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SergeStorms

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11. As conservative as Hitchens was...

Reply to GoneOffShore (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 02:12 PM

Mar 2024

I think he'd be appalled by what American "conservatives" are doing now.

On some issues Chris was lone voice in a sea of stupidity. On many other issues he was a complete and utter asshole.

I still miss him, though. 😥

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A post on fb: describe Libertarians [View all] Marthe48 Mar 2024 OP

Really good. cilla4progress Mar 2024 #1

Perfect! MiHale Mar 2024 #2

Republicans who want to smoke pot and consort with sexworkers legally. marble falls Mar 2024 #3

The libertarians I know are hypocrites Farmer-Rick Mar 2024 #4

Wow, nailed it! PatSeg Mar 2024 #5

anarchists - without any depth of conviction, vision, or desire to work and engage .. -(nt)- stopdiggin Mar 2024 #6

From Christopher Hitchens - GoneOffShore Mar 2024 #7

As conservative as Hitchens was... SergeStorms Mar 2024 #11

I used to love when he'd appear on Maher's show. Xavier Breath Mar 2024 #12

When he and Richard Dawkins..... SergeStorms Mar 2024 #15

That's a great quote. sop Mar 2024 #16

Rofl Joinfortmill Mar 2024 #8

Ha! Sounds like Basset Hounds too. peppertree Mar 2024 #9

Libertarians and 14-year-old boys seem to have the same world view. sop Mar 2024 #10

Libertarians remind me of toddlers/preschoolers. 3catwoman3 Mar 2024 #13

My wife had a cat named Carmel Xavier Breath Mar 2024 #14

LibertarIanism czarjak Mar 2024 #17