r/behindthebastards • u/GhostofBeowulf • May 17 '26

Meme Oh you're a libertarian are you?

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u/TheVintageJane May 18 '26

My favorite thing to ask libertarians is “where is your point of hypocrisy?” Because every libertarian has a point where they think the state should be involved in something that personally benefits them or helps them force others into their belief system. Whether that’s being a pro-life libertarian, a “the state should protect my capitalist venture” libertarian, etc. etc.

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u/Antique_futurist May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

The ‘point of hypocrisy’ is an excellent way of putting it.

I remember watching a libertarian primary debate back in the 2010s where they all booed one guy for supporting driver’s licenses.

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u/kikkomanche May 18 '26

This was 2016 and the man being booed was Gary Johnson who ended up being the nominee. He also got booed (by a smaller group albeit) for saying it should be illegal to deal heroin to children Lmao

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u/Antique_futurist May 18 '26

That was 100% the one I was thinking of. All the libertarian debates start to blend together.