Sun Dec 29, 2013, 05:17 AM
Star Member xchrom (98,074 posts)
Why I Fled Libertarianism — and Became a Liberal
http://www.alternet.org/why-i-fled-libertarianism-and-became-liberal
The night before the 2008 Nevada Republican convention, the Ron Paul delegates all met at a Reno high school. Although I’d called myself a libertarian for almost my entire adult life, it was my first exposure to the wider movement.
And boy, was it a circus. Many members of the group were obsessed with the gold standard, the Kennedy assassination and the Fed. Although Libertarians believe government is incompetent, many of them subscribe to the most fringe conspiracy theories imaginable. Airplanes are poisoning America with chemicals (chemtrails) or the moon landings were faked. Nothing was too far out. A great many of them really think that 9-11 was an inside job. Even while basking in the electoral mainstream, the movement was overflowing with obvious hokum.
During the meeting, a Ron Paul staffer, a smart and charismatic young woman, gave a tip to the group for the upcoming convention.
“Dress normal,†she said. “Wear suits, and don’t bring signs or flags. Don’t talk about conspiracy theories. Just fit in.†Her advice was the kind you might hear given to an insane uncle at Thanksgiving.
Obviously - Spooked911 is a libertarian troll... :rofl:
Reminder for lurking Dumbasses -
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I miss the old 911 forum.
Too funny,and not a newb either yet seems to have no clue that 80% or more of the DUmp believes those very things.
It just shows how little they pay attention to each other and why they so hate it when we post all their idiocy for the public to see.
I think I just saw an image of the old WTC. It was just in small scale though.
It's the scale that Bush used to test his destruction theories. You know so he could invade Iraq for all the Oil.Beauty !
It's the scale that Bush used to test his destruction theories. You know so he could invade Iraq for all the Oil.
Too funny,and not a newb either yet seems to have no clue that 80% or more of the DUmp believes those very things.Uh, it's a poorly-done quote from AlterNet. That's not DUmmy xchrom's work.
It just shows how little they pay attention to each other and why they so hate it when we post all their idiocy for the public to see.