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Giant_Aspirin 12/18/18 10:14:15 AM #1: |
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/12/17/libertarians-lose-party-status-in-maine/
Only 6,168 registered Libertarians in Maine voted last month, well below the 10,000 needed to maintain official party status. --- Playing: God of War, Soul Calibur VI, Smash Ultimate (~);} - I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up - {;(~) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Philoktetes 12/18/18 10:15:10 AM #2: |
libertarians are just edgy kids who want to break the law and smoke weed
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Antifar 12/18/18 10:15:15 AM #3: |
God bless
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Were_Wyrm 12/18/18 10:15:20 AM #4: |
Heil two party!
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Giant_Aspirin 12/18/18 10:17:34 AM #5: |
Philoktetes posted...
libertarians are just edgy kids who want to break the law and smoke weed they're actual conservatives, unlike the GOP who love big government when it suits their needs. --- Playing: God of War, Soul Calibur VI, Smash Ultimate (~);} - I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up - {;(~) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Antifar 12/18/18 10:18:38 AM #6: |
Giant_Aspirin posted...
Philoktetes posted...libertarians are just edgy kids who want to break the law and smoke weed No, they're libertarians. "Small government" is not the animating force of conservatism, nor has it ever been. --- kin to all that throbs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TomNook20 12/18/18 10:20:21 AM #7: |
Real talk nobody lives in Maine.
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Questionmarktarius 12/18/18 10:20:56 AM #8: |
Antifar posted...
Giant_Aspirin posted...Philoktetes posted...libertarians are just edgy kids who want to break the law and smoke weed Libertarians are mostly just people who read way too much Orwell and Rand in highschool. https://www.zompist.com/libertos.html ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Alpha218 12/18/18 10:20:59 AM #9: |
Were_Wyrm posted...
Heil two party! You know that Maine uses ranked choice voting and independents do fairly well there right (Senator Angus King is an independent)? This is probably the one state where that comment is even more wrong than it usually is. --- I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite user on the Citadel. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1349-mario Now Playing: Magic the Gathering: Arena ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 12/18/18 10:23:19 AM #10: |
Questionmarktarius posted...
Antifar posted...Giant_Aspirin posted...Philoktetes posted...libertarians are just edgy kids who want to break the law and smoke weed Orwell was a socialist. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 12/18/18 10:24:40 AM #11: |
DarkRoast posted...
Orwell was a socialist. ...who spawned several generations of paranoid libertarians anyway. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 12/18/18 10:25:33 AM #12: |
Questionmarktarius posted...
DarkRoast posted...Orwell was a socialist. Who ironically probably liked Brave New World as well --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doom_Art 12/18/18 10:26:13 AM #13: |
Questionmarktarius posted...
DarkRoast posted...Orwell was a socialist. I always get a kick out of Mal_Fet having Orwell in his sig Especially if it's in a topic where he calls the Nazis socialists --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Giant_Aspirin 12/18/18 10:27:06 AM #14: |
Doom_Art posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...DarkRoast posted...Orwell was a socialist. dude they literally have "Socialist" in their name how can you argue with that /s in case it wasn't obvious <_< --- Playing: God of War, Soul Calibur VI, Smash Ultimate (~);} - I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up - {;(~) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 12/18/18 10:27:08 AM #15: |
DarkRoast posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...DarkRoast posted...Orwell was a socialist. That's an interesting case. There's definitely someone (or several) someones who read the book and thought "this seems pretty awesome!", but missed the deep tyranny of an explicitly engineered society. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Romes187 12/18/18 10:28:42 AM #16: |
You guys should all read Edmund Burke if you want to know the philosophical underpinnings or conservatism
But you wont ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Balrog0 12/18/18 10:28:53 AM #17: |
that's a very interested metric imo
it seems like you could vote for the D or R but if you register L then you count towards the L total my understanding in most states is that you need your top of the ticket to get a certain share of the vote, which makes a lot more sense than the way Maine does it if I'm interpreting that right --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 12/18/18 10:31:24 AM #18: |
Romes187 posted...
You guys should all read Edmund Burke if you want to know the philosophical underpinnings or conservatism Anything specific? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Philoktetes 12/18/18 10:32:04 AM #19: |
orwell was anti socialist
havent you read animal farm --- I don't think so, Tim. ~~ Pizza Crew ~~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 12/18/18 10:32:25 AM #20: |
Romes187 posted...
