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I don't know why you're being down voted. This is spot on.

• doggerel 3y ago
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• derbOac 3y ago
  I think the issue is stereotyping. Replace "libertarian" with "republican" or "democrat" and reconsider the statement.
• coderaptor 3y ago
  It’s called painting with too wide a brush. A lot of us are simply interested in promoting and continuing to evolve and understand that well-reasoned ideology. We feel its application can improve the human condition.
• goodpoint 3y ago
  HN is a discussion board connected to a venture capital platform and it attracts lot of libertarians and they don't like to be called out. The term "libertarian" changed a lot over time, from socialist libertarianism to far-right libertarianism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_libertarian_thinkers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_libertarian_thinke... Here we are talking about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism and check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism#Analysis_and_criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism#Analysis_an...
• brvsft 3y ago
  If it is being downvoted, it's at least partly because it's an unrealistic standard that is about as serious as the take that "socialists" shouldn't be allowed to use smartphones or other products of "capitalism."
• nvm0n2 3y ago
  It's being downvoted because there is no inconsistency between publicly stated beliefs and actions. Look into it more closely.
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