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This subreddit is an alternative to r/Libertarian and attempts to provide a space for more on-topic discussions of libertarian and libertarian-adjacent philosophies.

We're building a new sub that takes liberty seriously in all its aspects. We embrace new means of change apart from mere politics. These strategies for change are intended to be effective without engaging in political action, to route around existing power and make it irrelevant rather than to face it head on.

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Please don't downvote content simply for posing a different view or criticism. Discussion is valuable and we can learn a lot from talking with those who disagree with us. Downvoting only discourages this behavior.


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Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

1 Comment
2025/01/25
04:21 UTC

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With all of the policy changes that could have positively affected the whole country why was the biggest ask from Trump to pardon Ross?

As a longtime libertarian sympathizer I understand that Ross is an important figure to particularly the crypto/drug legalization/anti law enforcement overreach sides of the movement… but if the guy was willing to actually negotiate to get support from Libertarians, why not ask for something more? Decriminalize all drugs, promise not to invade Mexico as part of the war on drugs 2.0, pledge to spend less on the military, promise to not increase the deficit as much as he did last term, cut taxes for the WORKING class, legalize online poker and gambling nationwide? Or if you’re going to pardon Ross, maybe you actually pardon some of the other people incarcerated for non violent drug crimes?

14 Comments
2025/01/24
16:14 UTC

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Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2025/01/18
04:21 UTC

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Monthly "Everything Else" Megathread - Anything you want to rant about or share

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  • Questions
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  • Small / mundane
  • Promotion of Sales
  • Sub meta / suggestions
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Subreddit rules do not apply: Mods have no power here, only votes, so behave. Also be mindful of our Reddit Admin overlords and don't get us nuked.

0 Comments
2025/01/16
12:30 UTC

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Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2025/01/11
04:21 UTC

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Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2025/01/04
04:21 UTC

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Monthly "What are you reading?"

Fiction or non-fiction, Smith or Marx; what are you currently reading and what are you learning/enjoying from it?

2 Comments
2025/01/02
02:50 UTC

3

Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2024/12/28
04:21 UTC

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Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2024/12/21
04:21 UTC

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The violence of the state is only leveraged on behalf of the wealthy.

Big government and big business are two sides of the same coin. Freedom cannot exist when inequality thrives.

1 Comment
2024/12/20
03:08 UTC

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Monthly "Everything Else" Megathread - Anything you want to rant about or share

This includes but not limited to:

  • Questions
  • Rumors
  • Speculative thoughts
  • Small / mundane
  • Promotion of Sales
  • Sub meta / suggestions
  • Memes

Subreddit rules do not apply: Mods have no power here, only votes, so behave. Also be mindful of our Reddit Admin overlords and don't get us nuked.

1 Comment
2024/12/16
12:30 UTC

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Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2024/12/14
04:21 UTC

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December 2024 r/Libertarians's Monthly Concern Index / Poll

This is December's Monthly Concern Index / poll. This informal poll provides an idea of what the sub and its visitors are currently concerned about as it relates to all things libertarian and forces acting to diminish freedom and liberty. Going month to month, these polls serve as a barometer of what concerns are persisting, rising, or subsiding.

  • Please upvote what concerns you the most
  • Please downvote if you strongly disagree
  • Leave unvoted if you're unsure, undecided, don't care, or are in the middle.
  • You can change your votes anytime, but we ask that you don't change your votes once the month is over.

Use the comment sort to sort by: best, top, controversial.

  • "Top" is just upvotes minus downvotes.
  • "Best" sorts based on what percentage of upvotes Reddit estimates the comment would receive if everyone votes on it. The more votes a comment gets the more confident Reddit can be about what that percentage will be.
  • "Controversial": Comments have a high number of up and downvotes.

Past monthly polls will be made readily available around the end of each month so we can look back to possibly identify patterns as well as how concerns shift over time and in relation to current events.

This is still a work-in-progress feature for the subreddit, and comments in future polls may be locked to keep this streamlined. But for now we're going to leave it open ended. Please try to be as concise as possible - topics should be intentionally broad so that they don't become irrelevant over time. This also means that this thread will be subject to higher moderation standards as we attempt to hone and define "topic comments". Please also remember that you are free to post your concerns in a new thread, as long as they fall within the sub's posting guidelines. If it isn't worth a post, use the "everything else" weekly post.

