How to share our ideas here with libertarian people?

[LordFall]

I have a friend that I've been having a lot of cultural and political talks with and it's been super fun but it always feels needlessly confrontational because he comes at it from the Libertarian label and I come at it from a more socialist label. I don't think our ideas are that far removed as he essentially believes in cooperation and the end of tyranny but the labels are keeping us at odds. 

I've watched Leo's video on Libertarianism so I'm stuck in a bit of an ego loop of thinking my ideology is superior but that's the trap isn't it? How can I marry our ideas and/or camouflage them in Libertarian sauce so we can start bonding more instead of feeling like we're at odds with our beliefs? 

[DocWatts]

As someone who would have considered myself a Libertarian when I was a lot younger, here's what would be like to to have worked for me; try to build a bridge between your view and values he already holds.

Begin my empathizing with the positive aspects of Libertarianism, and explain that your view can be seen as the Libertarian Left (a lot of Libertarians are unaware that Libertarianism exists on both the Left and the Right).

I'm assuming since you're on this forum that you embody libertarian (or Chomsky-ian) socialism, rather than authoritarian socialism.

I would lean in to Libertarian half of that, and try to establish that there's plenty of overlap between your systems of values, such as personally liberty, freedom of speech, the ability to live one's life authentically.

Try to demonstrate that your position is a fuller embodiment of libertarian values that he already holds, that socialism maximizes personal liberty by liberating people from oppressive power structures. You could try and draw out parallels between forms of state oppression (that he will oppose), and economic oppression that results from workplaces being run as unaccountable tyrannies.

Edited January 23, 2022 by DocWatts