Post-Libertarianism

the US is facing serious social decline

For Gen Z, its safe to say that the libertarian movement is dead on arrival. Forty years of neoliberalism has done a lot to discredit the ideology of free markets and privatization. I’ve written about this in a few essays over the years. For young “free-thinker” types, the market failures of american life did not lead them toward a larger structural critique of private ownership and waged labor. Instead, these young conservatives seek to limit the complexities of state and economy by withdrawing into isolationism.

Post-libertarian
age 19
Maryland
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, 4chan, Snapchat

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i guess im a right winger, i dont like the concept of ideology, i think it just divides, i supported trump in 2016. i support Tulsi Gabbard now. i think my main concern is non interventionism…

Who are your biggest influences?

ill try to stick with more "intellectual" people, however pretentious that sounds. I'd say my first "influence" was probably Ayn Rand. I started reading her in 2016 in high school. also read a lot of libertarians like Milton Friedman, Hayek etc.. i was also into John Locke for awhile. I took a little detour and read some enemies like chomsky, he makes some decent points lol.

When did you first learn about or start visiting online political communities?

i'd probably say like 2015...before the 2016 election really.

What was your ideology before entering these spaces?
Or how have your views evolved since you started participating?

oh for sure, they've definitely become more nuanced...i don't know if i can cite any specific examples, its kinda hard lol...

What changes do you think we are likely to see in the next 10 years?

automation for sure, i think were gonna lose a lot of blue collar jobs. I think were likely to see another war and with that comes a lot of civil unrest, you know? and thats magnified by the unemployment wave with automation, i think things are gonna fall apart quickly.

What changes do you think we are likely to see in the next 40 years?

perhaps a world power shift? china is rapidly overtaking the US in several key areas while the US is facing serious social decline.

What changes do you want to see in the next 10 years?

tough question, i think in a perfect world we'd elect ron paul world president. serious cutbacks in spending and an end to endless middle eastern conflict. i would also like to somehow end this social turmoil we're in somehow.