10 Reasons Libertarians are Just Better People than Liberals

by Austin Petersen
Libertarians

#5. We believe in persuasion over punishment.

Liberals have zero respect for people who disagree with them. They want to impoverish people who don’t want to bake gay wedding cakes or approve of the things they want. Instead of seeking to reconcile with their fellow man, they seek to dominate and subjugate him to their own moral compass by lawsuit and mob justice. They are incapable of living and let live. Simply put, if they disagree with your moral reasoning, they want you to lose your reputation, go out of business, and starve. If a libertarian disagrees with you, he will let you live your life in peace and attempt to persuade you to a better position. When you force peaceful people into doing things like baking cakes against their will, you are a petty, insecure authoritarian.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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