Definition:
Modern Libertarian: a conservative that’s too cowardly to commit to the bit.
they’re not stupid enough or what? i don’t understand how it works…
They’re too afraid of the label. So they hide behind a less offensive one. It’s like how a lot of racists like to be called “rednecks” instead.
Gotta love a party that hates the same government that they want to run.
That’s like going to a restaurant and having a chef who hates to cook. Or bringing your pet to a vet who hates animals. Do you really think they’ll do a good job?
Dammit, they’re right
I’m all for citizens occupying government buildings for their cause. It’s our property. Yes these people are insane but it’s the principle of free assembly and speech. I also support the right of the Black Panthers to occupy the California state house.
I’m not for government officials overturning a legitimate election
That’s what elected officials are meant to be doing already, anyway. They’re only there through our votes. Elections need to be modernized, imo, to at least guarantee every qualified citizen a mail-in ballot.
I’d be down to occupy some local, state or national land for that message, but organizing also takes a fuckton of resources. Women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, men’s rights, whatever - everyone should feel unified by the right to vote. Who gives a damn what anyone votes for; it’s none of my business. But when local elections get less than 15% turnout, states <50, and presidential maybe 65, I’m just enraged that the people left out are the most needing to be heard.
Democracy isn’t only elections. It’s organizing. It’s hard work. It’s punching nazis in the face.
But our system is set up to make that process difficult or impossible. It is set up to make us vote and then forget it for four years, until we can vote for another turd sandwich or giant douche from the same two parties that caused our problems in the first place.
If people show up in large numbers, shit gets done. If they threaten to harm government officials or destroy the tools of capital, shit gets done. Why do you think the CPC immediately prevents any spontaneous public gatherings and limits wechat groups to 500 people? Why do you think Korea could unseat a president?
I mean not that shocking
Many conservatives I know have been saying Congress etc should fear for their lives from “real Americans”. Trump personified the darkest corners of conservative thought and gave them legitimacy.
What was it, “We’re all domestic terrorists”?
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Yes.
There’s a significant difference between the people rising against their government and the people rising against some of the government on behalf of the rest of the government.
That’s what happened on Jan 6th. Those people were launching an assault to support their preferred representatives, they were very much pro-government. Nothing libertarian about it.
