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Libertarians and conservatives, are we pretending otherwise?



That is pretty shallow. There is a loud subset of the Libertarian party that mostly focuses on the desire for minimal taxation. There is also a substantial subset of Libertarians who advocate for a Universal Basic Income in order to make society itself more fair. This does not necessarily change the idea that slackers choose and deserve their fate, but merely provides people with more opportunity to live for themselves.


I've also met pro-establishment "liberals" who look down on poor people as long as they're white. This sentiment started the whole "learn to code" backlash meme on Twitter, although to be fair I've never seen any journalist directly make that suggestion.


Plenty of liberals, too. I say that as a liberal.




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