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Re: A congressman who justifies every vote on Facebook

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Post by mieses » Wed, Feb 13, 2013, 6:53 AM UTC

illuminate wrote: post #89

ryanaghdam wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it split into two parts when some intelligent people were talking about the dangers of Keynesianism and some idiots thought they were talking about Kenyans.

I don't tend to visit the local meet-ups, but the people they apparently run for office (which matter more to me) are the latter sort.

The disappearance of visible intelligence from the right doesn't justify your leftist position (or the implication of it). An unprincipled competent does more evil than a principled incompetent.

Re: A congressman who justifies every vote on Facebook

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Post by mieses » Wed, Feb 13, 2013, 7:00 AM UTC

illuminate wrote: post #88

ryanaghdam wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Neither does collectivism.

I'm not making any promises here, it'd probably be better if the fiscal AND SOCIAL libertarians worked on their own party than rebranding and being fully digested by the battered Republican or Dem parties. The Dems, to their "credit", don't promise to be civil libertarians either.

"The Dems, to their "credit", don't promise to be civil libertarians either."

Only 1 or 2 republicans are talking about civil liberties but they are being disproportionately effective. Transforming an existing party is the only realistic direction, given the control the 2 parties have over the process. The activist dems are probably silenced by the success of the mainstream dems.

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