Debating a Libertarian Socialist
Stranger: Fascism is an authoritarian right wing ideology.
You: perhaps why it was surprising to hear you describe yourself as a libertarian while been a socialist, we just have different view on the political spectrum
Stranger: I mean libertarian socialism is an ideology, I’m not sure what to tell you about that.
Stranger: But right vs left doesn’t mean small vs big government. Anarchists are literally left wing.
You: well libertarian and socialism are kinda not compatible you can't promose individual freedom while advocating to reap the individual from its property to give it to society. sounds like an oxymoron to me
Stranger: I’m not advocating for that.
You: lib·er·tar·i·an
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1.
an advocate or supporter of a political philosophy that advocates only minimal state intervention in the free market and the private lives of citizens.
"no true libertarian would ever support a culture where citizens must show their papers to travel"
2.
a person who advocates civil liberty.
You: so·cial·ism
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a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Stranger: While you are googling things, why not Google libertarian socialism?
You: I think the definitions don't agree with you
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