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It is truly sad that so many people think it is completely fine to discrimminate against people. I personally know people who were born and raised under the Jim Crow system. Many of you on this board have no idea how inhumane, restrictive, and deadly that system was. People would literally lose their lives. Homes were bombed. Men, women and children were lynched. People would go to college, graduate, and still only be able to work as maids, and janitors. People would go to a diner or restaurant and not be allowed to go inside and eat. They would have to go to the back of the place, and have their food handed to them in a bag so they would not use the plates and silverware. Children would go to the community swimming pool at a designated day and time. After they were done, the enire pool would be drained and refilled. I could go on and on about the treatment that many many American citizens experienced in their own country by their fellow Americans. It is shameful to know that in 2011, so many people want to go back to the pre-civil rights era.
Jim Crow LAWS were government mandated racism. I know people who were born, raised and suffered under those laws who are libertarians today.
A fundamental flaw of Libertarianism is it doesn't not protect the rights of citizens. It just says "That's not the role of government".
Libertarianism is one of those ideas that sounds great in a political science class but isn't really sustainable in the real world. That's why it's never had any sustaining traction anywhere.
Actually you have it back wards, libertarianism is THE only idea that supports the rights of the individual as opposed to the just the majority or group.
"The fact of matter is that Libertairianism has NEVER gained polticial traction in America and it won't." -JazzyTallGuy
They said NEVER about Black people and you say NEVER about Libertarians.
Have Libertairian political principles ever gained any real traction in America?
Has there even been a Libertarian political candidate that ever had a serious candidacy for the presidency that drew over 30% of the popular vote?
Everything I said about Black Americans has already been proven as factual.
Now you may believe at some point in time the Libertarian political philosphies may gain some traction in America. But in a global society I don't see how this country competes effectively with it.
Have Libertairian political principles ever gained any real traction in America?
Has there even been a Libertarian political candidate that ever had a serious candidacy for the presidency that drew over 30% of the popular vote?
Everything I said about Black Americans has already been proven as factual.
Now you may believe at some point in time the Libertarian political philosphies may gain some traction in America. But in a global society I don't see how this country competes effectively with it.
I doubt it will ever gain traction, most people like being controlled and others like to control.
But that doesn't me I will give up promoting the only peaceful solution.
Like I said, we can't even void an unconstitutional statute,
The will come as new to Citizens United.
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