Oh really, that’s interesting.
The Koch brothers describe themselves as "libertarian" but @KochIndustries donated thousands to the politicians behind Alabama's abortion ban https://t.co/I82mUhRbPr
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 16, 2019
Maybe by “libertarian” they mean liberty for men? Or, more specifically still, for white men? I don’t think I’ve ever seen any Koch brothers advocacy for reform of our slavery-like prison regime. Or just rich white men perhaps? Liberty for Koch brothers and men like Koch brothers?
Other companies supporting the Republicans behind Alabama’s abortion ban
Koch Industries, run by the supposedly libertarian Koch brothers, donated $2,500 to Ainsworth, $1,500 to Chambliss, $1,500 to Ledbetter, and $2,000 to Reed.
Liberty is an awesome thing, but only rich white men really know how to use it. Everyone else has to be kept on a very tight leash.
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I don’t know which is worse: libertarians who are hypocrites, or libertarians who are actual libertarians.
Libertarian appears to have become code for “I don’t want to pay taxes”. I meet a lot of young people who claim to be libertarian, but seem to have no idea what it means besides “I want to be free of people telling me what to do”. Oh, and “I don’t want to pay taxes”.
I thought it meant “I have no responsibility except to myself, and I don’t believe in the concept of a society. And I don’t want to pay taxes.”
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iknklast,
If I may offer a friendly amendment:
Libertarian has become code for “I don’t want to pay taxes, but I like smoking pot.”
That’s how they distinguish themselves from Republicans, you see. (Of course, they mostly end up voting for Republicans.)
Screechy, so true. And that smoking pot thing (plus the unwillingness to spend billions on a military) is what draws a lot of otherwise liberalish young people into libertarianism. They are willing to ignore the nastiness of the doctrine because they say some things that appeal to them.
There are no true libertarians. Lest you find a fool without a toilet and a road to drive on.