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

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 08:42 AM

Aug 2013

libertarians like the Pauls hold on social and economic issues . They only hear what they are saying about warrant-less wiretapping, wars of aggression, drone strikes, the war on drugs etc and base their support for them on that. I see it with some of the young people I know.

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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