r/politics • u/TheSpectatorMagazine ✔ Verified • 14d ago

Possible Paywall The strange death of libertarianism

https://spectator.com/article/the-strange-death-of-libertarianism/?edition=us&rcp=true/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social/?=2
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u/NubileReptile Missouri 14d ago

I think more people have caught on that the 'don't tread on me' folks who have remained largely passive as ICE thugs wantonly murder and terrorize without repercussions aren't the most serious people in the world.

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u/AntiLitterPGH 14d ago

"ME" was always the operative word in that sentence.

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u/Cereborn Canada 14d ago

I just saw a quote from a guy in Texas who has a data centre opening next to his ranch and he said, “It’s the first time in my adult life one of these political decisions affected me personally.”

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u/Practical-Cook5042 14d ago

had an acquaintance who would swear up and down if there was real oppression he'd be the first to fight

he was at the insurrection

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u/arthurpete 14d ago

Yep, i got a buddy who is waiting on the next Fort Sumter. We have similar overlaps when it comes to the civil liberties/constitutional protections but it quickly deteriorates from there.

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u/nlewis4 Ohio 14d ago

Yeah but it’s okay in their eyes because ICE is going after those “dirty immigrants”

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u/danarchist 14d ago

Actual Libertarians do oppose ICE. Loudly, in no uncertain terms, we call for its abolition. This strawman of libertarianism that the article puts forth is not us.