I think this is typical of most left vs right political discussions. I lived with a Libertarian at one point, and he kept talking to my socialist friends, and they would completely fail to make contact when they were communicating. Like, Libertarian says “I want less regulation”. Socialists are like “Yeah, sure. I don’t mind either way.” Libertarian: “You know, its easier to start a company in Denmark than it is here?”. Socialist: “Yes, it should be easier to start a company.” Libertarian: “Wait? So you claim to be a socialist but you like people founding companies and you dislike regulation, I think you will find that you are actually a Libertarian just like me.” Socialist: “What? No, I want a progressive tax system that reallocates wealth from the rich to the poor by paying for a free-at-point-of-use health system and universal basic income. I want to take the money out of politics by [gestures and half baked and dubious sounding plan]. If lower regulation will help pay for those things then lower regulation is good, but its not an issue I really care about either way.”
I think this is typical of most left vs right political discussions. I lived with a Libertarian at one point, and he kept talking to my socialist friends, and they would completely fail to make contact when they were communicating. Like, Libertarian says “I want less regulation”. Socialists are like “Yeah, sure. I don’t mind either way.” Libertarian: “You know, its easier to start a company in Denmark than it is here?”. Socialist: “Yes, it should be easier to start a company.” Libertarian: “Wait? So you claim to be a socialist but you like people founding companies and you dislike regulation, I think you will find that you are actually a Libertarian just like me.” Socialist: “What? No, I want a progressive tax system that reallocates wealth from the rich to the poor by paying for a free-at-point-of-use health system and universal basic income. I want to take the money out of politics by [gestures and half baked and dubious sounding plan]. If lower regulation will help pay for those things then lower regulation is good, but its not an issue I really care about either way.”