tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35805935.post31308582721254384..comments2023-04-15T05:37:46.680-07:00Comments on Funny Odd Thing, Life....: Wisconsin's Moment of Decision....Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175928404980853381noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35805935.post-68505688027330268352014-11-21T09:25:57.604-08:002014-11-21T09:25:57.604-08:00Libertarians unite!Libertarians unite!Right Is Rightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35805935.post-8827599287784923652014-11-03T09:55:16.402-08:002014-11-03T09:55:16.402-08:00Dave,
I get your frustration with the republican...Dave, <br /><br />I get your frustration with the republicans; I am not a republican. But there are more choices than the democrats, who, once you've sat in their hot tub for awhile, you'll find is just as murky and polluted. I'm no democrat either; no am I a defender of "democracy" (another form of tyranny - mob rule; the majority is not the equivalent for what is morally right). I believe in individual liberty, in the non-initiation of force, in each individual's self-ownership of her/his body, in the government having zero power over all peaceful activity by individuals. The democrat party has a terrible track record on each of those issues - no better than the republicans. IMO a wasted vote is every vote for those two partners in crime -- the DemoRipCantians. For what its worth, I urge everyone to send a message by voting for any alternative -- but especially those alternatives that advocate the values you really stand for. For me, that's generally libertarians. Pro marriage equality since 1972; pro ending the wasteful war on (otherwise innocent people who use) drugs, pro cutting defense spending by half or more (US military bases in 162 other nations? How would we feel if france or china or india had military bases here in the USA), pro ending the fed (competing currencies), pro private property. There is, IMO, no excuse for a two-party duopoly that has brought wars without end, federal czars without checks of any kind, the NSA, current debt of 17 trillion plus, and unfunded mandated future spending of over 120 trillion. <br /><br />That said -- really -- a thoughtful, well-written essay above. I hope it helps everyone who reads it to think outside the box.Joe Buchmannoreply@blogger.com