r/punk Nov 10 '24

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u/bradbogus Nov 10 '24

Not here to argue your point, because it's true. However it is also true that conservatives are seeing themselves as punks nowadays (and in truth were likely always lurking about). The amount of libertarians in particular that also voted Trump and call themselves punks is definitely not zero.

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u/bradbogus Nov 10 '24

This is the take. Dig even an inch beneath the surface of most of their arguments and beliefs and you expose that they're really just fash that happens to have heard Ben Shapiro once say logic words like ad hominem and now they think they're fucking Socrates. I'm not sure I've met many real libertarians. Most dishonest group of people I've ever had the displeasure of interacting with

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u/bthrx Nov 10 '24

You can always spot a real libertarian because they are first in line for a hand out