The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[The Batlord]

I'd like to think that if the actual president gets impeached that his vice pres who nobody ever gave half a **** about would have the power of a bath toy cause who ****ing cares?

[windsock]

It really isn't tho

[The Batlord]

nah it is. i know libertarians have an illusion that actual libertarians are what their party is about but guess who the base for your party is. it's rednecks, evangelicals, and fox news fans. nothing about what you care about is on the agenda. only what they care about.

[Frownland]

A civil war certainly would be exciting.

[windsock]

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

nah it is. i know libertarians have an illusion that actual libertarians are what their party is about but guess who the base for your party is. it's rednecks, evangelicals, and fox news fans. nothing about what you care about is on the agenda. only what they care about.

I mean the party has crossover definitely but that's obviously because of some shared values. Most conservatives view libertarians as pot-smoking fence sitters so idk where this asspull about them being Fox News fans came from.

[[MERIT]]

Originally Posted by windsock

Culture war participants aren't willing to seek out middle ground because they see it as a kowtow to the opposite side.

You just taught me a new word

Originally Posted by elphenor

libertarian party in the US is far right

No, you're thinking of the Tea Party.

Libertarians are generally fiscally conservative and socially liberal.

[[MERIT]]

Originally Posted by elphenor

they're right wing because they support bolstering of the current power structure/hierarchy

supporting legalization of The Ganja still just makes them higher conservatives

and then when you get to what most proclaimed libertarians think about immigration.... well I won't even

Libertariants want as small of a government as possible. You are 100% wrong.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by windsock

I mean the party has crossover definitely but that's obviously because of some shared values. Most conservatives view libertarians as pot-smoking fence sitters so idk where this asspull about them being Fox News fans came from.

The actual pot-smoking fence sitters makes for a very small portion of libertarians. The vast vast majority of them are just republicans who don't care enough about social issues to make an issue out of it even though they definitely still lean social right wing. Oh yeah and there are also a certain number of early 20 something libertarians who are at most five years from aging out of the party that they were really only a part of in a casual sense.

[windsock]

Originally Posted by elphenor

they're right wing because they support bolstering of the current power structure/hierarchy

What does that mean? If you're talking the government power structure, Libertarians are dancing jigs during this shutdown. They've always railed against big government and intervention therein. Reform is like a top priority so idk what you're on about there.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by windsock

What does that mean? If you're talking the government power structure, Libertarians are dancing jigs during this shutdown. They've always railed against big government and intervention therein. Reform is like a top priority so idk what you're on about there.

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

The actual pot-smoking fence sitters makes for a very small portion of libertarians. The vast vast majority of them are just republicans who don't care enough about social issues to make an issue out of it even though they definitely still lean social right wing. Oh yeah and there are also a certain number of early 20 something libertarians who are at most five years from aging out of the party that they were really only a part of in a casual sense.

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