Libertarians are morons in their own right but the core philosophy of libertarianism (in the political compass sense) is the opposite of authoritarianism, which is where fascism stems from. A group that doesn't want centralized government can't also want a centralized government that enforces sociopolitical ideology.

The more you throw around the word "fascist" to mean "anything right of me that I don't like" the more the word loses meaning and becomes like the "communist" rallying cry of the boomers.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Libertarians are also hypocrites that don’t follow their own ideologies.

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True, but are they actual libertarians, then? Wouldn't they just be conservatives? You can call yourself whatever you want, actions are what define you.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I was just being super cynical. The elected libertarians never seem like actual libertarians.

[–] coffee_poops@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So are the IDF...

[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago

I think you're on to something boys

[–] Gorilladrums@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

"everything I don't like is fascism"

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

Right. So much overlap between those political philosophies 🙄