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UnfairRepresent
07/15/18 12:58:41 PM
#1:


Due to the staggering incompetence of Donald Trump, the Republican Party base falls apart.
Meanwhile the Democrats respond by doubling down on Hiliary Clinton thinking this time she's got him. Destroying their base too.

But instead of not voting or holding their nose and voting for the least worthy candidate, a successful social media campaign leads to 50 million people flocking to vote 3rd party.

LrriYZY

As a result Libertarians win the presidency in the most shocking upset since Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale in 1911 when he won an election by a single vote.

How do you react?
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Lorenzo_2003
07/15/18 1:05:25 PM
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My reaction would be fair, next.

That's how the process is supposed to work. Get the required electoral votes and you get the nice office in that cool-looking house. Maybe I wouldn't be a big fan of the Pres, but there's always the next election to look forward to, and I certainly wouldn't be crying about it.
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Doom_Art
07/15/18 1:06:22 PM
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Better than Trump or whatever criminal the GOP put up to replace him
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tennisdude818
07/15/18 1:07:48 PM
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The only way a Libertarian wins in 2020 is if they run independent. I doubt the Libertarian party will be nominating an actual Libertarian anytime soon.

I miss Ron Paul.
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UnfairRepresent
07/15/18 1:08:07 PM
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Becomes*

Excuse me
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thecoolgu
07/15/18 1:08:43 PM
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Honestly, maybe that would be the best thing for this country. It would settle down the radical leftists and hardcore Conservatives and the chaos would subside for a while.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
07/15/18 1:12:50 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Becomes*

Excuse me


^this is exactly how I would react
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treewojima
07/15/18 1:15:14 PM
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if the Dems start seriously pushing Clinton again, they deserve to lose

also I feel like a genuine right-libertarian would have a hard time getting any policies through Congress unless they all got voted out too, especially social ones.
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Doom_Art
07/15/18 1:15:53 PM
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Also it'd be interesting to see what the Libertarian candidates EC vote share is.

Also depending on which party controls the senate and congress things might get interesting. If the GOP controls both of em the Lib Prez would govern like a standard Republican
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On_The_Edge
07/15/18 1:16:29 PM
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I don't see it happening in 2020. But I do think Trump and to some extent Bernie paved the way for a 3rd party winner down the line. I doubt it will be Libertarian though. As much as I agree with that philosophy, their party is shit, the community is pretty shit, and they keep running Gary Johnson who is a joke. Is that really the best they can do?
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UnfairRepresent
07/15/18 1:16:41 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Becomes*

Excuse me


^this is exactly how I would react

Do you ever say anything productive MacheteGirl?
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ImTheMacheteGuy
07/15/18 1:27:00 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Becomes*

Excuse me


^this is exactly how I would react

Do you ever say anything productive MacheteGirl?


I have a vagina
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Antifar
07/15/18 1:35:03 PM
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It would be extremely fucking bad
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UnfairRepresent
07/15/18 1:37:10 PM
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@Antifar Antifar posted...
It would be extremely fucking bad

@thecoolgu thecoolgu posted...
Honestly, maybe that would be the best thing for this country.


Sounds like you two need to elaborate your polar opposite views.
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Aloner
07/15/18 1:37:33 PM
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thecoolgu posted...
Honestly, maybe that would be the best thing for this country. It would settle down the radical leftists and hardcore Conservatives and the chaos would subside for a while.

No it wouldn't. The Trump and Bernie guys would both flip out.
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ZMythos
07/15/18 1:38:24 PM
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We'd be just as fucked as with Trump since libertarians have no fucking clue what they're doing.
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Doom_Art
07/15/18 1:39:20 PM
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ZMythos posted...
We'd be just as fucked as with Trump since libertarians have no fucking clue what they're doing.

Remember when they booed their candidate because he was opposed to blind people driving.
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ZMythos
07/15/18 1:42:24 PM
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They're just conservative stoners pretending to be somewhat liberal
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ScazarMeltex
07/15/18 1:44:54 PM
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Libertarians are just people who want to smoke pot while they fuck over poor people and minorities.
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On_The_Edge
07/15/18 1:45:46 PM
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ZMythos posted...
They're just conservative stoners pretending to be somewhat liberal

Lol, no they are not. They are way more anti-war, pro-legalization of many things, more open borders depending on the libertarian in question
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thecoolgu
07/15/18 1:46:19 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Sounds like you two need to elaborate your polar opposite views.

Aloner posted...

No it wouldn't. The Trump and Bernie guys would both flip out.

There might be some outrage at first, but then people would realize that being extreme and acting like toddlers is the reason a Libertarian is in the big chair in the first place. The political climate would change, politics would be taken seriously again and more rational thinking and behavior will result. The Libertarian will not do much if any damage to the country in the four years they are in office, and a sensible, patriotic Democrat or Republican would take office in 2028. Civil War would not be a serious topic of discussion for at least a decade after that.
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treewojima
07/15/18 1:46:33 PM
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what would probably happen is the administration would push a hardcore conservative economic agenda, and compromise with the social conservatives in Congress to get shit done

in other words, bad for anyone who doesn't agree with surrendering control over to the free market or to the church
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ZMythos
07/15/18 1:53:43 PM
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treewojima posted...
bad for anyone who doesn't agree with surrendering control over to the free market

I've met libertarians who advocate for laissez faire economics >_>
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treewojima
07/15/18 2:00:20 PM
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ZMythos posted...
treewojima posted...
bad for anyone who doesn't agree with surrendering control over to the free market

I've met libertarians who advocate for laissez faire economics >_>


isn't part of laissez faire to abstain from regulation of the market in any way, and to let the individual exercise their own voice by, say, voting with their wallet?
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ZMythos
07/15/18 2:01:17 PM
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treewojima posted...
isn't part of laissez faire to abstain from regulation of the market in any way, and to let the individual exercise their own voice by, say, voting with their wallet?

