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I am quite surprised by how in the last 20 years libertarian has become a dirty word.
by psychphysic 3y ago
I am quite surprised by how in the last 20 years libertarian has become a dirty word.
- jfengel 3y agoI have found that people adopting the term "libertarian" is commonly associated with attitudes like "I get to do what I want to do, and the rest of you are on your own." Such people often seem to make common cause with authoritarians: they'll sacrifice other people's liberties in order to ensure their own. This is not my understanding of libertarian philosophy, but I've heard many self-described libertarians seeming to endorse it. I believe that's why "libertarian" has become a dirty word, to the many people who would find themselves worse off in a world that has lots of liberty for a specific set of people, but less for many others.