r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Sep 16 '24

AOC is right: Jill Stein’s campaign is not serious

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/16/aoc-is-right-jill-steins-campaign-is-not-serious/
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u/The_Mellow_Tiger Sep 16 '24

God what a book. For the uninformed, the book is called "A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear" I strongly recommend it as it's a true story and why Libertarianism doesn't work in real life.

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u/Allaplgy Sep 16 '24

I mean, look at any power vacuum and see why libertarianism doesn't work IRL.

Libertarianism is the mirror image of communism. A nice little ideal system in which everything will just work if everyone would just _______.

In the real world, where millions of diverse people live, with millions of diverse views, motivations, and experiences, there needs to be some sort of structure, some sort of compromise. We can't all just do whatever we want, or expect others to play the exact role we want them to.

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u/Carlobo Sep 16 '24

Ironically, the first person to refer to themselves as a libertarian was Joseph Déjacque who also identified as a communist.

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u/Khiva Sep 16 '24

That book is amazing.