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In the United States, what makes a 'libertarian' right wing? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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And what is a left libertarian? How do the two coalesce into a 'Libertarian Party' in other countries?

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[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Libertarians are an odd bunch these days. They claim to be against "big government" but they want to privatize everything which would essentially make giant corporations into a new authoritarian government.

The love to talk about being able to take your business elsewhere if you don't like the service your getting, but that doesn't do a lot of good if your house burns down because you were behind on your fire protection plan and no one will come to put it out.

It's basically become an entire party that believes the idea that "survival of the ~~fittest~~ wealthiest" should be the only law

[–] sxan@midwest.social 6 points 4 days ago

Yeah, the whole "taking your business elsewhere" is bullshit in the modern world. It might work in a town without internet that has 3 barbers; sure, you take your little protest purchase to another barber maybe it has an impact.

But I've lived in a neighborhood for 6 years where my internet connectivity choices have been Comcast, or DSL. That's not a choice. When the only competitor is equivalent to no service, it's not competition; it's a monopoly.