Libertarians were put in the spotlight today due to a Twitter post from the official Libertarian Party of Kentucky regarding the idea of vaccine passports, for those who have been . The post compared the vaccine passports to the yellow stars worn by Jewish people during the Holocaust.
Are the vaccine passports going to be yellow, shaped like a star, and sewn on our clothes?
— Libertarian Party of Kentucky (@lpky) March 29, 2021
This created widespread backlash not only towards the account behind the post but also to all Libertarians, regardless of whether they agreed with the statement or not. There were legions of posts insulting supporters of the party in various fashions. Some of the criticisms involved decisions past Libertarians had made, regarding things like how HIV should be treated within in the school system. Others drew comparisons between Republicans and the Libertarians, claiming there wasn’t as much if a difference between the two as Libertarians want people to think. Some even have claimed that one of the core ideas of the Libertarian party, restricting how the government can interact with others daily lives, is purely conditional and is only something they use when it benefits them.
https://twitter.com/AshaRangappa_/status/1376897420487888902
Libertarians, 2021: "COVID Vaccine passports are tyranny! We have always stood for freedom!"
Libertarian Party, 1988: "Children with HIV should be banned from schools, doctors shouldn't have to treat them and companies should be allowed to test all employees." pic.twitter.com/s58iSvKk8W
— Christian Christensen (@ChrChristensen) March 30, 2021
Libertarians are trending and I just want to remind everyone they're just Republicans who want to smoke weed and not go to church.
— ????DeathMetalViking???? (@DeathMetalV) March 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/PNWPragmatist/status/1376757063083192323
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However, many Libertarians on Twitter argued with those perpetuating the backlash, arguing that the criticizers were taking their views out of context and that what the Libertarians actually represented was something completely different. But when asked about whether or not they supported the vaccine passport, many chose to double down believing that the passports were just excuses for the government to continue tracking citizens further. Most who doubled down believe that the government should be less involved in daily life and that the vaccine passport represents a dangerous precedent.
Libertarians are trending for the same reasons they usually trend. pic.twitter.com/89vjQZv1XW
— Being Libertarian (@beinlibertarian) March 30, 2021
Since Libertarians are trending, here's a primer for everyone:
We are the pro-immigration party
We are the free markets for everything party
We are the pro-peace party
We are the criminal justice reform party
We are leave peaceful people alone party
We are the party of liberty— Libertarian Party of Texas (@LPTexas) March 30, 2021
Libertarians are trending because supposedly folks are surprised we would oppose a dystopian government tracking system.
— Being Libertarian (@beinlibertarian) March 30, 2021
Libertarians oppose:
Vaccine Passports
Aggressive Foreign Wars
Trillion Dollar Deficits
The Patriot Act
Red Flag Laws
Militarizing the Police
Legislating Morality
Free Speech Bans
Gun Rights Bans
Eminent Domain
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Unlimited Printing of MoneySorry, Not Sorry
— Libertarian-In-Chief (@ToddHagopian) March 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/HCLthatswhatsup/status/1376873751179067396
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Yet another political debate on Twitter but one that seems fairly equal. While both groups continue to clash with out coming to an agreement the question both groups are trying to answer still hangs in the air, unanswered. What is the government’s role currently and what will it be following Covid 19.
