52 sats \ 3 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 17h \ parent \ on: The Peculiar Phenomenon of Libertarians Supporting Donald Trump(Reason Magazine) Politics_And_Law
I don't entirely disagree with this.
What trips me up is the intellectual investment -- and, per Christopher Freiman, ability to discern -- how to vote against it.
For this election specifically, I found that somewhat easier but as a general rule -- not really.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/10/no_author/who-will-i-vote-for-in-2024/
Also, cypherpunks write code etc; instead of bitching about political leaders, we could just opt out/make our immediate neighborhoods better.
Also, cypherpunks write code etc; instead of bitching about political leaders, we could just opt out/make our immediate neighborhoods better.
Totally agree. If you can do something productive, like write software, do actual work within the community, etc, that is preferable to voting. That being said, it doesn't preclude voting either. The intellectual investment of voting is a barrier, but at the same time, it's okay to only vote on the issues that you know about and skip the others. Still better than ceding that power to radical communists and others
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The intellectual investment is exaggerated. There are simple heuristics such as voting against or for what the “enemy” is for or against respectively.
For example in California prop 34 was opposed by many radical left wing groups. I voted for it. If my enemy hates then I should support it
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Also, cypherpunks write code etc; instead of bitching about political leaders
Great point. Satoshi did 100x more for freedom than any politician could do.
Moreover, I sorta doubt that Trump is even going to be able to do anything meaningful due to corruption/deep-state. At the same time, COVID proved the importance of having sensible local govt.
My local Sheriff basically sent out letters saying: Don't ask me to send deputies to enforce mask / vaccine violations...nor ask us to enforce curfews...we will not be able to respond to such calls because we are too busy stopping rapes, murders, and robberies.
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