they at least bring something to the table; and them getting into power would be a lot less destructive than the GOP having that same power.
Dunno how realistic that hope is, but still.
Libertarianism was actually invented as a Leftist political philosophy where the people leveraged the state’s power to maximize freedoms (beyond liberalism). That’s why right wing Libertarians don’t make sense. It’s been invented by think tanks to confuse us. Ask a right wing Libertarian what they believe outside of their economic principles, and it’s often just nazi shit. Or anarcho capitalist shit. Oof.
Libertarianism in general doesn’t hold much water when you start looking for holes. It’s one of those things that sounds good on paper at first glance, but the more detail you dig for, the shittier it becomes.
I don’t think it has any potential in-and-of-itself; but as a party to keep a healthy amount of pressure on big blue, and occasionally put out a not-horrible policy… I could see it.