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Comrade Grumpy

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16. You seemed to be conflating different strands of political thought.

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #15)

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 03:53 PM

Jul 2013

You certainly wouldn't do anything like that on purpose, so I assumed some clarification might help ease your confusion. No need to thank me; it's a public service.

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Why Libertarian Organizations Like The Cato Institute Love The NSA Outrage [View all] flamingdem Jul 2013 OP

Kindle link lets you read first chapter of The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right flamingdem Jul 2013 #1

K & R, wonderful post, they are being played like a fine fiddle. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #2

So, "Surveillance State" = Greenwald talking point CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #3

Truly, who'da thunk. Greenwald = Progressive civil libertarian or Left Libertarian flamingdem Jul 2013 #5

You do understand there are differences... Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #12

What made you feel the need for a mini lecture? flamingdem Jul 2013 #15

You seemed to be conflating different strands of political thought. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #16

Where did I conflate different strands of thought? flamingdem Jul 2013 #18

Every time we talk about the NSA, God kills a Libertarian kitten! leftstreet Jul 2013 #4

Are you a Libertarian? flamingdem Jul 2013 #6

No, I'm a Communist n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #11

... Rex Jul 2013 #21

I don't care what the Cato Institute says. I do care about the national surveillance state. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #7

So now you're giving the Koch Bros a pass flamingdem Jul 2013 #8

Now you're making shit up. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author leftstreet Jul 2013 #9

"They rely on a ginned-up outrage" great white snark Jul 2013 #10

You're welcome. I thought it was a direct hit flamingdem Jul 2013 #13

The polarization of this country is killing it. mick063 Jul 2013 #17

The right rarely acknowledges common ground, even when it was their policy flamingdem Jul 2013 #19

You are speaking of Carl Rove, the Koch brothers, and FOX News. mick063 Jul 2013 #22

Yep. They bamboozled Valerie Plame, Daniel Ellsberg, the ACLU and Amnesty International. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #20