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A lot of HN skews quite shockingly authoritarian, tho usually in a “no MY authority is the best, not <insert major one>” contraryism, and you’ll see a TON of al
by photonerd 3y ago
A lot of HN skews quite shockingly authoritarian, tho usually in a “no MY authority is the best, not <insert major one>” contraryism, and you’ll see a TON of alt-right talking points pop up.
Shouldn’t be a shock tho: HN skews American-style “libertarian” (just look how gooey it went over Andrew Yang & his nonsense) which is “very right wing but also likes weed” in practice.
You’ll also see a lot of semi-disguised Andrew Tate & Jordan Peterson nonsense if you spend enough time in the comments
Not everyone is like that of course, but it’s there. Very there.
- scarface_74 3y agoIsn’t libertarian about smaller government and trusting adults to make their own decisions?
- photonerd 3y agoIn the US? No. Hah, no, not at all. I mean, that’s their bumper sticker pitch, sure. But it breaks down real fast when you actually look at the policies they push. There are some true believer libertarians out there tho! They do things like take over towns & run them into the ground. Libertarianism is a failed ideology in the USA. You can argue it was co-opted, etc, which is fair… but that’s where it is.
- MrOwnPut 3y agoThat's complete bullshit. OP stated correctly an honest belief of limited government that people hold and your response was just a misguided political rant. Each of your misguided points could be torn apart, but this isn't a political thread. It's a thread about Apple VisionOS ffs.
- photonerd 3y agoGood luck at tearing apart things I can point to VOLUMINOUS real world examples of. Because, while Libertarians can talk a good game, their actual actions demonstrate what they are very clearly. Your denial of reality to defend your ideology being one example itself. Face it: you’re just feeling emotional that your pet faith isn’t respected.
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