I'll be blunt, I've never actually met a libertarian by the definition of libertarian.
I found the easiest way to find out. Ask about gay marriage and abortion, they'll want them outlawed, want the government stepping in.
Libertarians were just Republicans who wanted to smoke weed, and now that Republicans are cool with weed they don't really have anything left.
It's amazing how many people cheer for corporations. There's few consistents in the world but a big one is corporations are not your friend.
Dunno your country, but if you're not from the US, the people that say those jingoistic celebrations of the country are the most right wing of us. I live in a very heavily right wing state and patriotism is laid on so fucking thick because if somehow people were to take off the patriotism glasses they'd figure out they're getting robbed blind.
I don't work near the tangerine, I can't stand listening to him, I wish I never had to hear his voice again.
The only I didn't expect in this was that he was in the room with the Japanese PM. Not even really a surprise, just didn't know that was happening.
Nah, they're learning the lesson that they should have learned the first time he was president. He will stab EVERYONE in the back. No one is safe from him backstabbing if he thinks it'll get him something better.
This is exactly what I was thinking.
That's what I keep saying is the greatest failure is the traitor leaders got to skip off.
Look, the man is an awful person, but don't give him THAT much credit. Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan, Lee Atwater and anyone involved in the southern strategy was major parts of it. McConnell, "The Freedom Caucus", and "Tea Party" were major parts of it. The Koch Brothers with the heritage foundation is a major part.
And this is the short list. I didn't go into the evengelicals, AM conservative pundits, Rupert Murdoch and so much more.
I've owned exactly 0 playstations. The last new(ish) system I had was an N64. Could afford a laptop that could play games but also do schoolwork or have a console, so stuck with computers ever since.
The only time I've played Sony based games is when they're on PC. So... guess Sony is losing my money. I know it's not much, but interesting to get rid of the small revenue stream in hopes to get people back on console but I guess I don't understand how fishing for whales is the winning task.
Having worked in factories, the coffee in them is usually the strongest and always available, Blue collar lives on the stuff,
psst "States Rights" only really became an argument from the right wing when passing the civil rights acts.
Hey! I'll give you credit that sounds like you might have been one of the rare unicorns on it when you were one. Honestly with Republicans I've heard the same "hate cops" unless the cops are going after people they like then they love them. Republicans treat cops like soldiers, they say they support them... riiiiiiiiiiiight up until supporting them individually. But yea, definitely on the war front is a nice change of pace.
I agree on the unrealistic and awful... I in a lot of theoretical ways like the libertarian concept, I'm very much a "leave me alone" type, I just know too many that didn't have the support when they were growing up that if there is nothing to help them... it feels cruel to do the "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" mentality.
And I definitely understand where you're talking about on growing up and the expectations. I'm a white middle class guy, grew up in the area surrounded by confederate flags that is the exact area where "God and guns" is aimed at so expectations of me being a Republican. I just was raised by an old school bleeding heart liberal so like my dad and I talk I comment it's funny I'd hear "You'll be more conservative" as you get older and I'm over here going man... I was WAY more conservative when I was in high school and college.