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denverbill

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5. I made that transition myself.

Reply to markpkessinger (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:47 PM

Dec 2013

I was a dyed-in-the-wool libertarian in my mid-twenties after reading Atlas Shrugged.

Anyone who actually takes the time to examine how libertarian would actually work in the real world should eventually grow out of it, unless they are complete amoral asswipes.

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Rare indeed! markpkessinger Dec 2013 #4

I made that transition myself. denverbill Dec 2013 #5

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