The problem with that line is that almost everybody THINKS they believe in #freedom. Ask them to define it and then the differences emerge.
Libertarianism without patriotism is never going to win elections.
Freedom as a core American value will.
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There are plenty of reasons for this,to me it just boils down to common sense. Sure while in a extremely free society we wouldn't need borders as it limits freedom, however an influx of people coming in to vote against liberty can easily undo countless years of work for liberty
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You have to define freedom in this day and age. A lot of the Nationalists and racists talk all the time about freedom. And just think for a minute of who makes up the "freedom" caucus in Congress. They aren't really interested in Freedom for everyone. /1
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Their idea of freedom has to do with them being free from anyone or anything that they dislike: people of color, non-Christian religions or the non-religious, those who don't think the way they do. In fact, it often seems that their idea of freedom is intimately tied up with /2
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I’ve heard that patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. But perhaps that’s just me.
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I agree.
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I respectfully disagree. Patriotism is essentially a form of collectivism, which is the opposite of libertarianism. There are a lot of principled libertarians who are patriotic, but I certainly don’t think it’s necessary.
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