SkyBubble
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https://stopbeingprey.com/the-losertarian-problem
There are three kinds of libertarians right now.
Serious libertarians. Predators. They recognize the moment, ally with the counter-energy, and build power. Angela McArdle. Jeremy Kauffman. The operators in the Mises Caucus PAC. They are imperfect. They make mistakes. They are still the most important people in this movement.
Jokers. Performers. They cope through purity worship while the progressives take everything. They don't help anyone. They protect their own self-image as ideologically clean. Dave Smith is currently playing this role, sadly. So is most of the libertarian commentariat. So are Joe and countless other Libertarians in my comments yesterday.
Enemies. Functionally allied with progressives, whether they realize it or not. When the choice was binary, they chose against MAGA. Which means they chose with the apex class, by default... They might still call themselves libertarians, but they're auxiliaries for the class that wants you eliminated. Bill Weld endorsed Biden in 2020 as a former Libertarian VP candidate. Justin Amash spent years attacking Trump from positions indistinguishable from progressive talking points. Reason Magazine's editorial line during the prosecutions was often more critical of Trump than of the people trying to remove him.
There are three kinds of libertarians right now.
Serious libertarians. Predators. They recognize the moment, ally with the counter-energy, and build power. Angela McArdle. Jeremy Kauffman. The operators in the Mises Caucus PAC. They are imperfect. They make mistakes. They are still the most important people in this movement.
Jokers. Performers. They cope through purity worship while the progressives take everything. They don't help anyone. They protect their own self-image as ideologically clean. Dave Smith is currently playing this role, sadly. So is most of the libertarian commentariat. So are Joe and countless other Libertarians in my comments yesterday.
Enemies. Functionally allied with progressives, whether they realize it or not. When the choice was binary, they chose against MAGA. Which means they chose with the apex class, by default... They might still call themselves libertarians, but they're auxiliaries for the class that wants you eliminated. Bill Weld endorsed Biden in 2020 as a former Libertarian VP candidate. Justin Amash spent years attacking Trump from positions indistinguishable from progressive talking points. Reason Magazine's editorial line during the prosecutions was often more critical of Trump than of the people trying to remove him.
for the day will have to be shared by GulliBubble and BoringDitzyCommie. They’re both worthy of the award, and both of them have more than earned it…
