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9. "We're Libertarians 'cause we stand for liberty," one of them once told me. "For freedom!"

Fri Nov 17, 2017, 07:32 PM

Nov 2017

"Sure," I replied. "If you can afford it - and that takes fuck'em-all money (i.e. $10-20 million, minimum)."

That usually shuts them up.

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Please reconcile these things for me [View all] misanthrope Nov 2017 OP

Yes. Libertarianism and empathy cannot coexist. BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #1

Perhaps their idea of libertarian radical noodle Nov 2017 #3

Well, I guess it would depend on where he started. LisaM Nov 2017 #4

They used to say "independent." Iggo Nov 2017 #7

Yes. Iggo Nov 2017 #6

Was that the extent of the comment? Caliman73 Nov 2017 #11

Well said. misanthrope Nov 2017 #12