I listened randomly to a few of the "Tom Wood Show" podcast out of curiosity as himself & his guests claim to be libertarians, yet more often than not all I encounter is praise for autocrats like Orbán, Milei, Musk & Co!
Now, when it comes to gender or psychology the narrative is suddenly no longer siding with freedom or liberty, but is instead intolerant, anti-scientific and uniformed; all spiced with the usual bigotry.

As in most podcasted interviews, guests prejudiced assertions are -never- questioned or challenged.
I'm aware that most European have a different understanding (and history) in being libertarian; which unlike the US, does not adopt right-wing biases and rhetoric. Listening to a few random interviews, I can only observe that US libertarians idea of freedom & liberty mainly seems to apply to cis-straight white men.

In their "liberty" by the book, socially marginalised folks are portrayed as either parasites or the ones limiting others' freedom. Specially despised are those caring for communal well-being or struggling for equal treatments in the eyes of the law.

So, Tom Wood to the waste-bin.

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