I am genuinely curious: how do Bitcoiners who are pro-Trump and claim to be “pro-freedom” reconcile this? nostr:note1e62tdp2xxyjmch76695tcayf0dthxhdqf4nn3dzqzsp22k9khjnqgwdtcx
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The same a way a dude was able to convince a group of a people that they are waiting for an alien ship and somehow drinking a juice would help.
Mental gymnastics.
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Careful. People trapped in that political slave & pro-Trump mindset will instantly think you're ridin' with Buyden.
There is no red, there is no blue. There is the state and there is you. Been saying this to my Bitcoin friends no matter the candidate.
Sounds familiar ;)
As a libertarian, I want the government as small, and impotent as possible. Anyone who aligns with that and wants less war, gets priority to me.
Doesn’t mean folks need to agree with his every move. Assange, Snowden, Ulbright, the lot of them should be free.
One of the reasons no vote is best vote
Just go fuck Yourself
Same way they reconcile Saylor's "bitcoin as a means of exchange is a distraction" bullshit: blindly.
Trump is a catalyst for hyperbitcoinisation. If not for Trump, there would be no Bukele. And there would be no Nostr. And who knows who Satoshi is?
The same rule always: leaders make things happen. Engineers are just their tools, i.e. replaceable.
Just read all Trump's tweets from the beginning of times and follow up (very deep and to no end) all referals he made. Especially in 2020 and 2021.
Those people cannot reconcile this at all. I've explained this before, so I don't need to beat a dead horse.
Real Bitcoiner’s would opt-out, not vote, and work towards the dissolution of the state.
This is exactly what Trump is doing. But gradually. If you just cut to this final solution in a day, there will be mass starvation, death, no electricity, no internet, and no bitcoin.
Exaggerating. Actually, there would still be Russia and China. Anarchy in USA would not impact them at all.
It's curious how within the Bitcoin community, a space known for its technological neutrality, there exists a variety of unconventional beliefs. While Bitcoin itself is designed to be impartial and apolitical, it's fascinating to observe the diverse—and sometimes eccentric—worldviews held by some of its enthusiasts. Despite these oddities, my admiration for Bitcoin and its surrounding culture remains strong, even if occasionally the more vocal members express rather outlandish views.
I suppose the more intelligent among them think that an erratic, ignorant, money-grubbing, mercurial, self-styled System-reformer with an arrogant streak twenty miles wide is ever so slightly preferable to a blank-brained functionary whose highest achievement is reading his cue cards correctly. I have no use for either.
it's simple really. the entire establishment on both sides hate trump.... that means he's undeniably better for the citizens of the US than anything else.
Every other socially acceptable option has brought more war, more regulation and higher taxes. Trump accomplished the opposite when everyone said it couldn't be done. For the first time since 2001, the United States saw real wage growth.
It's understandable if he's viewed as chaotic because he will not be controlled. But I'm more interested in the results.
Can you be pro freedom and support any politician? Sounds like you’re nit picking.
can't agree on everything
Bitcoin offers a short & easy path the possible wealth. In 5 years when all mining is publicly traded, freedom is something that will be filtered out. Heat your homes with miners to avoid this future of a state regulated 51% attack.
No one likes every position of the politicians they vote for. There is a hierarchy of cares for the voters and this may be lower than other pro-freedom positions that they feel trump has. I’m not really pro trump, but I’m going to hold my nose and vote for him as the least worse option.
I don't vote for him because he's perfect. I vote for him because he's the better option. I'm pro-life, pro-1A, and pro-2A. He's pro-central-banking and USD, but one thing at a time.
The reality is that the other side would have done the same to Assange, so it's not like it was Trump himself or even his cabinet.
I have a tiered approach to voting, and economic freedom (bitcoin, small business issues, etc.) is definitely on that hierarchy, but protecting the unborn, 1A, and 2A still trump it.
(Yes. Pun intended.)
I think the libertarian case for Trump in 2016 was very simple: he was less of a war hawk than Hillary
In 2020 it was much murkier.
Trump was a mixed bag on liberty, probably overall negative (like all recent POTUS).
I'm not aware of any libertarian silver lining at all on Biden. Maybe he would be lighter on pot or something (supposedly pot is now being re-scheduled to be less seriously prohibited). I guess that counts, but we had a bunch of states with legal pot under Trump, so how much difference does it actually make?
As to the Department of "Justice" in particular I am skeptical how much power Trump really had. I think the bureaucrats mostly contained, routed around or flatly ignored Trump & his officials.
Are trumpers truly bitcoiners? I don’t consider Trump pro-freedom
Swap Trump for America and you’re getting warmer.
Trump is pro Trump. Some Bitcoiners love decentralization, until they don’t: Bukele, Elon, Trump, Blackrock…
The same way Biden people roconcile their support for him. They don't. They just say the other guy is worse.
Really? Very simple, once one obediently picks a side, one obediently defend it.
Politics is a shitcoin
Lesser of two evils, unfortunately.
Trump was also pro vax and printed the most money in history and did an actual fucking shitcoin airdrop but brandon needs to go. Didnt go to war so thats something.