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MurrayDelph

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10. Libertarians operate on two equal and opposite fallacies

Reply to RAB910 (Reply #8)

Fri Apr 14, 2023, 11:05 AM

Apr 2023

They have an exaggeratedly high, and false, view of their intrinsic value
matched with an exaggeratedly low, and equally false, view of everyone else's.

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WAPO: What we know about 21-year-old accused of leaking top-secret documents [View all] lindysalsagal Apr 2023 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #1

Snot nosed punk trying to impress his online friends with his importance. Wingus Dingus Apr 2023 #2

agree completely vlyons Apr 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #9

Isn't it similar to Snowden? Patriotic until Democratic president, libertarian, huge ego. betsuni Apr 2023 #3

No orthoclad Apr 2023 #7

Snowdon was a traitor who got agents killed. I have no use for him. Let him rot in Russia. Demsrule86 Apr 2023 #14

+1 betsuni Apr 2023 #24

Why not? betsuni Apr 2023 #26

Add young social misfit info coming out, fitting the pattern. Hortensis Apr 2023 #4

+1 betsuni Apr 2023 #25

"devout Catholic" orthoclad Apr 2023 #5

Every one of these problem individuals have been loaners. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #16

Do you really think he acted alone? orthoclad Apr 2023 #19

I have no idea. I'm sure that will come out in the investigation. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #22

He literally acted as leader of the pack orthoclad Apr 2023 #23

libertarians are just Republicans who like to smoke pot RAB910 Apr 2023 #8

Libertarians operate on two equal and opposite fallacies MurrayDelph Apr 2023 #10

Libertarians suffer from delusions of adequacy. NT maxrandb Apr 2023 #11

Anarchists who want police protection for their property orthoclad Apr 2023 #20

I would be investigating that friend too. LiberalFighter Apr 2023 #12

..."libertarian with an interest in guns" mzmolly Apr 2023 #13

Josh Marshall of TPM has a problem with this WaPo article. I do too. blogslug Apr 2023 #15

Total gaslighting with that headling "patriotic family" Roland99 Apr 2023 #17

Can't argue with your analysis. But the article was quoting his friend, so, it's not their opinion lindysalsagal Apr 2023 #18

Bingo on WaPo orthoclad Apr 2023 #21

Oh lord, these people are delusional... róisín_dubh Apr 2023 #27