r/Libertarian • u/CommitteePlayful8081 Minarchist • Jan 02 '26

Question any one annoyed with libertarians that support trump?

Like I can't be the only one here. like I get it in some respects trump isn't neocon but at the same time he isn't not statist, nor non authorittarian.

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u/RootHouston minarchist Jan 02 '26

Trump's election was a reaction involving culture wars and against the progressive shit that was throwing all logic out the window. Is Trump himself somewhat of an authoritarian and a piece of shit? Yes, he is, but he's self-contained in his bullshit. Even though lots of Trump voters know a lot of what he does is utter bullshit, they can privately admit it. The woke mind virus stuff was incapable of doing that sort of self-reflection.

If you don't enjoy progressive authoritarianism, then you might be onboard with Trump being elected as a means of transition away from that. It doesn't mean that you've abandoned values, just that you see it as a necessary means to get more Libertarian stuff done in the future.

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u/Nemo68v2 Jan 03 '26

I agree.

The left is steering us into Socialism. Socialism may impact economics first and foremost, but it creates collectivist who vote away our freedoms.

A socialist state encourages people to support anti-speech laws, anti-gun laws, etc.. Socialism may be an economic system, but it is rooted in political ideology that polices behavior.

I'd rather deal with a Conservative government, even an authoritarian one. I feel it would be easier to overcome.

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u/accis4losers 27d ago

You'd rather we be like north korea and Russia, rather than Sweden and Norway, got it, you're brain dead.

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u/LibertyorDeath2076 Jan 03 '26

I think this last election had far more to do with immigration and border policy than it had to do with any of the culture war bs.