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Cirsium

(879 posts)
27. Obviously
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 02:40 PM
Oct 14

Of course "being concerned about what a President like Trump could do with that info" is not a right wing point of view. Just as obviously, I didn't say any such thing.

The government more often than not protects the interests of private industry at the expense of the interests of the general public. The US militarily protects the interests of the owners of the plantations, sweat shops, mines and wells in countries around the world, where the workers are hideously exploited, the local government officials have been bought off, and the environment destroyed. The domestic police operate in a similar fashion or the same purpose - protecting "property" (the wealthy) from the "mob" (the people.) Similarly, governments promote "free trade" (wealthy people moving across borders to exploit workers and the environment) and suppress immigration (desperate workers seeking trying to survive.)

Why do we never hear any concern from "libertarians" about those dire threats to the lives and freedom of hundreds of millions of people?

House cats can be sweet though Dem4life1234 Oct 14 #1
Point taken. lastlib Oct 14 #2
What remains unsaid... Hugin Oct 14 #5
Excellent point!! lastlib Oct 14 #6
And they're condemned to be old maids,.. Permanut Oct 14 #3
And when they jump off bridges BaronChocula Oct 14 #13
And... littlemissmartypants Oct 14 #17
I met one recently: middle aged man who was in the military and now teaches science in a public school. lindysalsagal Oct 14 #4
Dont forget his school pension and health plan getagrip_already Oct 14 #7
Depends on the state Freddie Oct 14 #8
Ask my (former) brother-in-law. Probatim Oct 14 #12
"That pension is my own individual socialism that I earned!" n/t BaronChocula Oct 14 #14
He paid in. That money is his. Demobrat Oct 14 #10
I routinely sneer at "libertarians" Picaro Oct 14 #9
Libertarians JoseBalow Oct 14 #11
Broad generalizations. There are many shades of libertarianism... PeaceWave Oct 14 #15
No there aren't Cirsium Oct 14 #22
I'm concerned about both. But, I'm more concerned about... PeaceWave Oct 14 #23
Obviously Cirsium Oct 14 #27
Post removed Post removed Oct 14 #28
Hi Ralphie!! Can I call you Ralphie?? GP6971 Oct 14 #29
I did like the user name Cirsium Oct 14 #31
Post removed Post removed Oct 14 #32
Sounds serious. Torchlight Oct 14 #30
I always go to Christopher Hitchens' take on Libertarians (Or as I call them 'Lie-bertarians') GoneOffShore Oct 14 #16
I love it. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Oct 14 #18
Yes, that is very good! and I'd never heard it before. liberalla Oct 14 #20
Libertarianism in a nutshell ColoradoHoosier Oct 14 #19
Boo IbogaProject Oct 14 #21
True, but that's why it says "housecats." Martin68 Oct 14 #25
That's an excellent summation of the conservative libertarian stances which just amounts to feeling free to do Martin68 Oct 14 #24
I had a work colleague once who was a self-proclaimed Libertarian. 4lbs Oct 14 #26
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