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Please see my reply further in the post about their philosophies. You are on the money about the issues that you cite. These are individual rights and the party

Please see my reply further in the post about their philosophies. You are on the money about the issues that you cite. These are individual rights and the party's desire to force compliance with a generalized evangelical Christian morality mainly focuses on things that we consider to be individual rights. What you may not have considered is how closely aligned their philosophies are with libertarian values as they would apply to businesses and entities operating within the state. It is difficult to apply Christian morals to business operations and they default to libertarian values of minimal government oversight and minimal accountability to the state or to individual citizens. Businesses are free to do as they please and should a business need some government assistance, cash doesn't even need to be under the table. Legislators also are not in session year-round so it is perfectly acceptable for businesses to author the legislation that they would like to see passed in the next session and as long as they can minimize the public's opportunity to shoot it down, it will likely pass. About those libertarians, it was actually quite funny to see so many libertarians fall in behind progressive policies that they would never support during the pandemic's worst days after they saw the impact that it had on the economy and the ability for businesses to continue operating. Some of these libertarians left the states for Puerto Rico where they could pay a pittance for large private tracts of land, dodge tax obligations they would've had to pay or work around back home, and make sure they got their "share" of the PPP monies that were thrown out onto the streets with no oversight. They can now tweet about the delicious food options on the island, the great climate, etc while ignoring the plight of real Puerto Ricans, many of whom are still rebuilding after the last major hurricane. Hypocrisy is one of the under-reported attributes of a true libertarian.

salawat 4y ago
That's not a libertarian so much as someone who has more money than sense, thank you very much. I'd appreciate it if you didn't conflate being a fiscally well-heeled reprobate with being socially progressive but fiscally conservative. Those of us that actually prioritize preservation of liberty for future generations and leaving the management of said reprobates to the community to do with as they wilt was what I understood the libertarian cause to be about. I may just be co-opting the label though. Not that it makes much difference, there is no room for an "I reject the two major parties for being two sides of the same idiot" party in the U.S. That being said, the Texas government of late is... Not at all an example of what I'd consider "how it should work", but as I'm frequently told, I'm a madman for having standards and expectations.

salawat 4y ago

That's not a libertarian so much as someone who has more money than sense, thank you very much. I'd appreciate it if you didn't conflate being a fiscally well-heeled reprobate with being socially progressive but fiscally conservative. Those of us that actually prioritize preservation of liberty for future generations and leaving the management of said reprobates to the community to do with as they wilt was what I understood the libertarian cause to be about. I may just be co-opting the label though. Not that it makes much difference, there is no room for an "I reject the two major parties for being two sides of the same idiot" party in the U.S. That being said, the Texas government of late is... Not at all an example of what I'd consider "how it should work", but as I'm frequently told, I'm a madman for having standards and expectations.