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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How can something implode if it never had cohesion to begin with? Or coherence for that matter.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The only real thing they agree on is that the government shouldn't tax anyone and there shouldn't be any regulations on anything. At least according to the self-proclaimed libertarian I used to work with. Which is an asinine and immature view of how modern societies need to operate.

They never have an answer for how roads are supposed to be built or how fire and policeman are supposed to be funded. I guess they don't realize that privatizing everything would cost the individual exorbitantly more than if they just paid taxes.

[–] REdOG@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

If you put three libertarians in a room, the only thing on which they'll all agree is that there is only one libertarian in the room.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Libertarians are just Republicans who don't want to openly call themselves Republicans. They vote along Republican lines, support Republicans and are the Republican's useful idiots. I really don't see a difference in the actions between Republicans and libertarians, only in the b.s they spew

[–] NotBillMurray@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Plus they want to smoke weed while also believing heinous shit.

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Didn't they all just go off into the mountains on their horses to live off the land and not bother anybody?

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

The bears routed them

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Libertarians I know are the dumbest fucking people.

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

They're like house cats. They like to think they are autonomous and in charge, but they have no fucking clue as to all of the logistics that go into making their existence possible.

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I was wondering the other day why I hadn't really seen them this cycle.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Because the GOP and extremist took over the party...so many "libertarians" today are just gop because they don't want to be labeled a repub. The NH project is a perfect example of that.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

So an organization based on the founding principle of, "I've got mine, fuck you" couldn't find a way for its members to work together?

Their whole platform was only liked by people who used it to excuse their racism and pedophilia, with the modern political landscape, they've become redundant.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I love the libertarian idea, as long as you don't harm someone else or their property go for it. However the libertarian party is such a fucking joke.