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Are younger voters ripe to be converted to Libertarianism?
Posted on 7/18/14 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 7/18/14 at 1:14 pm
And if so how does the movement break through the 2 party chokehold?
Posted on 7/18/14 at 1:17 pm to weagle99
2 more yrs of this abortion and they'll be ripe for a lot of things
Posted on 7/18/14 at 1:17 pm to weagle99
No, younger voters are more likely to be democrats. They want everything now and don't want to work for it. And their parents are to blame. Younger voters have been given everything and in return they gave nothing and therefore were taught nothing.
Posted on 7/18/14 at 1:19 pm to weagle99
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And if so how does the movement break through the 2 party chokehold?
I don't know about that. I believe that most are not ready to be true Libertarians until they reach mid 30s. I think that one has to live life for awhile in order to respect and understand what freedom really is. Sure, you can convert a few young kids who support only the cause of legal drugs but they will not stand fully behind the cause because they don't understand it and only want one thing.
Posted on 7/18/14 at 1:37 pm to weagle99
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And if so how does the movement break through the 2 party chokehold?
By winning through the market and not the political system.
Posted on 7/18/14 at 2:01 pm to weagle99
My generation knows nothing about economics. Can't blame them, who would teach them.
So Libertarianism is out of the question. You need to have faith in the market to be a libertarian. And most don't understand or have faith in capitalism.
So Libertarianism is out of the question. You need to have faith in the market to be a libertarian. And most don't understand or have faith in capitalism.
Posted on 7/18/14 at 2:11 pm to weagle99
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Are younger voters ripe to be converted to Libertarianism?
In our public education system / church of government no way. Kids are being indoctrinated to no longer be individuals.
Posted on 7/18/14 at 2:13 pm to weagle99
Young voters don't realize how dependent they actually are on government programs, etc. I know plenty of "conservatives" griping about Obama but also gripe about the outrageous interest rates on their student loans (6%) or receive some type of assistance or subsidy. The needle has been moved so far left that they think they're centrists (or even Republicans), but if they got a taste of true libertarianism, I'm afraid they'd be in for a huge shock.
Posted on 7/18/14 at 2:13 pm to weagle99
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This post was edited on 4/20/21 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 7/18/14 at 2:44 pm to weagle99
Lol no. My high school friends all talked the talk about voting libertarian/3rd party. We're all 29/30 now and they've all voted straight D for the last 12 years.
I claimed to be a R in high school and I've voted for 3rd party candidates in almost every election.
I claimed to be a R in high school and I've voted for 3rd party candidates in almost every election.
Posted on 7/18/14 at 2:51 pm to weagle99
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Are younger voters ripe to be converted to Libertarianism?
Absolutely not. As has been touched on in this thread, younger people think they are libertarian, when in fact, they are not.
For example, let's look at drugs. Younger people want the "freedom" to be able to smoke dope, but favor the government intervening and prohibiting employers from being able to fire them or not hire them because of said drug use.
Example two: Birth control. Younger women want the "freedom" to control their own bodies, yet favor the government to compel employers (or the taxpayer) to pay for their birth control.
In the end, the younger generation invariably turns to government to solve their problems (which are often of their own making), which is hardly libertarian.
Oh, and let's look at "economic libertarianism," as it's defined by the actions of the younger generations.
They want to keep their own money, yet favor government taking money from others to pay for social issues with which they are obsessed.
That's hardly libertarian, more like completely self-centered.
This post was edited on 7/18/14 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 7/18/14 at 3:34 pm to weagle99
Like myself (I'm 24, btw), I believe a lot of people will go No Party instead of a 3rd party.
I have reasons to believe this, but I'm still kinda testing them out.
I have reasons to believe this, but I'm still kinda testing them out.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 12:57 am to weagle99
If more of them knew what a libertarian actually was, they would definitely be. Most young people think that way already(well all of the ones I know). I haven't met any democrats that had enough sense to tell me why they are actually democrats. Main reason is that they hate republicans
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:55 am to weagle99
The young are dumb. Politicians already taking advantage of this weakness in society. It's too late.
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