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Republicans were never libertarian in any meaningful sense. There's a reason libertarians have their own party.
by krapp 9mo ago
Republicans were never libertarian in any meaningful sense. There's a reason libertarians have their own party.
- mothballed 9mo agoThe reasons libertarians have their own party is so they can be blamed for in effect voting for Trump when they did not vote for Trump. It is a form of self-flagellation to ensure no matter which sides when, it is your fault to the other side.
- mindslight 9mo agoWhen confronted with the possibility of a second term of Trump's uniquely destructive anti-leadership and proven track record of being highly corrosive to individual liberty, if you couldn't swallow your pride and vote actually-conservative then that's on you. I myself had never voted for a major party candidate in a national election. That changed in 2020.
- daveguy 9mo agoYou're right. I should have said, Republicans stopped pretending to support libertarian values when they started supporting Trump. At least they used to pretend they were for libertarian values.