I was a libertarian even when I was sleeping on a floor mattress, going hungry and responding to craigslist ads for jobs that required sludging thru sewers. You might disagree, and that's fine, but "only financially privileged ppl are libertarian" has never ever felt true to me.
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But my ultimate point is that I suspect money isn't the biggest divider of whether someone is libertarian or not; I think it's the hyper-agenty, masculine, clear-boundaries personality type. I do however suspect ppl with this personality tend to end up earning more money.
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For example, when I was struggling, I never once ended up receiving direct aid from the government. That never occured to me. Knowing that my life was fully my responsibility was a philosophy that I directly contribute to achieving the level of success I have today.
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Also wanna clarify - ppl characterize libertarianism as "only look out for yourself". This isn't quite right - it would be "nobody can force you to look out for others". Myself and other libertarians I know do really enjoy helping other people out of our own free will!
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Do you not think this whole “you either take responsibility for your life or you don’t” is an unfair false dichotomy? Plus why would you be ok with state welfare systems as a libertarian
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