22 Percent of Americans identify at libertarian

[Lief 🗽]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/poll-7-percent-libertarian-15-percent-lean-libertarian

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Those demographics are hilarious.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Because young white males opinions are not as worthy as Hispanics, Woman, older White Males, or African Americans, or any other random demographic right?

[Lief 🗽]

Because young white males opinions are not as worthy as Hispanics, Woman, older White Males, or African Americans, or any other random demographic right?

No?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Because young white males opinions are not as worthy as Hispanics, Woman, older White Males, or African Americans, or any other random demographic right?

No?

Surely those demographics are less important; why would they be "hilarious?"  What is the point of this thread? Oh yeah, trolling. Like usual.

[Kitteh]

Because young white males opinions are not as worthy as Hispanics, Woman, older White Males, or African Americans, or any other random demographic right?

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[dead0man]

It's funny how much lefties care about this.  Oh noes, the libertarians are coming to take away our.....huh....right to....hmmmm.....

[Vosem]

That figure's only likely to increase.

[King]

I would say the true number is the 7% consistent.  I've never met a "lean libertarian."

[jaichind]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/poll-7-percent-libertarian-15-percent-lean-libertarian

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Those demographics are hilarious.

I guess I am one of that 6% that is non-White.

[Adam Griffin]

Another great part discovered in the PRRI survey:

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LOL. According to the parameters of this survey, half of self-identifying libertarians don't know that they're not libertarian.

http://publicreligion.org/research/2013/10/2013-american-values-survey/
http://www.religionnews.com/2013/10/29/survey-libertarian-numbers-small-social-political-clout-growing/

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

TPM/Thread title isn't accurate. The libertarians were identified by issue positions, not self-identification.

[DC Al Fine]

Another great part discovered in the PRRI survey:

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LOL. According to the parameters of this survey, half of self-identifying libertarians don't know that they're not libertarian.

http://publicreligion.org/research/2013/10/2013-american-values-survey/
http://www.religionnews.com/2013/10/29/survey-libertarian-numbers-small-social-political-clout-growing/

Love these surveys. My personal favourite is that 4% of atheists believe in God and something like 7% of Christians don't

[7,052,770]

It's funny how much lefties care about this.  Oh noes, the libertarians are coming to take away our.....huh....right to....hmmmm.....

our right to

• go out in public and not be subjected to poisonous, cancer-causing second-hand smoke
• live in a world that tries to solve climate change
• live without fear of the daily massacres usually committed by people who bought their guns legally
• have the potential for universal affordable health coverage through Obamacare
• not have our fate and fortunes be solely bound to the cruel invisible hand of capitalism
• etc.

Granted, those are all overgeneralizations that don't apply to all libertarians, but let's not pretend like libertarians have some kind of monopoly on freedom-oriented ideas.

[RI]

By the same standards of the title, the survey says that 24% of Americans are communitarian. Happy days.

[dead0man]

It's funny how much lefties care about this.  Oh noes, the libertarians are coming to take away our.....huh....right to....hmmmm.....

our right to

• go out in public and not be subjected to poisonous, cancer-causing second-hand smoke
• live in a world that tries to solve climate change
• live without fear of the daily massacres usually committed by people who bought their guns legally
• have the potential for universal affordable health coverage through Obamacare
• not have our fate and fortunes be solely bound to the cruel invisible hand of capitalism
• etc.

Granted, those are all overgeneralizations that don't apply to all libertarians, but let's not pretend like libertarians have some kind of monopoly on freedom-oriented ideas.

I never suggested they did, but thank you for shooting your points to death for me!

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How many have never tried to get a job?

[ElectionsGuy]

Is this a new high? Not surprised by the demographics whatsoever (and its really only used by the OP to mock the L's). But 15% of the 22% only lean that way (mostly republicans with some libertarian views) so its not ground breaking or anything.

[publicunofficial]

Are these the actual Libertarians? Or the "I want a free market, but without the social liberalism or lack of Christian values, which means I'm basically a Republican who wants to sound educated" Libertarians or the "I am an uninformed liberal who doesn't really know what Libertarian means" Libertarians?

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Ugh....

[Brittain33]

Because young white males opinions are not as worthy as Hispanics, Woman, older White Males, or African Americans, or any other random demographic right?

It's funny because young white males may not understand why libertarianism isn't more successful in elections--or is just about to take off--when so many of their friends see things the same way.

[TNF]

Who knew the level of sociopathy in the population was that high?

[opebo]

Ninety-four percent are non-Hispanic whites, 62 percent are below age 50 and 68 percent are men.

Hee hee.  And 78% of them are nerds who have difficulty getting laid.

[Hash]

Who knew the level of sociopathy in the population was that high?

I'm sure it's even higher. A sociopath, candidate of a party of sociopaths, won 47% of the vote last year.

[windjammer]

LOOOL

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/poll-7-percent-libertarian-15-percent-lean-libertarian

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Those demographics are hilarious.

Hardly surprising though.  When I was in high school I don't recall ever hearing the word libertarian.  Talking about politics wasn't something we normally did.  Only when presidential elections were happening did anyone really talk about politics.  And even then it was just to either make fun of someone or say who they would vote for.  And really that was only a few obnoxious males.

I just don't see a lot of black, non-white Hispanic, Asian, etc people foaming at the mouth discussing libertarianism.  None of them are clinging to their guns and as long as they can go to church on Sunday they don't think a Chanukah display at an airport is taking away their religion.

Ask the average black guy what he thinks of a Chanukah display and he will say it looks pretty and move on with his life.  He has no idea he is supposed to be upset and mailing checks to Ron Paul.