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Vicente
2014 Feb 28, 12:39am
Former Libertarian here
Oh? I thought you were a former "Staunch Republican?"
Back in the day I also called myself "independent" sometimes. You know when you are firmly committed to FREEDOM you want to pretend you don't doggedly follow a party. It was strictly COINCIDENCE that I voted for Republicans and was registered as a Republican. Once in a while there was actually a Libertarian on a ballot and maybe I got to throw my vote away there. In retrospect I was staunch Republican with Libertarian crunchy topping, and plenty of hypocrite sauce.
Found a box of Ayn Rand books as well as a bunch of Cato literature in the garage, thinking to toss them in the recycle rather risk spread of the infection therein.
FortWayne
2014 Feb 28, 1:11am
Back in the day I also called myself "independent" sometimes. You know when you are firmly committed to FREEDOM you want to pretend you don't doggedly follow a party. It was strictly COINCIDENCE that I voted for Republicans and was registered as a Republican. Once in a while there was actually a Libertarian on a ballot and maybe I got to throw my vote away there. In retrospect I was staunch Republican with Libertarian crunchy topping, and plenty of hypocrite sauce.
Found a box of Ayn Rand books as well as a bunch of Cato literature in the garage, thinking to toss them in the recycle rather risk spread of the infection therein.
Whats the point of it all, when the only 2 options are full of "hypocrite sauce". Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Pick your poison and stick to it?
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"Now it seems the red scare has become the ultimate red state," Jones said. Indeed, he spoke to several Russian officials on the subjects of the economy (13% flat tax with no budget deficit), immigration (cheap labor, but at a cost to national identity), feminism (both men and women are tired of it), gun control (even liberals are opposed), sexual freedom (homosexuality is outlawed) and religion (abortion and premarital sex are effectively against the law in the name of the free market).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/20/daily-show-russia-republican-paradise_n_4822942.html
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