Libertarianism is an idealism that works under the assumption that every product and service has equal ease of access and great amount of competition, which doesn't exist in our capitalist society nor is a free market applicable to many problems. It really is just "diet conservatism" to catch those aware enough of how corrupt the Republican party is from going left.You know - what do you find wrong about the Libertarians? Socially liberal, fiscally conservative. I think in practice it could be a good system.
It is unfortunate because there are mountains upon mountains of evidence that point out how destructive Republican and Libertarian actions are on the stability, longevity, and prosperity of a Nation.
Now, I'm going to be honest, I'm not a fan of Democrats. I don't call myself a Democrat. But lesser of two evils, right?
I understand appreciating and accepting opposing ideas. Hell, I downright agree with some conservative points, especially around sexuality and gender (not the anti-gay parts), but the majority of talking points
in conservative circles promote fascism, intolerance, short-term growth over long-term stability, racism, elitism, social hierarchies, nepotism, appeal to emotion than facts, and the list goes on. Fueled by ignorance, misinformation or lack of information, mental/emotional neglect, hatred, greed.
Look where we are. Pointless wars in the middle East, found to have been (surprise surprise) a waste of trillions of dollars and the lives of many, many people. Wealth inequality is insane, mental health treatment is low and many are ignorant to how it even affects the population, school shootings are frequent, alt-right domestic terrorism is rising, history is repeating itself on a trend toward fascism. This needs to end, but it's not going to. People don't like facts, they like having their feelings expressed. They want those easy emotional reinforcements from the tension in their minds repeated to them. You know the irony? This is mental illness, and if more of the population learned this, accepted it, and got affordable treatment, not only would they listen to reason, but corruption wouldn't be so easy to spread.
So yes, I find it unfortunate that amid the chaos lies a laid track toward further pain and suffering, for all of us equally.
https://trofire.com/2019/12/23/neuroscientist-reveals-why-trump-supporters-fall-for-his-lies/
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