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minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down3·3 months agoIt’s an obvious joke, but Bernie actually did pretty well in that crowd. A lot of libertarians are ultimately just rural voters who think anything out of Washington is the enemy, and thus anything anti-establishment is on their side.
minus-squareForester@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·3 months agoThat’s some wishful thinking nothing libertarian about it though
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoDemocratic socialists have quite a lot in common with real libertarians. Just not in regards to what these chuckleheads think is the most, and usually only, important human right.
It’s an obvious joke, but Bernie actually did pretty well in that crowd. A lot of libertarians are ultimately just rural voters who think anything out of Washington is the enemy, and thus anything anti-establishment is on their side.
That’s some wishful thinking nothing libertarian about it though
Democratic socialists have quite a lot in common with real libertarians.
Just not in regards to what these chuckleheads think is the most, and usually only, important human right.