Libertarians are morons in their own right but the core philosophy of libertarianism (in the political compass sense) is the opposite of authoritarianism, which is where fascism stems from. A group that doesn't want centralized government can't also want a centralized government that enforces sociopolitical ideology.

The more you throw around the word "fascist" to mean "anything right of me that I don't like" the more the word loses meaning and becomes like the "communist" rallying cry of the boomers.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Libertarians are also hypocrites that don’t follow their own ideologies.

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

True, but are they actual libertarians, then? Wouldn't they just be conservatives? You can call yourself whatever you want, actions are what define you.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I was just being super cynical. The elected libertarians never seem like actual libertarians.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago

Right. So much overlap between those political philosophies 🙄