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Here we go! Conservatives masquerading as Libertarians is happening! (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/politicalmemes

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (12 children)

What about in practice?

[–] pennomi 37 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Outside of the US, yes, there are real libertarians.

American Libertarian policies from that article:

Its cultural policy positions include ending the prohibition of illegal drugs, advocating criminal justice reform,[14] supporting same-sex marriage, ending capital punishment, and supporting gun ownership rights.

Conservatives have over the last couple years taken to labeling themselves as Libertarian to avoid the stigma of being Republican, but have never actually voted for a libertarian.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Full disclosure, let's not pretend that Libertarians are any good, even if they are in favor of some good things.

We should eliminate the entire social welfare system. This includes eliminating food stamps, subsidized housing, and all the rest. Individuals who are unable to fully support themselves and their families through the job market must, once again, learn to rely on supportive family, church, community, or private charity to bridge the gap.

The party supports ending the public school system.[161] The party's official platform states that education is best provided by the free market, achieving greater quality, accountability and efficiency with more diversity of school choice.

The party also contends that free markets and property rights (implicitly without government intervention) will stimulate the technological innovations and behavioral changes required to protect the environment and ecosystem because environmental advocates and social pressure are the most effective means of changing public behavior.

The Libertarian Party opposes all government intervention and regulation on wages, prices, rents, profits, production and interest rates and advocates the repeal of all laws banning or restricting the advertising of prices, products, or services.

The Libertarian Party favors a free market health care system without government oversight, approval, regulation, or licensing. The party states that it "recognizes the freedom of individuals to determine the level of health insurance they want, the level of health care they want, the care providers they want, the medicines and treatments they will use and all other aspects of their medical care, including end-of-life decisions." They support the repeal of all social insurance policies such as Medicare and Medicaid and favor "consumer-driven health care".

The party supports the right of free persons to associate or not associate in labor unions and believes that employers should have the right to recognize or refuse to recognize a union.