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Laelth

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12. Over 90% of Libertarians are men.

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2020, 09:21 AM

Aug 2020

That tells me something. I suspect that most of them are liberals who feel emasculated and can not bring themselves to identify as a Democrat because doing so would threaten their masculinity.

-Laelth

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Someone needs to stop me [View all] Bucky Aug 2020 OP

You should totally tell them that genxlib Aug 2020 #1

Nah Bucky Aug 2020 #3

I always just tell them genxlib Aug 2020 #5

Yes, agree 100% Bucky Aug 2020 #10

You know what they say about Libertarians, right whathehell Aug 2020 #2

It's okay to have friends with different opinions Bucky Aug 2020 #7

I'm not criticizing your choice of friends.. whathehell Aug 2020 #9

Well humor is funny because it contains an element of truth Bucky Aug 2020 #13

Yes, but in some cases the "element" is larger than in others. whathehell Aug 2020 #20

My one brother is a libertarian...and I console myself with an 'at least he is not voting for Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #4

I disagree with your description about them. They are Just Republicans but more openly assholes JI7 Aug 2020 #6

See, I'm talking about actual people, not boogeymen in my head Bucky Aug 2020 #8

engaging in private charity doesn't mean they can't be assholes JI7 Aug 2020 #11

Oh, the arrogance of certainty. Bucky Aug 2020 #14

Over 90% of Libertarians are men. Laelth Aug 2020 #12

Interesting. Bucky Aug 2020 #15

That's just been my personal experience. Laelth Aug 2020 #18

That are not Democrats at all. They are Republicans JI7 Aug 2020 #16

They certainly won't identify as Democrats. Laelth Aug 2020 #19

Democrats (and Republicans) have done the hard work of building Party structure at the local level brooklynite Aug 2020 #17