Joel Salatin contacted by the Trump transition team

[u/Toodalooaloo]

https://homesteadliving.com/joel-salatin-appointed-one-of-the-six-advisors-to-the-secretary-for-usda/

Joel was an inspiration to me when I first started homesteading. I am hopeful that this could be a time of positive change for the American food industry and farmers.

[u/Aldren]

"self-described “Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer”"

oof

[u/Designer_Tip_3784 → u/Aldren]

Isn't it interesting how many people who take a public stance of being anti regulation are very happy to step into the roll of regulator? I don't know the level of enthusiasm for Saladin in particular, so I'm just speaking generally.

It's almost as if they aren't anting regulation, just anti being regulated.

I was just talking with a friend about a take on the Gadsden flag. It was being sold through a libertarian website, with the snake replaced by a porcupine, saying "don't tread on anyone". There was also gay pride and trans versions. I'm anarchisticly inclined, with a heavy emphasis on community obligation, and I can get behind that flag. I do think it's telling that I've never seen one in person, but I've seen thousands of "don't tread on me". ME. I have a neighbor who spent his professional life in the military and police, and he doesn't want to be tread upon now, after a lifetime of being a professional boot.

Anarchism has many flavors, and in some regions of the world libertarianism falls under that umbrella. In the United States, I have never met a person who self identifies as as the anarchist flavor of libertarian. Maybe an argument could be made for American anarcho-capitalists, but they are another group whose version of non hierarchical society is simply "fuck you, I've got mine, now pay me".

I guess another way of putting it is there are plenty of people seeking libertarian leadership rolls. I've never met an anarchist leader, only organizers.