You guys should all read Edmund Burke if you want to know the philosophical underpinnings or conservatism Conservatives don't even know the philosophical underpinnings of conservatism. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Romes187 12/18/18 10:33:57 AM #21: |
Questionmarktarius posted...
Romes187 posted...You guys should all read Edmund Burke if you want to know the philosophical underpinnings or conservatism Reflections on the revolution in France ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doom_Art 12/18/18 10:35:06 AM #22: |
Philoktetes posted...
orwell was anti socialist Orwell was an admitted socialist Animal Farm was about the Soviet Union and Stalinism --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Romes187 12/18/18 10:35:13 AM #23: |
DarkRoast posted...
Romes187 posted...You guys should all read Edmund Burke if you want to know the philosophical underpinnings or conservatism Most do not, and youre likely thinking of American conservatism which is a slightly different beast. But conservatives certainly act out the philosophy in some ways, whether they know or understand it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Philoktetes 12/18/18 10:39:47 AM #24: |
george orwell was a pseudonym
no one knows who he really was or his true beliefs outside the novelbooks --- I don't think so, Tim. ~~ Pizza Crew ~~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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tennisdude818 12/18/18 10:43:25 AM #25: |
Make the Libertarian Party libertarian again. Although I'm not sure if that would help in Maine anyway.
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Questionmarktarius 12/18/18 11:13:09 AM #26: |
Romes187 posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...Romes187 posted...You guys should all read Edmund Burke if you want to know the philosophical underpinnings or conservatism Just amazon'd ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HenryAllbright 12/18/18 11:16:47 AM #27: |
Liberals used to like Libertarians. Now they hate them.
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Giant_Aspirin 12/18/18 11:17:20 AM #28: |
HenryAllbright posted...
Liberals used to like Libertarians. Now they hate them. says who? --- Playing: God of War, Soul Calibur VI, Smash Ultimate (~);} - I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up - {;(~) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doom_Art 12/18/18 11:18:26 AM #29: |
HenryAllbright posted...
Liberals used to like Libertarians. Now they hate them. I mean it became abundantly clear in the runup to 2016 and after that most libertarians were just standard conservatives or the ones that weren't are basically the right wing version of internet communists --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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A_Good_Boy 12/18/18 11:19:22 AM #30: |
Libertarians just being embarrassed Republicans has been a thing for as long as I can remember. I've never liked them, their trash has always been transparent.
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Questionmarktarius 12/18/18 11:21:10 AM #31: |
A_Good_Boy posted...
Libertarians just being embarrassed Republicans has been a thing for as long as I can remember. I've never liked them, their trash has always been transparent. Just swap out "Jesus!" with the religion of "praise be to the marketplace", and you're getting pretty close. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LethalAffinity 12/18/18 11:22:08 AM #32: |
I really wish more than two parties would take off in this country...
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ElatedVenusaur 12/18/18 11:28:01 AM #33: |
Philoktetes posted...
george orwell was a pseudonym Eric Blair. Come on, this is all well-known. He was anarchist by leaning and acquired an enduring hatred for Soviets, Stalinists, and Stalin. He fought with POUM(Worker's Party for Marxist Unification) in the Spanish Civil War, which was purged by Soviet-backed elements in the Republican government, so he had personal experience with them. He hated them with the fury only a leftist could muster for another "left" ideology. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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The Great Muta 22 12/18/18 11:29:07 AM #34: |
Yeah I've never been a fan of Libertarians. Their whole philosophy of a "total free market" and pushing the whole Ayn Rand bullshit was enough to push me forever away from them. They suck.
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DarkRoast 12/18/18 1:53:55 PM #35: |
Doom_Art posted...
HenryAllbright posted...Liberals used to like Libertarians. Now they hate them. Nobody would call me a conservative and I identify as libertarian. I think the GOP can go suck eggs. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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eggcorn 12/18/18 1:55:18 PM #36: |
I didn't know there was even 10k people in Maine.
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tennisdude818 12/18/18 3:48:10 PM #37: |
HenryAllbright posted...
