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E-conservatives and libertarianism
It seems like more e-conservatives identify with libertarianism instead of the republican party. And its not just online, either. In the meat, you hear blowhards like Rush talk about this divide.
Personally, I wonder if it might be related to the type of people who jumped on the internet hard and early (the old timers among us will remember how anarchistic the net was in those days, and how people railed against the herd that eventually consumed them). Perhaps similar to how the silly druggies of the 1960s evolved into the Clinton democrats of the 90s, the haxxor anarchists of the 1990s have evolved into the libertarians of today. Or perhaps its an aspect of education (people active on the net tend to be more literate and educated than the population at large). Whereas ignorant conservatives comprise the moral majority, perhaps educated conservatives tend towards libertarianism (plus all the college kids who want legal pot, of course).
What do you think? Do you identify more with the libertarian party or the republican party? Why?
It seems like more e-conservatives identify with libertarianism instead of the republican party. And its not just online, either. In the meat, you hear blowhards like Rush talk about this divide.
Personally, I wonder if it might be related to the type of people who jumped on the internet hard and early (the old timers among us will remember how anarchistic the net was in those days, and how people railed against the herd that eventually consumed them). Perhaps similar to how the silly druggies of the 1960s evolved into the Clinton democrats of the 90s, the haxxor anarchists of the 1990s have evolved into the libertarians of today. Or perhaps its an aspect of education (people active on the net tend to be more literate and educated than the population at large). Whereas ignorant conservatives comprise the moral majority, perhaps educated conservatives tend towards libertarianism (plus all the college kids who want legal pot, of course).
What do you think? Do you identify more with the libertarian party or the republican party? Why?