I’m super late to this, but I don’t think it’s correct to call Chase Oliver a left libertarian. Right vs left in the context of libertarianism is capitalist property rights vs socialist or mutualist property rights. Oliver is clearly on the capitalist side. He’s a bit culturally lefty as a former Democrat, gay man comfortable with Pride festivals, and an antiwar activist, but culturally lefty isn’t exactly the same thing.
He has already campaigned in all 50 states. He seems extremely committed.
Just want to add, if Chase seems reasonable to you and you don’t have another preferred candidate, please actually support him. The Ron Paul paleoconservative wing of the Libertarian Party is criticizing him pretty hard. If he doesn’t end up with support and votes, it will be harder to get a nominee that appeals to the left in the future.
I like Chase. I think he’s a great speaker, and he’s good at making great little one liners. I like most of his policies. I’m not fully on board with the Gaza is a genocide or puberty blockers are reversible stances, but his intentions are good even with those issues.
That’s kind of true in some parts of the US, indirectly. Some places criminalize not being homeless but all the things that are the result of being homeless like sleeping outside or in public places. But there are a lot of places in the US that do provide for the homeless. New York City has a right to housing provision, for example.
Where did this meme of “capitalism requires infinite growth, therefore it’s impossible and bad” come from? Capitalism doesn’t require infinite growth, the universe has basically infinite resources, modernity which is largely but not exclusively caused by capitalism has allowed us to do so much more with fewer resources than generations previous, and as societies get richer in material wealth they produce fewer children and have the luxury to pay attention to things like the environment and their impact on it.
I’m going to assume this is a made up story for the sake of my mental health.
That’s kind of like saying Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney are left conservatives by the standards of the Republican Party especially after the takeover of Donald Trump in 2016. It’s kind of a ridiculous definition.