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GummyBearz

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6. You sure found a progressive who understands that change happens
Sat Jan 16, 2016, 02:26 PM
Jan 2016

There have been a lot of great changes over the years, and the internet is a great example of one.

No.... daleanime Jan 2016 #1
If kerosene manufacturers rose up against the electric light bulb we would still be in the dark GummyBearz Jan 2016 #2
Found one! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #5
You sure found a progressive who understands that change happens GummyBearz Jan 2016 #6
I found someone who's intellectually dishonest because you're too lazy to read WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #29
Not really GummyBearz Jan 2016 #33
the "change" involved in Uber and AirB&B is regressive, anti-regulatory behavior. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #11
I have my experiences with uber GummyBearz Jan 2016 #17
the solution to problems with the regulated taxis is to force them to improve- KittyWampus Jan 2016 #41
Competition will do that. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2016 #57
+1,000 malaise Jan 2016 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author olddots Jan 2016 #34
I have business cards from my local cab drivers PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #3
Yes! silverweb Jan 2016 #36
Libertarians are Republicans Who Want To Smoke Pot. MADem Jan 2016 #4
Or democrats that have contempt for the working class Populist_Prole Jan 2016 #15
I agree with the "I got mine" sense of things. I've seen that a lot. MADem Jan 2016 #25
It goes further than pot Rebkeh Jan 2016 #16
Sure--it's a whole "Do as I say" vibe! nt MADem Jan 2016 #18
I call it the "I got mine, fuck everyone else" syndrome. madinmaryland Jan 2016 #51
is supporting pot legalization supposed to be a bad thing, now? Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #55
Sorry, I have no use for libertarians. emulatorloo Jan 2016 #7
MP3 put a lot of record stores out of business... 403Forbidden Jan 2016 #8
...but technology also creates new jobs... 403Forbidden Jan 2016 #9
AirB&B didn't creat a new technology. It used one to regressively skirt regulations and taxes. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #12
and streaming is decimating music creators redstateblues Jan 2016 #19
False thinking, unfortunately, is so rampant that it's beyond a disease - it's an epidemic. highprincipleswork Jan 2016 #10
the force unleashed by the election of raygun is ever-present. SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #14
Even this is not necessarily true. Witness Bernie essentially equalling Hillary's fund-raising. highprincipleswork Jan 2016 #26
yes - we can stand together SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #48
But in the 50s it was thought to be only for white people treestar Jan 2016 #43
No. Libertarianism is a political belief cheapdate Jan 2016 #13
Well it is "officially", but that doesn't mean everyone who calls themselves one... Populist_Prole Jan 2016 #20
Yes, that's absolutely true. cheapdate Jan 2016 #22
Primacy or not-private property is not going anywhere redstateblues Jan 2016 #21
No, you don't. cheapdate Jan 2016 #28
As someone descended from Rebkeh Jan 2016 #24
Amen. cheapdate Jan 2016 #31
EVERY Libertarian is a SOCIALIST - But, they ONLY want socialist programs THEY can plug into! nt TheBlackAdder Jan 2016 #23
The problem as I see it is this justiceischeap Jan 2016 #27
I agree completely nt GummyBearz Jan 2016 #35
I'd say a decent solution would be Bradical79 Jan 2016 #38
Another name for "Libertarian" is Regressive. hunter Jan 2016 #30
I have a love-hate relationship with Amazon. silverweb Jan 2016 #37
it's why we have policy to determine a set of rules that's fair to everyone in the marketplace nashville_brook Jan 2016 #39
Agreed. silverweb Jan 2016 #45
I hate watching the book stores fold up, but it's the way of the future LittleBlue Jan 2016 #40
This: silverweb Jan 2016 #44
Yes, good point. LittleBlue Jan 2016 #46
And *we* are the government. silverweb Jan 2016 #49
We are heading to a future where madville Jan 2016 #42
If one believes in capitalism, then one can't be a "libertarian" ... Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #47
I have a taxi app- it's for a neighborhood company - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #50
Nice! silverweb Jan 2016 #52
Yep. It works very well - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #53
Very cool! silverweb Jan 2016 #54
Here's the thing about Uber. The taxi industry has had DECADES to address their endemic problems. Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #56
AMEN! Kilgore Jan 2016 #59
I am not a libertarian democrat and I see the problems with uber, lyft, and airbnb betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #58
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