Please bear with us as we refine this feature throughout the next few months, and thank you all for participating!

46 Comments
2024/12/09
05:06 UTC

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Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

3 Comments
2024/12/07
04:21 UTC

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Killer of UnitedHealthcare $UNH CEO Brian Thompson wrote "deny", "defend" and "depose" on bullet casings

0 Comments
2024/12/05
17:51 UTC

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Monthly "What are you reading?"

Fiction or non-fiction, Smith or Marx; what are you currently reading and what are you learning/enjoying from it?

0 Comments
2024/12/02
02:50 UTC

8

Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

3 Comments
2024/11/30
04:21 UTC

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Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

1 Comment
2024/11/23
04:21 UTC

4

Monthly "Everything Else" Megathread - Anything you want to rant about or share

This includes but not limited to:

  • Questions
  • Rumors
  • Speculative thoughts
  • Small / mundane
  • Promotion of Sales
  • Sub meta / suggestions
  • Memes

Subreddit rules do not apply: Mods have no power here, only votes, so behave. Also be mindful of our Reddit Admin overlords and don't get us nuked.

0 Comments
2024/11/16
12:30 UTC

3

Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2024/11/16
04:21 UTC

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Argentina No Longer Has The Highest Inflation Rate In South America

2 Comments
2024/11/13
00:04 UTC

4

Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

2 Comments
2024/11/09
04:21 UTC

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November 2024 r/Libertarians's Monthly Concern Index / Poll

This is November's Monthly Concern Index / poll. This informal poll provides an idea of what the sub and its visitors are currently concerned about as it relates to all things libertarian and forces acting to diminish freedom and liberty. Going month to month, these polls serve as a barometer of what concerns are persisting, rising, or subsiding.

  • Please upvote what concerns you the most
  • Please downvote if you strongly disagree
  • Leave unvoted if you're unsure, undecided, don't care, or are in the middle.
  • You can change your votes anytime, but we ask that you don't change your votes once the month is over.

Use the comment sort to sort by: best, top, controversial.

  • "Top" is just upvotes minus downvotes.
  • "Best" sorts based on what percentage of upvotes Reddit estimates the comment would receive if everyone votes on it. The more votes a comment gets the more confident Reddit can be about what that percentage will be.
  • "Controversial": Comments have a high number of up and downvotes.

Past monthly polls will be made readily available around the end of each month so we can look back to possibly identify patterns as well as how concerns shift over time and in relation to current events.

This is still a work-in-progress feature for the subreddit, and comments in future polls may be locked to keep this streamlined. But for now we're going to leave it open ended. Please try to be as concise as possible - topics should be intentionally broad so that they don't become irrelevant over time. This also means that this thread will be subject to higher moderation standards as we attempt to hone and define "topic comments". Please also remember that you are free to post your concerns in a new thread, as long as they fall within the sub's posting guidelines. If it isn't worth a post, use the "everything else" weekly post.

Please bear with us as we refine this feature throughout the next few months, and thank you all for participating!

46 Comments
2024/11/08
05:22 UTC

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Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2024/11/02
03:21 UTC

3

Monthly "What are you reading?"

Fiction or non-fiction, Smith or Marx; what are you currently reading and what are you learning/enjoying from it?

0 Comments
2024/11/02
01:50 UTC

4

Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2024/10/26
03:21 UTC

5

Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

0 Comments
2024/10/19
03:21 UTC

3

Monthly "Everything Else" Megathread - Anything you want to rant about or share

This includes but not limited to:

  • Questions
  • Rumors
  • Speculative thoughts
  • Small / mundane
  • Promotion of Sales
  • Sub meta / suggestions
  • Memes

Subreddit rules do not apply: Mods have no power here, only votes, so behave. Also be mindful of our Reddit Admin overlords and don't get us nuked.

1 Comment
2024/10/16
11:30 UTC

2

Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"

Let's hear some good news or something that gives you hope! What's something that's happened this week that you think furthered the idea of libertarianism, or simply brought a smile to your face?

1 Comment
2024/10/12
03:21 UTC

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