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Cha

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11. Good for Edwin Lyngar! from your link, Z.. "If you think selfishness and cruelty are fantastic..

Reply to ZombieHorde (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 10:43 PM

Jun 2014

"If you think that selfishness and cruelty are fantastic personal traits, you might be a libertarian. In the movement no one will ever call you an asshole, but rather, say you believe in radical individualism."

Thank you.

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Why I fled libertarianism — and became a liberal [View all] ZombieHorde Jun 2014 OP

"Even while basking in the electoral mainstream, the movement was overflowing with obvious hokum." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #1

The staffers advice smallcat88 Jun 2014 #2

I find it interesting how those who does not belive in the gubermint wants to run for Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #3

Libertarians want a government small enough to fit in a vagina, so they'll have time to stone gays: freshwest Jun 2014 #6

Must be difficult to be prolife a nd prostoning. Gotcha, not sure they are correct. Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #7

No, they are very selective about what is and isn't human. They regard a lot of people as inferiors: freshwest Jun 2014 #8

Thanks,very enlightening, guess there are many reasons why I will remain a Democrat Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #10

Thanks. I'm a proud Democrat, and most of the bashers don't know why. freshwest Jun 2014 #12

He quotes a Ron Paul campaign operative at the convention: tblue37 Jun 2014 #4

Totally fu*kin' nuts and mean spirited... Tikki Jun 2014 #5

I covered a Ron Paul rally in 2012 for the paper nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #9

Good for Edwin Lyngar! from your link, Z.. "If you think selfishness and cruelty are fantastic.. Cha Jun 2014 #11