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In the United States, what makes a 'libertarian' right wing? (lemmy.ml)
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And what is a left libertarian? How do the two coalesce into a 'Libertarian Party' in other countries?

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[โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

As a Christian, who has actually read the Bible, I think the venomous bigotry actually self-selects them out of Christianity. "They'll know you are Christians by your love for others" was maybe Jesus' clearest definition of what it meant to follow him.

This may be similar to "actual libertarianism," but I wouldn't know, not being a libertarian.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Ah, the rare Christian who's read the Bible!

    It's crazy, and I highly recommend people in the US do it, especially if they're not Christian. I have yet to come across a version of the New Testament that successfully creatively edits it enough that Jesus doesn't come across as an utterly pacifist communist. It's funny how so many self-proclaimed Christians will just ignore everything in the New to cherry-pick from the Old, which obviously was about a completely different god. An angry god. a righteous, vengeful, unforgiving god. The god who destroyed an entire city, children and infants, because some guys were buggering other guys, vs the Jesus who re-attached his enemies ear when one of his disciples tried to defend him. A Jesus who, by definition in the book itself, is both the son of, and yet the same being as, the old testament god. The new testament god who forgives the traitor, vs the old testament god who tortures his most faithful follower on a bet.

    Everyone should read the Bible, if only to comprehend how utterly un-Christian most Christians are.

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