r/inthenews • u/Advanced_Drink_8536 • May 27 '24

Donald Trump rejected by Libertarians, gets less than 1% of vote article

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rejected-libertarians-less-one-percent-vote-presidential-election-1904870
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u/Puzzleheaded_Cap_445 May 27 '24

Yes. It’s why I will vote Biden and Democratic for now. They support Ukraine. An International rules based order. With them, I’m unhappy that my marginal tax rate is slightly higher than it should be. That when they talk about taxing the rich, they also include me.

But I can’t get behind insurrectionists, people that feel like they need to bring guns to political rallies, and and anyone who likes Putin and other strongmen that deny basic civil liberties to minority dissidents while pumping up their population on dangerous toxic nationalism.

I could easily be persuaded to go back to the Republican Party that turned on Nixon when he turned out to be dirty despite his popularity, supported things like the Clean Water Act and the EPA, but otherwise believed in limited government and a moderate tax policy.

The nut-job wing of the Republican Party really started in response to the extreme craziness of the 70’s. If they would go back to the party of fiscal and personal responsibility (not tax cuts for the rich or elimination of all regulations) - they would have me back.

Let’s get to a place where we are debating the merits of specific regulations, trade policy and marginal tax rates. What we have to put up with right now is exhausting and depressingly juvenile.

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u/Morbo_Doooooom May 27 '24

From your lips to God's ears.

Ya, what really bothers me about the MAGA cult is it's like they revel in being the bad guys and revel in being stupid almost. I have friends who are maga people, and they're not dumb but they just seem so warped? Corrupted? What's crazy theyre also incredibly generous and will give put their own safety in danger to help you. I dunno it's like everyone thinks it better to be a cynic.

Guys were supposed to fight the bad guys, not become them.

I feel like everything started to go shit when social media introduced algorithms.

The only way I see it getting better two ways they regulate social media, which will bring its own issues. Or if they kneecap AI and algorithms by increasing data protection.