Liberals used to like Libertarians. Now they hate them. Its because they remind liberals that they have no moral high ground. For example, excluding honest liberals like Glenn Greenwald, the anti war movement during Iraq has been exposed and nothing more than an anti Bush movement. --- "I have never understood why it is greed to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money." Thomas Sowell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Balrog0 12/18/18 3:51:22 PM #38: |
DarkRoast posted...
Doom_Art posted...HenryAllbright posted...Liberals used to like Libertarians. Now they hate them. there's a big schism between the right fusionists that I guess are now calling themselves the Mises Caucus and other libertarians you can see this primarily in immigration debates (e.g., Cato vs the Mises Institute) --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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The Great Muta 22 12/18/18 3:51:44 PM #39: |
tennisdude818 posted...
HenryAllbright posted...Liberals used to like Libertarians. Now they hate them. Its more that Libertarian ideas tend to be mind numbingly stupid and that plenty who call themselves ones simply are Conservatives who like to smoke pot and have no problem with gay people. --- https://youtu.be/zkNlmYJyFDo?t=80 "Like all fairy tales, Adam. There has to be a Hero, and there has to be a Villain." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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tennisdude818 12/18/18 3:53:25 PM #40: |
The Great Muta 22 posted...
tennisdude818 posted...HenryAllbright posted...Liberals used to like Libertarians. Now they hate them. Now you sound like Ann Coulter. --- "I have never understood why it is greed to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money." Thomas Sowell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doe 12/18/18 3:54:43 PM #41: |
Antifar posted...
Giant_Aspirin posted...Philoktetes posted...libertarians are just edgy kids who want to break the law and smoke weed What is Ronald Reagan --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Balrog0 12/18/18 3:55:56 PM #42: |
Ronald Reagan liked the earned income tax credit
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Broseph_Stalin 12/18/18 3:58:28 PM #43: |
Doe posted...
What is Ronald Reagan A President who expanded the government? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Space_Man 12/18/18 4:01:45 PM #44: |
aren't most self-proclaimed libertarians closer to classical liberal than true libertarian? i see a lot of parallels
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Doe 12/18/18 4:05:54 PM #45: |
Broseph_Stalin posted...
Doe posted...What is Ronald Reagan He ran on the issues of government taxes and spending and argued that the private sector could handle relief issues better than the government. Conservatives still hold up that platform he had. To say that contracting those government programs was not a primary aim of the conservative revolution is just wrong. Say what you will about the specifics of his presidency, I'm not a Reaganist or anything like that or even much of a conservative, but I do care about historical facts. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solar_Crimson 12/18/18 4:09:25 PM #46: |
The main thing I remember about Libertarians is that one guy doing a striptease at their national convention back in like 2016.
That said LethalAffinity posted... I really wish more than two parties would take off in this country... Agreed. --- Be wary of boarding the hype train, lest you end up on the ruse cruise... - nanobuilder (r/nintendo) http://backloggery.com/SolarCrimson ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Romes187 12/18/18 9:15:55 PM #47: |
Questionmarktarius posted...
Romes187 posted...Questionmarktarius posted...Romes187 posted...You guys should all read Edmund Burke if you want to know the philosophical underpinnings or conservatism Nice! He also does a work on aesthetics called A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of our Ideas Of the Sublime and the Beautiful that is interesting if youre into that kinda stuff. Im getting through it right now. You should be able to find both texts free online, though it isnt as fun as holding a book and reading imo ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HenryAllbright 12/18/18 9:43:25 PM #48: |
Space_Man posted...
aren't most self-proclaimed libertarians closer to classical liberal than true libertarian? i see a lot of parallels As far as I know, libertarianism and classical liberalism are pretty much the same thing. It's just that the left started calling themselves liberals at some point so they needed a different name. Being a Libertarian should really be all about liberty, aka freedom. The thing is, freedom is a complicated concept. I am very anti-authority, which is why I lean libertarian....but at the same time I recognize that the government itself can be more effective at limiting certain kinds of authority, including limiting itself. Obviously in it's current state the government is very authoritative with all the rules and taxes and regulations, etc.... --- All points of view and perspectives exist for a reason. There is no such thing as evil. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 12/18/18 9:58:54 PM #49: |
Balrog0 posted...
Ronald Reagan liked the earned income tax credit and escalating Nixon's already-failed war on drugs. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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theAteam 12/18/18 10:03:17 PM #50: |
Isn't the ranked choice voting in Maine supposed to encourage third parties?
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