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Those are some interesting Apple-related links, but the entry about Lunduke confuses various unrelated political labels.
Libertarianism is a far-right ideology that says that the only function of the state should be to protect the property of capitalists. Libertarians believe that taxes are a crime. To a libertarian, drug lords are heroes, and are oppressed by the government. Libertarians believe in freedom to everyone, which includes the freedom of oligarchs to monopolize everything and subjugate everyone who needs access to these things. A libertarian society is a new take on a feudalist society, only that instead of walled cities controlled by lords who are given privilege through family lines, people are relying on walled virtual cities controlled by the newly rich who are given privilege through capital. Leftism means providing benefits for the public, even if it necessitates taxes. The far left not only considers taxes to be acceptable, but considers it acceptable to cancel all freedom as to eliminate the influence of counter-revolutionary people who don't believe in the supremacy of the far left. The woke left, which is what this list is about, are the foot solders of the far left, playing strategies to demonize anyone who they see as counter-revolutionary. |
Libertarianism also doesn't really fit cleanly on either axis, it is commonly pulled whichever way is advantageous for the party doing so, that said it does take components from both sides (and you are right, that it commonly supports right-leaning economic goals) so that has been removed from the PR. It is also not a shared belief among all Libertarians that the government's only role is to protect wealthy individuals or property interests. As well, Capitalism is a form of economy, and while political beliefs do often prefer specific economic structures, it is unwise to tie them together strictly as most ideologies are not tied strictly to one or the other. And more relevant to your statement, Libertarianism is not exclusive to capitalism, many Libertarians do favour capitalism, but it is not the only structure seen.
Hero is not a term many Libertarians would use, many would however argue prohibition does just as much if not more harm. It is less a promotion or endorsement of drugs and the dealers, and more a disagreement with the prohibition policies and their consequences. The "oppression" angle generally comes from a disagreement with the hard line taken in many ideologies, where if it's not something those in power would do or support it is illegal and/or evil.
Freedom is a tenet of almost all parties, some believe in different forms or methodologies, some want freedom for all, some are willing to give up some freedoms for the betterment of everyone, some are pragmatic and give up freedoms when it results in more total freedoms and/or prosperity despite a personal deficit. Libertarianism makes a very strong emphasis on individual liberty, stronger than most parties do, and where the line between protections and infringements varies wildly between variants.
Most left leaning ideologies ARE willing to give up some personal freedoms, or take a personal deficit, to increase overall prosperity and well being, you are correct. However very few leftists legitimately believe in removal of all freedoms, those extremely authoritarian ideologies are common across the spectrum, many taking the worst parts from both sides, but they are not representative of a majority of left-leaning ideologies. Overall, i would recommend doing some impartial reading, perhaps spending some time openly talking to people of various ideologies. A majority do not fall on the caricature end, they just seem to because it's often quite difficult to understand a viewpoint that differs from your own and holds different assumptions, and most media is designed to paint people/parties as black-and-white to increase tribalism. Taking that time to understand every view from the perspective of those who take it, many find more reasonable ideas than they expect to, and the lines can often blur. |
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Now we're going off topic, but you're bringing up an interesting point:
As if I haven't done that. Both the libertarians and the woke left are exactly like the caricatures. I first learnt about libertarians when I was in Prague during the time the ban on smoking was introduced. People who identified at libertarians explained that it's better if there is a choice, and each business can choose whether to allow smoking, totally ignoring the fact that exactly 0% of nightclubs had chosen to be non-smoking. I watched a documentary about Silk Road, and found to my amusement that every comment to the video was written by a libertarian who was upset that the state has stolen bitcoin from the drug lords. I asked a question to Codeberg after the announcement of a fight against the right, and got shocked how many people who behave exactly like the “caricatures” spent the rest of the day attacking me for “just asking questions”. I got introduced to someone on the radical left, and asked him about DEI, which he insisted is fake through multiple layers of objections. When I had countered every level of objections by showing that I have have actually checked the facts, he decided to pretend I don't exist. I still see him every week and he won't look my general direction. I went to an anarchist place, and found that the bathroom was full or stickers with nasty propaganda, such as calls for LGBT people to be violent. I pay the communist party for their official propaganda, because I appreciate their right to free speech, and I've found that it's no better than the “caricatures”. I went to went to a tax-funded gay place and found that it has propaganda for laundering money to circumvent the restrictions on what items refugees can buy with the money they get from the tax payers. I went to some LGBTQ places again, funded by tax money through the Ministry of Interior, and found that they're planning to spend this year's Pride making propaganda to stop the deportation of criminals. It's not just the media. I've been every where and talked to everyone, to the extent they will talk to me before trying to cancel or threaten me. Radical people are just as bad as the “caricatures”. I'm aware that tribalism in media is a problem, and I've reported an issue against tribalist generalization (#247), but media has these stories that are shockingly true before it gets to the tribalism attempting to extrapolate the madness onto the non-radical leftists and liberals. |
Given the over generalized initial response, it had seemed that way. You are right, there are radicalists, and they do tend to come closer or match caricatures, and often are the loudest groups. They also tend to be the least agreeable if you are not explicitly on their side.
Because that is where the money is, the market spoke in favor of the common clients. Also does very well in showing why prohibition is often ineffective, despite the negative effects others may feel secondhand.
Denial that it exists is a bit odd, and on its own it can definitely be a poor tool. Its modern use has drifted toward virtue signalling, which conflates it with diversity itself, so i would not be surprised if he believes it to be just diversity or took arguing it exists as an affront to diversity and himself, using denial as self-armor as many tend to do.
Propaganda is deliberately provocative, not a new thing or a surprise, also not representative of everyone. That can be seen regardless of party, right/left/centrist/etc. A majority of people in the targeted groups do not go to those extremes, but the loud minority is hardest to ignore.
I would be curious why gay place is relevant to people teaching others how to break the law, or why it matters refugee or not. Many citizens will do the same if restricted, regardless of wealth.
It does seem you are working off a different definition of woke than a majority, so there was some level of assumption there that you used the over-broad definition, a bit reductive on my part due to imprecise terms. |
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