DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoI consider myself as a left-libertarian who supports limited government and direct democracy. Can left-libertarians support limited government?message-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down121
arrow-up1-12arrow-down1message-squareI consider myself as a left-libertarian who supports limited government and direct democracy. Can left-libertarians support limited government?DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareDylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoLeft-libertarianism emphasizes personal freedoms and such while also supporting economic equality
minus-squaredisregardable@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoThat doesn’t really respond to the dilemma. If there isn’t a strong system to stop abuses, there aren’t going to be personal freedoms and economic equality.
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoAny strong system will inevitably by perverted by a corrupt ruler and twisted to benefit a minority ruling class at the expense of the people.
minus-squarebirdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoYou might be interested in anarchist and council communism then, perhaps
Left-libertarianism emphasizes personal freedoms and such while also supporting economic equality
That doesn’t really respond to the dilemma. If there isn’t a strong system to stop abuses, there aren’t going to be personal freedoms and economic equality.
Any strong system will inevitably by perverted by a corrupt ruler and twisted to benefit a minority ruling class at the expense of the people.
You might be interested in anarchist and council communism then, perhaps