7 Issues Where Donald Trump is MORE Libertarian than Gary Johnson

Black Lives Matter.

Gary Johnson has come out in support of Black Lives Matter, which on the surface isn’t a non-Libertarian thing to do.  Any good Libertarian opposes a militaristic police state, and he or she supports the 4th Amendment rights for all Americans (as well as all Constitutional Rights).  When talking about police shootings on the Fox News Channel’s The View, Gary Johnson conflated the issue of police shootings with all crime, citing that black Americans are six times more likely to be shot than white Americans, although much of this is related to gang violence.  Pandering to a group isn’t the Libertarian thing to do.  The criticism of “white lives matter” by Johnson is up to interpretation, but the real mantra of the party should be “Each Life Matters.”

Donald Trump has an interesting take on this, and one that is more Libertarian, yet again, than the Libertarian candidate’s.  While he’s quick to call out members of the Black Lives Matter movement for some in their midst who call for the murder of police officers, he has said time and again that this is a condition of economics.  Poor urban environments are breeding grounds for hate and fear-mongering.  He calls for supporting law enforcement, but he also calls for increasing prosperity for young black Americans.  Pandering to a group is something out of the Democratic party’s playbook.  Trying to come up with a free market solution is far more Libertarian.