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Old 09-09-2012, 04:21 PM
 
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No big government and accountability. The two partys are really a joke because they are different versions of the same.
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:31 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix
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I guess it could be said I'm a social libertarian, but in terms of economic issues, I'm a social democrat.
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:33 PM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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No, the majority are not Libertarian. Only an immature child thinks an entity the size and level of technological advancement of the United States could return to Wild West Frontier type America and make that work.

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Old 09-09-2012, 04:37 PM
 
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No, the majority are not Libertarian. Only an immature child thinks an entity the size and level of technological advancement of the United States could return to Wild West Frontier type America and make that work.

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You clearly don't understand. Being Libertarian has nothing to do with suggesting that the US return to the Frontier Days.
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Old Bellevue, WA
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Michael Medved put it very well a couple of weeks ago on his show. A majority are apathetic. I would add that a majority are ignorant. More people can name the 3 stooges than the 3 branches of government. That is the real majority.

That said, I've always thought that a lot of Americans now tend towards economic conservatism/social liberalism, filtered thru a prism of pragmatism. A 3rd party built around that could draw a lot of votes, IMO, but perhaps would have trouble raising much money. What special interest group or rent seeker would want anything to do with such a party?
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:45 PM
 
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Republicans want law and order. (Control freaks)

Libertarians are content with just law. (Self control individuals)

Democrats want just statutes. (Control freaks)
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:46 PM
 
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If we do away with big government then how will any minorities survive in America?

If we do away with authority we'll turn into Africa.

But the OP is 100% correct both parties are one in the same and it's pathetic that Americans are stupid enough not to recognize it....
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Old 09-09-2012, 05:58 PM
 
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Minorities will survive by having the will to survive without a government handout.
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Old 09-09-2012, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix
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Minorities will survive by having the will to survive without a government handout.
First off, no one is forcing "minorities" to take a government handout.

Secondly, "minorities" are not a monolithic or homogenous group, and there are many, many millions of minorities who are productive and successful. Broken down into racial categories, well less than half of each race lives at or below the poverty line.

Third, about half of all Americans who live in poverty by raw numbers and not percentages, are white.
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Old 09-09-2012, 06:27 PM
 
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If majority were libertarians pot would be legal as would many other "sins"
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