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Originally Posted by xg4bx
lol i'm very libertarian/financially conservative but i'm also a big fan of literacy, science, art, culture etc. what use is a free society if its filled with mindless, uneducated buffoons or those who can't even understand their freedoms? an uneducated populace allows for the growth of tyranny.
i believe that any government owes its citizens at least that very first and most important step no matter which part of the political spectrum you're on. i think libraries enhance both culture and freedom so therefore i'm for them.
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I'm technically a libertarian (but a liberal-leaning one for sure rather than the more common libertarian of the conservative fiscal type).
I think you'll find most libertarians with a knowledge of history at all are for libraries. Because a foundation and a prerequisite of democracy is a well-educated populace - without it, democracy fails. Part of the reason it doesn't work so well in some parts of the world.