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say two good things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:10:41 AM

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They matter to and offer unique approaches.

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:11:33 AM

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I like this group. Less intrusion into my life.

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:12:24 AM

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If they are left leaning libertarians there are many good things I could say about them...

Believe in personal freedoms

True libertarians believe in small economies.... or local economies... which is what I am for

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:14:28 AM

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You can always tell whether or not somebody's a laughably self important twerp by seeing if they piss themselves laughing when they try to read Atlas Shrugged
Jerry Pournelle and David Drake provide a couple of SF writers so terrible that even fans of John Norman or Piers Anthony can look down on them.

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:14:58 AM

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But what about the global one we are a part of whether we like it or not?

I always liked, "Think globally,act locally."

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:16:07 AM

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If they are left leaning libertarians...

Anarchists, you mean?

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:16:19 AM

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I am not a libertarian...

I do like social anarchism...

Edited to add.... I have to post this because people are often unaware of how diverse these movements are

Social anarchism, socialist anarchism,[1] anarcho-socialism, anarchist socialism[2] or communitarian anarchism[3] (sometimes used interchangeably with libertarian socialism,[1] left-libertarianism[4] or left-anarchism[5] in its terminology) is an umbrella term used to differentiate two broad categories of anarchism, this one being the collectivist, with the other being individualist anarchism.

Where individualist forms of anarchism emphasize the individual and his/her will over any kinds of external determinants such as groups, society, traditions, and ideological systems.[6][7], social anarchism sees "individual freedom as conceptually connected with social equality and emphasize community and mutual aid."[8]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_anarchism

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:16:50 AM

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:20:03 AM

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I edited my last post to show some stuff... didn't want you to overlook it....

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:20:04 AM

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This group tho- is less NWO the D and Rs

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:21:54 AM

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If they are left leaning libertarians...

Anarchists, you mean?

Yeah....lol

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:29:43 AM

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I'm a left leaning libertarian but I wouldn't say I'm an anarchist. I mean I might be down for the Neal Stephenson Snow Crash kind of Enclave Libertarianism but I'd still have reservations about it. I'm actually far too socialist for the capital-L libertarians.

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:32:49 AM

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I'm a left leaning libertarian but I wouldn't say I'm an anarchist. I mean I might be down for the Neal Stephenson Snow Crash kind of Enclave Libertarianism but I'd still have reservations about it. I'm actually far too socialist for the capital-L libertarians.

Social Anarchism is a movement that promotes local economies and social justice. It does not mean living in a commune and dumpster diving to provide clothing to the larger community....lol....

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:40:03 AM

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I'm a left leaning libertarian but I wouldn't say I'm an anarchist. I mean I might be down for the Neal Stephenson Snow Crash kind of Enclave Libertarianism but I'd still have reservations about it. I'm actually far too socialist for the capital-L libertarians.

Social Anarchism is a movement that promotes local economies and social justice. It does not mean living in a commune and dumpster diving to provide clothing to the larger community....lol....

I'm pretty clear on my own party philosophy. I just don't quite fit. At heart I'm a tribalist but that is not possible with communities of this size and scale.

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RE: say two good things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:44:12 AM

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Self reliance and the freedom to take risks.

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:48:10 AM

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1. They are "For" what they are "Against".
2. They are "Against" what they are "For".

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 9:58:17 AM

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If they are left leaning libertarians there are many good things I could say about them...

Believe in personal freedoms

True libertarians believe in small economies.... or local economies... which is what I am for

Left leaning would denote central authority leaning, collectivist leaning. Libertarian is about individual liberty.

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 10:06:58 AM

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If they are left leaning libertarians there are many good things I could say about them...

Believe in personal freedoms

True libertarians believe in small economies.... or local economies... which is what I am for

Left leaning would denote central authority leaning, collectivist leaning. Libertarian is about individual liberty.

You are looking through your heavily Americanized eyes...I am thinking you have never researched the subject. Left leaning does not mean "central authority leaning". Also, Marx never advocated for a heavily authoritarian government either. He thought it would be a path to a decentralized economic reality with local control over the means of production.... just in case you didn't know that....

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 10:27:20 AM

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If they came across a Democrat on fire, they would allow the Dem to freely burn, instead of pissing on them.
If they came across a Republican on fire, they would allow the Repub to freely burn, instead of pissing on them.

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RE: say two things...Libertarian - 6/28/2010 12:08:14 PM

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If they are left leaning libertarians there are many good things I could say about them...

Believe in personal freedoms

True libertarians believe in small economies.... or local economies... which is what I am for

Left leaning would denote central authority leaning, collectivist leaning. Libertarian is about individual liberty.

You are looking through your heavily Americanized eyes...I am thinking you have never researched the subject. Left leaning does not mean "central authority leaning". Also, Marx never advocated for a heavily authoritarian government either. He thought it would be a path to a decentralized economic reality with local control over the means of production.... just in case you didn't know that....

Yes, I am speaking as an American, about American politics. The American left is about central authority and large bureaucracy even though most American liberals think it's all about "tolerance". As for your commentary on Marx, what he thought is immaterial, ultimately what he gave the world was a formula for tyrants to put a happy face on tyranny. (You know what they say about good intentions.)

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