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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 19 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

All Libertarians are just republiQans who don’t want to take responsibility for republiQans.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

I used to identify as "libertarian" but it was obvious that the party itself was in no way, shape or form ideologically libertarian. They were neolibs at best, and alt-right, goosestepping fascists at worst. I no longer use the term to describe me or my ideology because it's been completely co-opted by the right.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Mostly, yeah. I identify as left libertarian, in that I'm generally opposed to all forms of coercion, including economic coercion, and there are dozens of us all over the country. We're far, far outnumbered by the right libertarians and the embarrassed republicans that have successfully hijacked the party. For example, the LPUSA used to have an official policy plank supporting the right to abortion; that got shitcanned after 2020 in an attempt to try and court republicans. It's a damn shame, too, because their party mascot, the porcupine, is pretty fucking sick.