2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum"Let Gary Debate!" What a crock coming from "Free Market" enthusiasts
Even though he didn't meet the criteria set up for all the other candidates... so that the country can see that there is a "viable third party candidate" to choose, sounds a whole lot closer to "affirmative action" than "let the market decide" to me - especially coming from Libertarians.
Anyone else sensing the irony?
Edited to update the headline for those missing the irony
brush
(54,031 posts)This is Democratic Underground, the purpose of which is to elect Democrats.
You need to delete your OP.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)concerning "irony."
brush
(54,031 posts)Apparently I'm not the only missing whatever.
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)The OP is pointing out the irony in the Libertarian's hypocrisy.
brush
(54,031 posts)Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)Don't know if you've noticed, but we've been making fun of Gary Johnson on DU for quite some time now.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Is anathema to the Free Market philosophy that the Libertarians cherish.
tblue37
(65,592 posts)have made the point less likely to be misinterpreted. (Too many people just read the subject line rather than the whole post, so a subject line like that is going to mislead a lot of people.)
LisaL
(44,989 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)NWCorona
(8,541 posts)LisaL
(44,989 posts)MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)Every voter will come home ...
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)The Debates are at least as competitive....
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