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FM123

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9. "Mind you she has never voted once in her life."

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 09:11 AM

Aug 2019

I would not take her literally or seriously. And don't be so hard on yourself vercetti2021, we are all just human and sometimes we are left with our mouths open when someone we know, that should know better, blindsides us with their nonsense. She apologized for snapping, and that's a good sign she still wants to be friends with you.

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So apparently I'm immature about politics (Odd argument between myself and a libertarian friend) [View all] vercetti2021 Aug 2019 OP

Two options Sherman A1 Aug 2019 #1

Option C is good vercetti2021 Aug 2019 #2

This is where it went off the rails mercuryblues Aug 2019 #3

Truth vercetti2021 Aug 2019 #4

What ever you do, do not encourage her to vote mercuryblues Aug 2019 #5

No plans to vercetti2021 Aug 2019 #6

I wonder why she is so attached to Russia being a democracy treestar Aug 2019 #7

The joke was her saying Russia is a Democracy. This is the usual response when facts betray them.nt UniteFightBack Aug 2019 #8

"Mind you she has never voted once in her life." FM123 Aug 2019 #9

Not hard on myself at all vercetti2021 Aug 2019 #17

A libertarian calls someone else politically immature? Stop right there. NightWatcher Aug 2019 #10

Libertarians are self-affecting people. Every one I've known is plugged into the public largesse. TheBlackAdder Aug 2019 #14

Libertarians tend to be condescending shits ismnotwasm Aug 2019 #11

I have started quoting Hobbes to 'lie-bertarians'(sic) GoneOffShore Aug 2019 #13

Yeah you definitely hit the keyword vercetti2021 Aug 2019 #16

does she smoke pot? if not, she's not a true libertarian, she's just a repuke Javaman Aug 2019 #12

She does vercetti2021 Aug 2019 #15

wow, she hits the one point I find truly irritating about libertarians: she's condescending. Javaman Aug 2019 #18

Exactly vercetti2021 Aug 2019 #22

Russia is indeed a democracy. They have clear choices. Yavin4 Aug 2019 #19

There's a lot to unpack with Libertarianism Bradical79 Aug 2019 #20

Libertarians are stupid, greedy assholes. Aristus Aug 2019 #21