One of my listeners -- a musician with a decent following -- recently wrote to tell me he was under siege for posting some libertarian videos.
People were calling him, you guessed it, a "Nazi."
Folks in my private Facebook group are giving him advice as I type this. It's horrifying. The guy has done nothing wrong.
But these days, everyone's a Nazi.
Folks, this is only going to get worse. You can sign all the petitions you like. You will not hold off the hysterics. If you're not for universal health care, you're a Nazi. If you're not for socialism, you're a Nazi. If you believe in private property, you're a Nazi.
If you're not repeating the latest fashionable slogan, you may not necessarily be a Nazi, but you're certainly pushing your luck.
My Tom Woods Show guest today, anarcho-capitalist architect Patrik Schumacher, has been compared to the Nazis for his opposition to urban planning -- even though Hitler favored urban planning.
That musician listener of mine is a perfectly decent person -- and the haters are trying to destroy him. Because he's a "Nazi."
Forget about the definitions of words. If those mattered, we wouldn't even be having this conversation.
This is a campaign to render good folks odious in the minds of others, to make any dissident seem pretty much the same as a torch-wielding "white supremacist," to ruin their reputations and destroy their careers. Fine distinctions -- you know, that super-tough distinction between libertarians and Nazis -- are not what those waging this campaign are known for.
It's pretty discouraging.
The best I can recommend is this: always have some kind of side hustle going on that in a pinch you could make into a full-time income.
That way, you don't have to worry that the wrong Tweet or Facebook post puts you in the poorhouse.
I wrote a book about how I myself make a living online, with no boss and nobody to answer to except those who enjoy my content. It's full of ideas on how to monetize what you do online.
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