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markodochartaigh

(5,317 posts)
4. I'm no political analyst.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:13 PM
Monday

But in Texas, since the 80's, I met many people who said that they were libertarians. A very, very few would acquiesce in, perhaps, granting some equal rights to lgbtq+, although without employment discrimination protection since that is always the sole prerogative of employers in their mind. A few would also agree that women should have reproductive freedom, although that depended on the religious affiliation of the libertarian.
Almost all, maybe all, libertarians I ever talked with were mostly concerned about drugs, guns, and money. They wanted looser controls on all of these. Basically, they thought that the country would be stronger when the people were stronger and that the people would be stronger when there were as few rules as possible to constrain their behavior, and that the strong should be able to indulge in whatever pleasures they choose.
It isn't difficult to see why this philosophy attracts wealthy White people who have never developed empathy and who probably never will. But a lot of people who should know better drink the Kool aid when they see it in a golden goblet at a banquet attended by the rich.

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