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MisterP

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115. technically the GOP has since 1978 been a four-way coalition

Tue Jun 18, 2013, 09:09 PM

Jun 2013

militarists, libertarians, the religious right, and big business; these all interact very heavily, with lots of traffic of ideas (excuses, really, half of them based on KKK and Bircher talking points); there's also a lot of tension

probably the best outcome for the corporations is a hegemony friendly to them ("accept GMOs or be responsible for billions of deaths!" "vote for neolibs!&quot that makes sure that

these sites are very solid
http://www.sourcewatch.org/
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/
http://www.prwatch.org/

but of course there are always corporate sham imitations: Alex Jones and Gabriel Kolko fans throw up enough chaff to make sure that real investigations of shadowy actions don't stand out against the background of their fluff conspiracies; this in turn strengthens the feckless corporate mainstream, since "with both left and right spinning conspiracies, who can know what to believe"

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fairly young.. G_j Jun 2013 #2

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Thank you for the hearty welcome Coccydynia Jun 2013 #117

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Oh, you caught that, huh? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #34

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"I hate goverment" mick063 Jun 2013 #5

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The glue from that ugly rug of his must be seeping through his skull KamaAina Jun 2013 #70

"He has since backed away from this comment." radicalliberal Jun 2013 #114

The CTist, in me ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #38

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If you are on the "I hate goverment". bandwagon mick063 Jun 2013 #57

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It's a Republican talking point AgingAmerican Jun 2013 #79

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+1000 LongTomH Jun 2013 #108

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I've been saying this for years Johonny Jun 2013 #8

Seems like libertarians are now the only ones against extended serveillance practices... allin99 Jun 2013 #49

All the Dem Party needs to do is to detach the Third Way Party that has attached itself to our sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #9

I agree sabrina... Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #10

It's really so simple, isn't it? tblue Jun 2013 #29

Agreed ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #39

Exactly Andy823 Jun 2013 #52

well said! liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #54

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Well thanks, they don't have me onboard and never will. xtraxritical Jun 2013 #92

I think it backfired on them too Populist_Prole Jun 2013 #95

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Yes Populist_Prole Jun 2013 #151

Young people voted this party in 08, not "infiltrators"... allin99 Jun 2013 #81

The voters are not the infiltrators. Where did you get that from my comment? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #84

I agree, the base didn't stay home... allin99 Jun 2013 #86

and now the same young people are disillusioned and inert. i know some of them. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #150

All true LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #100

I'm hearing this more and more from my son's friends, Greybnk48 Jun 2013 #11

You have an opportunity to educate them about who Ron and Rand Paul truly are... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #128

Anecdotal evidence: my personal experience includes seeing Libertarians USE people who have no way patrice Jun 2013 #12

I think there will be a big drop in how many people vote period. People hate both choices. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #13

it's not just young folk who feel they have NO real choices Skittles Jun 2013 #134

Libertarians are just Republicans embarrased to admit it. DCBob Jun 2013 #14

Hard core libertarians actually *do* want less gov't intrusion... allin99 Jun 2013 #42

They sure share a lot of values with them - like racism, gun nuttery flamingdem Jun 2013 #74

Center right politics hasn't worked in the United States Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #15

"take back the Democratic Party from the centrist, corporate-driven "Republican lite" party it has antigop Jun 2013 #16

Agreed Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #20

The GOP has an inside track for winning libertarians with an issue they own Democrats on: Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #17

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Maybe. But those folks would be outnumbered on a straight up Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #41

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If you are calling people who use Bohunk68 Jun 2013 #80

You misunderstood dreamnightwind Jun 2013 #98

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Consumer credit is the Company Store of the 21st Century. (nt) Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #22

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same goes for education. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #51

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K & R ctsnowman Jun 2013 #26

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+1000000 liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #31

Honk, honk!! mountain grammy Jun 2013 #33

Beep! Beep! Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #45

Honk!! octoberlib Jun 2013 #93

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Their own damn fault Downtown Hound Jun 2013 #37

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three flavors of corpo ice cream, IOW MisterP Jun 2013 #89

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K&R. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #65

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That's not the arguement that article is making. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #140

That's exactly what I thought when I read the original post. Galraedia Jun 2013 #129

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good article Locrian Jun 2013 #105

technically the GOP has since 1978 been a four-way coalition MisterP Jun 2013 #115

thanks Locrian Jun 2013 #138

The Corp "Democrats" already lost me, not that I matter one whit to any of them. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #109

I've often wondered if the GOP might go the way of the Whigs and we totodeinhere Jun 2013 #110

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Some smart words of warning here. calimary Jun 2013 #113

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Save this thread pmorlan1 Jun 2013 #121

I just saw this posted on Facebook -- Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #123

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Whoa whoa whoa LostOne4Ever Jun 2013 #127

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Labels Don't Matter! They're ALL Fucked Up!!! DeSwiss Jun 2013 #133

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Good idea lets start with...... BrainDrain Jun 2013 #136

Plenty of posts on this board abelenkpe Jun 2013 #137

which "Libertarian talking points", specifically? Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #157

see if they label people who want to legalize marijuana as libertarians that means the party doesn't liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #160

& they're gonna lose a lot of people that way, if they don't remove the head from the ass pronto. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #161

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I look at it as, I'd like Obama to take this opportunity in the 2nd term to recommit to some values. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #164

We can always hope so, but so far hope has gotten us nothing but disappointment. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #165

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Not a cynical libertarianism but an enlightened anarchism lhooq Jun 2013 #141

Politicians risk losing a nation to disillusionment YoungDemCA Jun 2013 #147

Not according to the people in the know here! We have them locked up tight! Safetykitten Jun 2013 #152

Call me when the Libertarian Party has a serious chance treestar Jun 2013 #154

How about we stop spending $60B a year to fight pot smoking, stop using SWAT teams to arrest granny Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #156

exactly. Ending the war on drugs is not some impossible dream. It is a very easy and simple fix. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #158

And it would go a long way towards addressing these so-called "libertarian" objections. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #159

Spend much time around these kids? Cynical libertarianism is their ideological home. Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2013 #167