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If you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Libertarians only care about 2 things: lowest taxes possible and legal weed, and they would gladly sacrifice the latter in favor of the former. Anything else is nothing more than lip service.

This is a very ignorant statement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Paying lip service is meaningless. I look at who self-professed libertarians actually vote for. That is the basis of my statement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I look at who self-professed libertarians actually vote for.

Personally, I see this as a very weak metric, if it is measured within a FPTP system. It is generally not within one's best interest to vote for an entity that perfectly aligns with one's interests under FPTP — one must often vote strategically.

Libertarians only care about 2 things: lowest taxes possible and legal weed

If you haven't already, I strongly encourage you to, at the very least, read through the Wikipedia article on libertarianism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have read it, and find it bullshit. Libertarians always manage to decide to “strategically” vote for the Republican that promises authoritarianism but also promises low taxes. Again, it’s not about what Libertarians say they support, it’s who they actually support.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I have read it, and find it bullshit.

What exactly do you disagree with? It's really just a definition. If you are encountering people who are advocating for authoritarianism while calling themselves libertarian, then they are misappropriating the term.

Libertarians always manage to decide to “strategically” vote for the Republican that promises authoritarianism but also promises low taxes.

This is very likely to be a faulty generalization. Also, there are policies on both the Democrat, and Republican side which can be construed as authoritarian.

Again, it’s not about what Libertarians say they support, it’s who they actually support.

I'd be very hesitant to call stategic voting "supporting".