Yea, that's what I'm saying.

They want no government intervention, which is bad.
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treewojima
07/15/18 2:02:48 PM
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ZMythos posted...
treewojima posted...
isn't part of laissez faire to abstain from regulation of the market in any way, and to let the individual exercise their own voice by, say, voting with their wallet?

Yea, that's what I'm saying.

They want no government intervention, which is bad.


oh, yeah. we're in agreement then lol
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FL81
07/15/18 8:44:11 PM
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FL81
07/15/18 8:46:28 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
Also it'd be interesting to see what the Libertarian candidates EC vote share is.

Their most realistic shot would be getting just enough to prevent an electorate majority
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Anteaterking
07/15/18 8:47:46 PM
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That'd probably be worse than Trump, policy wise, regardless of whether it was better for the presidency.
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SauI_Goodman
07/15/18 8:48:48 PM
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Maybe you guys could have joined me in electing Gary Johnson. Easily the best choice of the 3.
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treewojima
07/15/18 8:50:42 PM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
Maybe you guys could have joined me in electing Gary Johnson. Easily the best choice of the 3.


what's Aleppo
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SF_Okami
07/15/18 8:51:13 PM
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treewojima posted...
SauI_Goodman posted...
Maybe you guys could have joined me in electing Gary Johnson. Easily the best choice of the 3.


what's Aleppo

Gary Johnson needs his own Comedy Central show. I would watch.
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Shadowplay
07/15/18 8:51:54 PM
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He would basically just be a Republican since "libertarians" as defined by the Koch Brothers are just another type of American conservative and American conservatives are united by a love of trickle down.
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bladegash
07/15/18 8:52:42 PM
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Gary Johnson wouldve been better than Trump or Clinton.
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Anteaterking
07/15/18 8:53:03 PM
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bladegash
07/15/18 8:55:27 PM
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Anteaterking posted...
bladegash posted...
Gary Johnson wouldve been better than Trump or Clinton.


Lol no.

*helps you remove your head from your own ass*

There you go pal, you're welcome
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SauI_Goodman
07/15/18 8:58:40 PM
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bladegash posted...
Gary Johnson wouldve been better than Trump or Clinton.


lol @ the guy posting "What's Aleppo?" Maybe we'd get a President who was more concerned about the USA for once and not somebody else.
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StucklnMyPants
07/15/18 9:09:46 PM
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Sounds good to me.

But let's be real, 2020 would not be in the realm of possibilities for a 3rd party candidate. I'd love to see a Libertarian get the nod in 2024 though.
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
07/15/18 9:36:53 PM
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Antifar posted...
It would be extremely fucking great


FTFY.

Ending the federal reserve and the endless wars it funds. Getting rid of failed socialist policies. Bringing liberty back to the people. I'm rock hard right now.
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FL81
07/15/18 9:37:55 PM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
bladegash posted...
Gary Johnson wouldve been better than Trump or Clinton.


lol @ the guy posting "What's Aleppo?" Maybe we'd get a President who was more concerned about the USA for once and not somebody else.

At least Johnson has a basic grasp of the English language for one
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The Great Muta 22
07/15/18 9:52:25 PM
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Lol Gary Johnson was fucking garb
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UnfairRepresent
07/16/18 3:21:09 AM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
Lol Gary Johnson was fucking garb

don't elaborate or anything
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Taxer
07/16/18 3:31:37 AM
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Libertarianism is the "I'm an agnostic" of the politics.
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UnfairRepresent
07/16/18 4:58:13 AM
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Taxer posted...
Libertarianism is the "I'm an agnostic" of the politics.

sensible?
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tennisdude818
07/16/18 5:06:55 AM
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
Antifar posted...
It would be extremely fucking great


FTFY.

Ending the federal reserve and the endless wars it funds. Getting rid of failed socialist policies. Bringing liberty back to the people. I'm rock hard right now.


Honest question, would anybody that the LP might actually nominate end the Fed? Did Gary Johnson or Bill Weld even talk about it?
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UnfairRepresent
07/16/18 8:03:32 AM
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tennisdude818 posted...
Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
Antifar posted...
It would be extremely fucking great


FTFY.

Ending the federal reserve and the endless wars it funds. Getting rid of failed socialist policies. Bringing liberty back to the people. I'm rock hard right now.


Honest question, would anybody that the LP might actually nominate end the Fed? Did Gary Johnson or Bill Weld even talk about it?

in fairness i think the dude in the pic is running on that message
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Shotgunnova
07/16/18 8:07:16 AM
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tennisdude818
07/16/18 8:10:22 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
Antifar posted...
It would be extremely fucking great


FTFY.

Ending the federal reserve and the endless wars it funds. Getting rid of failed socialist policies. Bringing liberty back to the people. I'm rock hard right now.


Honest question, would anybody that the LP might actually nominate end the Fed? Did Gary Johnson or Bill Weld even talk about it?

in fairness i think the dude in the pic is running on that message


I hope he is nominated over Weld then. I know some good people are in the LP.
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FL81
07/16/18 1:02:30 PM
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Taxer posted...
Libertarianism is the "I'm an agnostic" of the politics.

somehow fitting username
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