I noticed this for quite some time now: Regular discussions or simple questions just like in the last post about the difference of anarchism over libertarianism get downvoted hard but nobody gives a damn about providing some info or just explaining their point of view. I understand that people may use downvotes to show their disagreement but why don’t they specify their opinion with just one simple sentence?
While I do agree that Lemmy, on the whole, appears rather “left-wing”, by the morern usage of the term – or perhaps there are simply just some small, but very active, left-wing groups – I don’t think that that is a perfect reason, as libertarianism isn’t inherently non-left (although, it does entirely depend on how one is defining left, and right wing); libertarianism is simply the antithesis of authoritarianism (more accurately speaking, anarchism would be the true antithesis of authoritarianism, but, for the purpose of this comment, libertarianism should suffice).
All this being said, I do agree that I have seen that the public has some weird notion that libertarianism is some “alt-right”, or “right-wing” philosophy; however, this makes little sense to me. What could possibly be so unpalatable about equal liberty for all? Who would want to willingly be oppressed?