Yeah, I feel like “libertarian” is just vibes-based for dudes of a certain age, and not really an ideology. Like “centrist” it’s a way of signalling to each other that they stand above politics, and don’t get involved in the petty bickering of people who care about things.
When the rubber hits the road, and they start interacting with the world, they’ll settle into their actual politics. Usually it’ll break toward resentment-based fashy stuff, like “centrists,” because the vibe coming from a place of “I’m better than that,” to begin with. But it can go the other way too if it’s coming from where you were at, or if they start being personally affected/targeted by their allies.
Yeah, I feel like “libertarian” is just vibes-based for dudes of a certain age, and not really an ideology. Like “centrist” it’s a way of signalling to each other that they stand above politics, and don’t get involved in the petty bickering of people who care about things.
I think this was through intentional propaganda: stuff like framing that stupid political compass as two Freedom - Authoritarian axes and South Park’s detached contrarianism. The end goal is to get these people to vote for conservative causes and convert some of them to ideology.
this person’s politics are mine when I was like 12. “oh Ron Paul wants to legalize drugs and doesn’t want any more wars, I guess I’m a libertarian”
Yeah, I feel like “libertarian” is just vibes-based for dudes of a certain age, and not really an ideology. Like “centrist” it’s a way of signalling to each other that they stand above politics, and don’t get involved in the petty bickering of people who care about things.
When the rubber hits the road, and they start interacting with the world, they’ll settle into their actual politics. Usually it’ll break toward resentment-based fashy stuff, like “centrists,” because the vibe coming from a place of “I’m better than that,” to begin with. But it can go the other way too if it’s coming from where you were at, or if they start being personally affected/targeted by their allies.
I think this was through intentional propaganda: stuff like framing that stupid political compass as two Freedom - Authoritarian axes and South Park’s detached contrarianism. The end goal is to get these people to vote for conservative causes and convert some of them to
ideology.
“But unlimited violence in retaliation for a kid stealing a candy bar is cool and good DAE Non-Aggression Principle amirite?”