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You make good sense to me. I live in a swing state.If you live in a swing state then you have to vote Trump or Democratic. If you are a libertarian in Michigan and you voted Libertarian then you helped Biden win. And in 2016 you helped Hillary lose.Of course I don’t vote for the Libertarian candidate for President as that would be a wasted vote.
That's the only part that matters.
If you live in a RED or solid blue state then you're an idiot if you are a libertarian and voted for Trump. The more votes the libertarian or green party get, the more national $ and attention they get. So it matters depending on what state you live in.
Fact is there aren't a lot of libertarians out there and it's not catching on. But it's lasted longer than the Tea Party did I'll give them that. They have a following.
Biden is gung-ho on draconian gun control. Obviously as a libertarian I am not. My vote went for Trump in 2020.
The Libertarian view on Guns
Gun ownership is the civil liberty which modern liberalism likes to conveniently forget. The Republican Party is friendlier to gun rights, but not nearly enough. Many GOP supporters were unhappy when President Trump instructed the ATF to treat bump stocks as machine guns, or when he said he would “think about” banning suppressors.Ron Paul summed up the libertarian view on guns like so: “Nobody should tell you you can’t own a gun because it might be misused.” And George Orwell, a socialist of all things, explained why: “That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.”
One of the libertarian ideas people often struggle with is this: Any political party or form of government has the potential to turn tyrannical. More than 250 million people were killed by their governments during the 20th century alone. Guns preserve political freedom by equipping people to fight back against the only organization which is legally allowed to kill them. In a country where gun confiscation has quite literally concluded with democide, it is crucial to remember that guns aren’t simply fun toys for rednecks.
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Libertarian: What Is It? A Brief Summary of Their Beliefs
What is a libertarian? It is someone who believes that personal liberty is precious and must be protected, and recognizes the government as its greatest threat.
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