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Phillyindy

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10. It's a good thing...

Reply to redgreenandblue (Original post)

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 08:35 AM

Aug 2013

We WANT libertarians to split the Republican Party and force the country to see how batshit the party is via the primaries.

In the end, libertarians will never be anything but a fringe bunch of nuts and a joke to anyone with even a minimal grasp of economics, history and common sense.

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Letting the libertarian right own anti-imperialism and civil liberties means legitimizing the right. [View all] redgreenandblue Aug 2013 OP

du rec. xchrom Aug 2013 #1

Excellent point. last1standing Aug 2013 #2

People keep saying it because people keep repeating Paulite lies about what's actually happening Recursion Aug 2013 #3

that's absolutely true. Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #4

Yes DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #5

You've got it exactly backwards. baldguy Aug 2013 #6

So you are saying anti-imperialism and civil liberties are libertarian ideas? redgreenandblue Aug 2013 #7

Yes, that's been the meme for about a month!! uponit7771 Aug 2013 #45

That is an utterly nonsensical argument Scootaloo Aug 2013 #16

Ewww, thanks for the too vivid picture. Absolutely correct you are though. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #20

Yeah, I'm bad with that Scootaloo Aug 2013 #22

Been there LearningCurve Aug 2013 #37

Exactly right. zeemike Aug 2013 #30

It's odd, we decry the lack of unity and concern for rights and then HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #8

I agree. It is good we agree on this. Omnith Aug 2013 #43

K&R JoeyT Aug 2013 #9

i agree with you on that. Young people are not too aware of the vile values Autumn Aug 2013 #12

It's a good thing... Phillyindy Aug 2013 #10

When purported "liberals" and "progressives" BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #11

The real goal is to get as many people as possible to hate the government. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #21

Exactly BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #33

Well said. nt JoePhilly Aug 2013 #35

You talk as if ONLY right Libertarians are objecting to the surveillance state. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #39

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2013 #46

Divide and Conquer! Zoonart Aug 2013 #13

Corporations want enough government to support and uphold the sanctity of HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #17

+ 1000. Thank an investor. nt raouldukelives Aug 2013 #42

Great, let's get some Democrats to own it then. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #14

^^^^SEE^^^ democrats don't "own" civil liberties and rights!? REALLY!? uponit7771 Aug 2013 #47

The goal is to bully and shame Quantess Aug 2013 #15

When leading Dems like Dianne Feinstein and Charles Schumer run their HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #18

Have you concidered that those opposed to wiretapping etc randr Aug 2013 #19

BEDROCK issues Zoonart Aug 2013 #23

Libertarianism is a childish narcissistic philosphy that doesn't work, embrace that! coldmountain Aug 2013 #25

Good point randr Aug 2013 #40

Exactly. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #24

Some very good points. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #26

Run away from the democratic party cause Obama inhaled and exhaled and Bush did too seems to be uponit7771 Aug 2013 #48

+1 Sad that being anti-war Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #27

But it is such a powerful tool. zeemike Aug 2013 #32

What we need is more OP's legitimizing Paul and the libertarian philosophy. bluedigger Aug 2013 #28

Where did the majority of votes for Amash-Conyers come from? nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #29

it came from Democrats - that is absolutely true Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #34

DU recommend Tikki Aug 2013 #31

Compromising with Republicans LWolf Aug 2013 #36

That is another thing that gets me... redgreenandblue Aug 2013 #41

Funny how that works, isn't it? nt LWolf Aug 2013 #51

I thought the word compromise was a 4 letter word to wingers?! What LBJ did and FDR did was... uponit7771 Aug 2013 #49

There is compromise, and there is compromise. LWolf Aug 2013 #50

It's idiotic to support NSA surveillance simply because Paul is against it and Snowden like him. Kablooie Aug 2013 #38

The amount of Low Post Count (LPC) support of the overt racist Rand Paul is gob smacking uponit7771 Aug 2013 #44

The libertarian right owns one thing... Crazy. tridim Aug 2013 #52