Likewise. Got so sick of those assholes over at r/libertarianism parroting “ThErE’s No SuCh ThInG aS a LeFt LiBeRtArIaN” that I just up and left Reddit, the Libertarian party, and at least 30% of my remaining faith in humanity behind.
There isn’t an if you were honest and/or looked into it, you would see that it is inherently right wing
Here is one of the core tenets of libertarianism
"Economic Liberty: Libertarians support laissez-faire capitalism, free markets, and the abolition of the welfare state, often calling for the repeal of income taxes, the elimination of regulatory bodies, and the privatization of services like Social Security. "
You are going to say that is left wing? Yo are watching free markets unfold in Argentina and here. What is left wing about it?
And don’t get into the history of it because I doubt you hold the beliefs of a 19th century French radical.
You guys are just conservatives that aren’t religious. That’s all you are.
Thats not what OG libertarian-ism was about. The right has dragged that word trough the mud.
Left libertarians are the complete opposite of so called right-‘libertarians’.
Unlike them, left-libertarians run bottom up organized social services. Such services cannot be easily gutted because they are directly funded by the public.
While I agree with those tenets, I don’t think it is enforceable without strong government systems. (Not debating just justifying my personal thought on why I think it can’t be left wing)
But either way, if libertarians mostly held your views, at least you would be reasonable people that still have ethical views. Then, actual policy debates could be held. As far as I have seen, I have not encountered any left wing libertarians candidates or media spheres.
man, i hate the fact that libertarian-ism got coopted by the right.
Likewise. Got so sick of those assholes over at r/libertarianism parroting “ThErE’s No SuCh ThInG aS a LeFt LiBeRtArIaN” that I just up and left Reddit, the Libertarian party, and at least 30% of my remaining faith in humanity behind.
There isn’t an if you were honest and/or looked into it, you would see that it is inherently right wing
Here is one of the core tenets of libertarianism "Economic Liberty: Libertarians support laissez-faire capitalism, free markets, and the abolition of the welfare state, often calling for the repeal of income taxes, the elimination of regulatory bodies, and the privatization of services like Social Security. "
You are going to say that is left wing? Yo are watching free markets unfold in Argentina and here. What is left wing about it?
And don’t get into the history of it because I doubt you hold the beliefs of a 19th century French radical.
You guys are just conservatives that aren’t religious. That’s all you are.
Thats not what OG libertarian-ism was about. The right has dragged that word trough the mud.
Left libertarians are the complete opposite of so called right-‘libertarians’. Unlike them, left-libertarians run bottom up organized social services. Such services cannot be easily gutted because they are directly funded by the public.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_socialism
While I agree with those tenets, I don’t think it is enforceable without strong government systems. (Not debating just justifying my personal thought on why I think it can’t be left wing)
But either way, if libertarians mostly held your views, at least you would be reasonable people that still have ethical views. Then, actual policy debates could be held. As far as I have seen, I have not encountered any left wing libertarians candidates or media spheres.
That’s because we generally tend to organize outside of the system. You might find us at your local foodbank.
You’re not wrong, the Tea Party and Minutemen destroyed the Libertarian party in 2000s.
I think it was backlash from Ross Perot, who ran a solid third-party campaign and put the fear of God into them.