TaraElla
1 min readApr 28, 2020

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Trump is definitely more authoritarian than libertarian. However, I think why some think he is libertarian is because of relative comparison. For example, some parts of the left have become severely authoritarian, from anti-free speech ideologues to ‘tankie’ socialists, they don’t have a libertarian bone in their body at all. This ‘normalization’ of extreme authoritarianism leads to Trump looking libertarian by comparison. But then, Biden would also look positively libertarian under this standard!

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TaraElla
TaraElla

Written by TaraElla

Author & musician. Moral Libertarian. Mission is to build a politics based on shared values & defend the heart and soul of liberalism. https://www.taraella.com

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