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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why I fled libertarianism — and became a liberal [View all]starroute
(12,977 posts)23. That may be so, but are there any "good" libertarians left?
When I was in high school and college, I knew some old-style libertarians. They were a bit dogmatic and over-privileged, but they weren't insane. After college, I no longer traveled in circles where I ran into libertarians much, so I wasn't really aware of the movement until it erupted in the form of all the Ron Paul hoopla -- and at that point, it was very different.
So my question is, what changed? Have the old-line libertarians gone nuts? Given it up and fled for the hills in disgust? Or are they the people who now try to pass themselves off as "anarcho-capitalists"?
I'd really like to know.
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Yes, they want less government but bitch if there's a pothole in their street.
groundloop
Dec 2013
#4
whenever I encounter a libertarian running for public office, I point out the hypocricy. somehow,
niyad
Dec 2013
#14
Good point. You need not go any further than here, with a different opinion on something,
7962
Dec 2013
#17
Good article! The first time I listened to Ron Paul speak against our foreign aggression
mountain grammy
Dec 2013
#21