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>>Ozarki+(OP)
I had no idea this was a campaign promise. Why? I don’t understand.

>>maplan+Q
Trump went around to a huge number of niche communities and promised to fix their core concerns in exchange for their support. The crypto and libertarian communities are obsessed with freeing Ulbricht. It was honestly a brilliant strategy, and probably the reason he won. Ironic that an authoritarian fascist was able to get elected by enlisting the help of anti-authoritarian communities with a single issue promise.

>>Univer+74
It’s not ironic at all. The MAGA movement is really similar to how Mussolini came to power.

The campaign against barbarians (Steve Miller’s) crusade, Elons “not enough white babies” stuff, sucking up to the church (Vatican City is a Mussolini scheme), aspirations for conquest of Greenland and Panama, etc are all analogous to the maga playbook.

Most people are clueless. There are idiots who think they are getting $1 eggs next week. Riling up weirdos like libertarians lets the movement punch above their weight.

>>Spooky+fq
Why are libertarians weridos?

>>2024us+Tv1
Go talk to one.

>>Spooky+cx1
I don't think I know one or will come across one.

>>2024us+mX2
'Left-libertarianism' and 'classical liberalism' as a philosophy (not as a party affiliation) are arguably the dominant perspectives on HN. You've been on here for more than a year, you've been talking to them the entire time.

However, most of them wouldn't ever use the term libertarian, for not wanting to be associated with right wing libertarians.