I’m sure you all have seen this political spectrum grid. With “economic” on the x axis and “authoritarian / libertarian” on the y axis.
This is absolute nonsense the more you think about it. There is no way you can be a “libertarian leftist”. Leftist by definition, means government force. You can’t have a single leftist ideal without government mandated taxation, extortion, or threats.
Free education? Government has to pay for it through forced taxation.
Free healthcare? Again, forcefully taxing citizens against their will. Plus now the government gets to dictate your level of healthcare based on their whims.
Government welfare? Paid with taxes, against your will. Otherwise it would be charity and done voluntarily.
There’s not a single leftist ideal that can paid for through voluntary contribution and mutual benefit. If it was possible, then it would already be handled voluntarily, and government mandated taxation wouldn’t be necessary.
As much as people want to make the political spectrum a 3D grid, it’s simply not reality. You have a left right spectrum, and every policy either requires more or less government.
The less government you want, the more libertarian you are. If you want policies that require government force (mandates, taxation, economic meddling, etc) then you really aren’t very libertarian.
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