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Originally Posted by Robbie
A Libertarian is not a Republican no matter how much you try to make it so.
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Where would anyone get such a wacky idea?
The fact is, the reason Ron Paul and Rand Paul don't run as Libertarian candidates is because they are unelectable as Libertarians, so they have transformed into Liberpublicans.
FACT: When Ron Paul ran as a Libertarian candidate for President he received less than 1/2 of 1% of the vote.
Nationally, in 2012, the Libertarian Party had it's best showing ever in a national election, yet they still received less than 1% of the popular vote from the electorate.
It's easy to make wild claims and unrealistic proposals when you know that they will never be tested since you don't have a snowballs chance in hell of getting elected.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
A Libertarian believes in maximum freedom for the individual with central govt. having a minimum impact.
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Liberpublicans like populist innocuous sounding proposals - who isn't for maximum freedom and minimum government?
It's only when you look closer that you realize that they are peddling platitudes, bromides, and snake oil cure-alls. Empty sloganeering that will never be tested, in order to generate millions of dollars in fundraising donations.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
I was a Democrat because of my social liberalism. But I found that Obama is no different than Bush. Killing people worldwide, spying on us, non-transparent, etc.
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I hear Libertarians say this, yet Ron and Rand Paul run as Republicans.
While it is true that the Republicans and Democrats are both capitalist parties that are not as far apart as each party would have the public believe, Liberpublican utopia is a crackpipe dream.
Unfortunately, due to our political structure, and how much money and organization it takes to compete in elections, it is increasingly hard for smaller parties to get any foothold with the electorate. The winner take all system virtually shuts out most 3rd party candidates at anything above the local level (not that 3rd party candidates do that well locally either).
I've always thought it was curious that after the US defeats a nation in war, that we have them adopt a Parliamentarian form of government, instead of our own form (Japan, Germany, Iraq).
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Originally Posted by Robbie
There is only one party for a true liberal minded person...Libertarian.
Unlike Republicans and Democrats, I don't need the govt. to tell me how to live my life. I'm a grown man.
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Listen to you, talking like a big boy (or is that the testosterone steroids talking)?
The two most identifiable Libertarians, Ron and Rand Paul, are hypocritical frauds and opportunistic Liberpublican sell-outs...
Much as Libertarians like to proclaim their political purity, they engage in the same type of dishonest politics as the major political parties which they supposedly despise (and they have all but become a wing of the Republican party, lol).
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Originally Posted by Robbie
But you guys just keep on pretending that it's a "team sport". Rah-rah-rah!
Democrats are great and noble and just smarter than everyone else! And Republicans are all fat, greedy, stupid racists!
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Liberpublicans are like kids that hate sports because they always lose.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
Yeah! That's real life!
Fucking sheep. lol
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The Libertarian Party is to politics what the Church of Scientology is to religion.
ADG