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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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Neat quote saw when reading. Admitting you're wrong in a genuine way is something you see rarely these days.

"In a 2024 interview, he said he renounced his libertarianism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic after a libertarian group asked him to speak at an anti-mask rally. "The fact they sent me this email is something I need to be very ashamed of, and I need to change" adding "Many times when I identified as Libertarian, people said to me, 'It’s just rich white guys that don’t want to be told what to do,' and I had a zillion answers to that — and now that seems 100 percent accurate."[56]"

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Hell, I'm still anti-authoritarian for individuals (companies should be heavily regulated).

That's more or less my political ideology. "I think gay married couples should be allowed to protect their weed farms with guns." But as soon as it comes to income, I'm hardcore authoritarian. Don't even get me started on how I feel about rental properties. What I have to say about landlords could get me a visit from an FBI party van