...I vote Trump because he is the best viable option I have. I said I was a libertarian in the classically liberal sense, not doctrinaire sense.

How is Trump an authoritarian in your view? Can you cite some (actual) examples?

-- Is he the one unilaterally closing businessess, churches and schools around the country, mandating masks, etc.?
-- Is he the one trying to confiscate more of my property via higher taxes?
-- Is he the one adding layer upon layer of regulation on business?
-- Is he the one who's in favor of shutting down out-of-favor industries (e.g., oil & gas)?
-- Is he the one trying to curtail my rights to free expression, assembly, religion and bear arms?

As for law and order, it's mind-boggling that you think enforcing the laws on the books is authoritarian. True authoritarians ignore laws on the books and rule by fiat -- who's doing that right now all over the country?

Finally, a true authoritarian would have locked up your ass months ago (or worse) for speaking like you do about him. It's laughable to me that so many on the left claim to view Trump as Hitler, and yet they proudly shout their disapproval of him -- in the most slanderous of terms -- from the rooftops with no fear of reprisal whatsoever. What a joke.



[Post edited by Los Angeles Hoo at 10/29/2020 11:28AM]