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MarvinGardens

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44. Libertarians are closer to us than Republicans are.

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 05:36 PM

Feb 2019

This is my opinion, because I used to be one. I started voting mostly for Democrats around 2010, and starting in 2016 a straight-D voter. People change. But also, parties change. Over the past 20 years, I've watched the Democratic party become more libertarian, while the Republican party became more authoritarian. I could never imagine supporting a Republican now.

Am I a "social libertarian" now? I believe you own yourself, live and let live. So most likely, yes.

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Social libertarianism: Why or why not? [View all] IluvPitties Feb 2019 OP

My personal opinion of WhiteTara Feb 2019 #1

For the most part, Libertarians are self-affecting people, wanting for themselves over others. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #31

there's a distinction Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #34

Yes. I am a social libertarian MountCleaners Feb 2019 #46

me too Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #55

I characterize myself as such Puzzledtraveller Feb 2019 #2

Libertarians aren't progressives. They don't believe in a progressive tax system pnwmom Feb 2019 #8

The person you are responding to distinguished against that already Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #35

Social libertarians are still not progressives. They don't believe in progressive government or pnwmom Feb 2019 #41

Not sure it's as easy to group those in. Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #43

He isn't a Social Libertarian. He calls himself a libertarian socialist, which is not the same thing pnwmom Feb 2019 #45

according to wikipedia they are the same things (socialist liberarian?) Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #48

"Social" and "Socialist" aren't the same thing. nt pnwmom Feb 2019 #49

okay i thought they were the same.. Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #53

i thought that "social libertarian" meant that one was libertarian on SOCIAL issues MountCleaners Feb 2019 #47

Right. n/t pnwmom Feb 2019 #50

i dont think so Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #54

Much of what you describe is a result of caseload and burn-out. LuvLoogie Feb 2019 #28

A libertarian thread on DU? GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #3

There is no way libertarians are worse than conservatives riverine Feb 2019 #4

Many Liberals are against war and in favor of drugs. So that's even. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #5

So then riverine Feb 2019 #6

My grandmother let her chickens in the pasture after the cows were there. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #9

Abdicating responsible US leadership in the world is a recipe for greater tyranny and bloodshed. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #13

Hmmm, seems like invading other countries promotes war and human misery. Mr. Smith Feb 2019 #24

Yes, that's what liberal Democrats do. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #25

Their Non-Aggression Principle is bullshit. MicaelS Feb 2019 #16

Rand Paul is the leading libetarian in the Senate. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #26

ITA. I am related to a libertarian gay married couple. They vote REPUBLICAN. lilactime Feb 2019 #18

No, because social libertarians are still people with extreme rightwing economic views. pnwmom Feb 2019 #7

True point. IluvPitties Feb 2019 #12

So Howard Schultz is not your guy then. He's the perfect example of comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #27

Libertarians are THE WORST... lame54 Feb 2019 #10

I'd say it was a tie. MicaelS Feb 2019 #17

You can add "Conservative" to that JHB Feb 2019 #22

There is a philosophy deemed social libertarian or left-libertarianism Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #36

Advice... lame54 Feb 2019 #38

thats not up to me. Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #39

Libertarians, like Republicans, want to avail themselves to all the benefits of... SKKY Feb 2019 #11

I don't think of it at all JHB Feb 2019 #14

Most libertarians reject collectivism. MineralMan Feb 2019 #15

Yes, I know that. It's this "social libertarianism" the OP was asking about... JHB Feb 2019 #19

There's no universally accepted definition of "social libertarianism." MineralMan Feb 2019 #21

Thus my original question to the OP. JHB Feb 2019 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #37

They are kinda fun to talk too ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #20

There are left libertarians and right libertarians marylandblue Feb 2019 #29

Well, good luck getting a satisfactory answer. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #30

No. Libertarians are individualists. Democrats are collectivists. Bonx Feb 2019 #32

Republicans with bongs. Codeine Feb 2019 #33

I do have to admit ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #40

Many of the libertarians I've encountered misanthrope Feb 2019 #42

Libertarians are closer to us than Republicans are. MarvinGardens Feb 2019 #44

Depends on the person. Some libertarians have economic views that are much more rightwing pnwmom Feb 2019 #51

You are correct. MarvinGardens Feb 2019 #57

The libertarian is a project cooked up by the fascist Koch brothers. Hassler Feb 2019 #52

social libertarian is not affiliated with a party Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #56

It also means you think you should not have to pay taxes if that's how you want to live. pnwmom Feb 2019 #58