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Re:Harmful 5G Fast Lanes Are Coming; the FCC Needs to Stop Them by freedomben on Saturday April 13, 2024 @02:58PM (#40025193)
Libertarian does seem to mean different things to different people, but if somebody is supporting government or propping them up because they are concerned about preserving or maintaining current or traditional social values, that is the definition of a social conservative, not a libertarian. A libertarian position on that would be a "you do you" , but don't force others to do "you." A "the government should enforce or promote this" is a social conservative position.

But yes, I mostly agree. Most of the people I know who would identify as libertarian, suddenly become much more comfortable with government action when the government is wanting to do something they like, or is even run by their person. Once "the other side" gets in control, they seem to rediscover their libertarian principles. Seeing this was a good reminder to me that we should look at actions, not words, when deciding who to vote for.

Re:Harmful 5G Fast Lanes Are Coming; the FCC Needs to Stop Them by godelski on Saturday April 13, 2024 @04:21PM (#40025726)
Most of these people would repeat the common lines of taxation is theft, government is bad, prefer small government, complain about things like that existence of USPS/FDA (and an inaccurate story about peanut butter)/health instructors, and all those things you'd stereotype of those positions. They'd also take positions like you say about things like drugs (despite the state having a lot of dry counties, including the one Jack Daniels is in...).

Truth is that people say they believe a lot of things but don't act as if those beliefs are true. I think people like labels more than beliefs.

A common one is how common it is to say that all politicians are corrupt. I know people that say that like it's a catch phrase and then when we talk post voting they vote in incumbents. ¯\ _ ( ツ ) _ / ¯