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Tordislung

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Re: Libertarian themes
« Reply #200 on: November 12, 2020, 05:55:18 AM »
The Leftist totalitarian policies are not something any libertarian endorses. Libertarians don't get blamed for the overstepping of either major party, anymore than the Right gets blamed for the Left - as it should be.
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Re: Libertarian themes
« Reply #201 on: November 12, 2020, 06:32:52 AM »
In my humble view, you do everything you can to stop the takeover of socialism, fascism, totalitarianism in this country or you are complicit. Each get to choose how to fight it, but if you don't do everything you can to stop it, you are complicit, IMHO.

Denial that they (the Left) are burning our country down is a difference of opinion.  "Let it burn" is being complicit.

Two-thirds of those who voted Libertarian for president in 2016 switched to making the binary choice in 2020. 3/4hs of those lean Trump over Biden, Republican over Democrat. By this metric, the "we" that T speaks of, broke for the binary choice.  Only the last 1% did not.  Now it looks like the last 7 states were decided by far less than 1%.

The losing party, Republicans in this presidential race it appears, don't have to worry about how to split up the spoils of victory with the different members of the coalition. That problem goes with the winners, the party of coercive paternalism with central government making what used to be your individual choices for you.  Opposite of libertarian.
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Re: Libertarian themes
« Reply #202 on: November 12, 2020, 06:52:11 AM »
In my humble view, you do everything you can to stop the takeover of socialism, fascism, totalitarianism in this country or you are complicit. Each get to choose how to fight it, but if you don't do everything you can to stop it, you are complicit, IMHO.

Denial that they (the Left) are burning our country down is a difference of opinion.  "Let it burn" is being complicit.

Two-thirds of those who voted Libertarian for president in 2016 switched to making the binary choice in 2020. 3/4hs of those lean Trump over Biden, Republican over Democrat. By this metric, the "we" that T speaks of, broke for the binary choice.  Only the last 1% did not.  Now it looks like the last 7 states were decided by far less than 1%.

The losing party, Republicans in this presidential race it appears, don't have to worry about how to split up the spoils of victory with the different members of the coalition. That problem goes with the winners, the party of coercive paternalism with central government making what used to be your individual choices for you.  Opposite of libertarian.

Solid point. Will address later today.

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Re: Libertarian themes
« Reply #203 on: November 14, 2020, 08:44:00 PM »


Cocaine: Legal.  Plastic straw: Banned.  Too dangerous.  Liberty Democrat style.

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