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Originally Posted by Robbie
GrantMercury has a habit of lumping everyone together and thinking he understands other people when clearly he does not.
I said exactly what I believed in my post. And I said exactly how, over time, I came to that philosophy.
Then GrantMercury tells me that NO...I was a "selfish prick" for voting Republican at any time in my life. And I am just a "Republican who wants to smoke pot (which I don't) and fuck who they want (which I do)"
Apparently GrantMercury views the world in a very narrow way. Not realizing that people are complex beings.
Tell me GM...why do you vote for Democrats? And NEVER open your mind to any other philosophy or politcal thought...even though nothing in the big picture ever changes and just gets worse?
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I was talking about Libertarians in general - not you personally. And there was a time when Republicans were actually sane - so, depending on how old you are, you could very well have voted for some reasonable candidates.
I do have an open mind. I was a member of the Green Party for a while. I loved their progressive platform - but part of their platform includes a refusal to take more than $100 in donations from any single source. No money = no win.
So we need to take over the Democratic party. Push out the DINOs. Pressure them to act like Democrats - not just less offensive Republicans - or be thrown out. NO candidate is incorruptible, and the country will never run on autopilot.
As for things getting worse - that's bullshit. That's your own skewed view. Consider America in the 1930s and tell me things haven't gotten better economically and socially. And it's because people demanded change. It's that simple. That's the beauty of America. Violent revolution isn't necessary. A phone call will do - but we all need to do it.
But these days, too many people can't be fucking bothered. Some are very comfortable and just don't care. Others are working themselves to death and taking care of their families, and can barely remember what day of the week it is. And the country has been sliding. The middle class is shrinking, while the top 1% is doing phenomenally well. Wages are down, while corporate profits have skyrocketed. Our jobs have been outsourced (and in many cases the companies that did the outsourcing got a TAX BREAK for doing it). Lobbyists have continued to tighten control in Washington. We The People have been asleep.
And I stand by my criticism of Libertarians. Most are selfish pricks who flatly refuse to accept we are a society. They'll tell you they were raised by wolves, taught themselves to read & write, and never benefitted from any social program or taxpayer-funded project. They hunt and prepare their own food, home school their kids, have a volunteer fire department in their town, and read Ayn Rand by candlelight in their self-made log cabin. Therefore they're being robbed by the government when they pay taxes. They're certain they're the only ones who get up early and "bust their hump" to live while the rest (or at least 47%) choose to collect welfare and live the high life. And we're supposed to take them seriously.
