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  • RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    prior to right-wing appropriation in the 1960/70’s.

    Because when its been this way for long enough to be considering retirement, the way it used to be is pretty irrelevant to the discussion.

    It’s like calling Republicans the party of Lincoln. It has no connection to today’s politics.

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      5 months ago

      It has no connection to today’s politics.

      “We are the party of Lincoln, so let us fly our confederate flags!” I mean, it does connect… just in an “opposite day” kind of way.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Libertarian politics is not Libertarianism. Do you consider the Democratic Republic of North Korea to have forever tainted the concept of Democracy?