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In reply to the discussion: ABC News: Box of "Liberal Causes" stolen from DNC warehouse. Libertarians suspected. [View all]McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)63. This is from the Onion, right? If true, it is supremely funny.
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ABC News: Box of "Liberal Causes" stolen from DNC warehouse. Libertarians suspected. [View all]
Poll_Blind
Mar 2013
OP
Wow, that's some careful tiptoeing around "hundreds of murdered civilians abroad."
DirkGently
Mar 2013
#19
Yes, "hundreds of civilians." You're making the "dead foreigners don't count" argument?
DirkGently
Mar 2013
#72
I would venture to say that dead terrorists, especially foreign terrorists, don't count
ConservativeDemocrat
Mar 2013
#83
So you are saying, if we kill them, they must be terrorists or terrorist sympathizers?
RC
Mar 2013
#88
No. As you know, "the left" is not outraged that Obama is using drones "at all."
DirkGently
Mar 2013
#71
They don't know that ERA is Equal Rights Amendment? Too funny in a sad way.
xtraxritical
Mar 2013
#22
Shredder? The paper should have turned brown and powderized like pecan leaves ny now.
Eleanors38
Mar 2013
#17
Libertarians disagree with liberals on 99% of the issues. They favor letting poor people starve and
geek tragedy
Mar 2013
#10
I think it's extremely regrettable that we've let people (out of ignorance) set out
Romulox
Mar 2013
#11
Because on economic issues they ARE opposites. On the environment they ARE opposites.
geek tragedy
Mar 2013
#14
Under that standard, government regulation of business is considered 'authoritarian'
geek tragedy
Mar 2013
#31
And the right to pollute the environment. And the right to discriminate against minorities they
geek tragedy
Mar 2013
#45
That's American Libertarians which are really Republicans who believe Bush was a Liberal.
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2013
#46
Well, this is a board dedicated to American politics. Just like liberalism means
geek tragedy
Mar 2013
#47
I'm old enough to remember when "Conservative" meant never wanting to try something new even once.
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2013
#49
Back before the Republicans decided to claim "Liberal" was a dirty word.
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2013
#54
Many people, Bill Maher included, have described Libertarians as Republicans who want to get high.
MADem
Mar 2013
#73
It wasn't that long ago when Republicans were the ones against traffic cams....
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2013
#74
There's money to be made. The UK model is a "success" for them so they see opportunities
MADem
Mar 2013
#75
Well, the new paradigm is part and parcel of all that bullshit terra-terra-terra that followed
MADem
Mar 2013
#81
That's not what "civil libertarian" means. I mean, it's *SPECIFICALLY* not what it means.
Romulox
Mar 2013
#56
Libertarian and "civil libertarian" are as similar as liberals and neo-liberals.
geek tragedy
Mar 2013
#57
I don't think it was stolen. I think the Democratic Party pissed and shitted on it so many times
forestpath
Mar 2013
#12
Didn't you hear? Rand "Privatize Medicare" Paul is more of a liberal than Obama is.
geek tragedy
Mar 2013
#33
LOL, I hear ya! From my perspective, American politics is like a fun house mirror that...
Poll_Blind
Mar 2013
#48
Bra fucking vo, anyone remember when were the ones who wanted to protect people's rights?
Kurska
Mar 2013
#78
The day one thinks that libertarians have suddenly embraced Libral causes, is the day you need
Javaman
Mar 2013
#84
Hilarious satire -- but I object that there is no indication that it is satire. n/t
philly_bob
Mar 2013
#87