Libertarians typically don't get a candidate into the election, so they end up voting Republican.
In the Venn Diagram, Libertarians are a sub-set of Republicans.
Republican views are also administration dependent.
If there is a Democratic President then Republicans think government is evil, socialist and place a high value on reducing the debt, reducing the size of government.
But if a Republican is president, then debt no longer matters, increasing spending on defense, walls, and having a 'strong government of law and order' is the priority. So debt is ok, and the bigger the gov the better. It's a bit schizophrenic.
You asked? So it was relevant as an answer to the question.
But, agree, not relevant to the original story.
Just a little.
The original story was about 'elites'. In the US, any conversation on that subject gets wrapped up in different opinions on who the 'elite's are, and if they are Socialist. One side thinks the 'elite's are Socialist, the other side think the 'elite's are corporate CEO's.
This thread digressed to the discussion of Socialism (not the academic definition), and I was just following along with that tangent.
Libertarians typically don't get a candidate into the election, so they end up voting Republican.
In the Venn Diagram, Libertarians are a sub-set of Republicans.
Republican views are also administration dependent.
If there is a Democratic President then Republicans think government is evil, socialist and place a high value on reducing the debt, reducing the size of government.
But if a Republican is president, then debt no longer matters, increasing spending on defense, walls, and having a 'strong government of law and order' is the priority. So debt is ok, and the bigger the gov the better. It's a bit schizophrenic.