Amen. Nice, well written post.
Agree with you, but this would be bolstered by having a president like GJ- that believes more power should be in the hands of congress (like going to war), and who believes states should make their own decisions when it comes to matters (like education). Also its worth mentioning that congress, as run by the dems and repubs has been highly inefficient at getting anything done.
Gary 91. Donald 89. Jill 16. Crooked Hillary 9.
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GJ fakes heart attack at pot debate. How is this guy not getting more attention.
Bump.
The current election isn’t even over, and Americans already dreaming someone else will save them. I thought Obama was your savior? Trump was your savior? Sanders was your savior? Bored with them now? Gary Whoever will end up just the same; nothing.
I have a hard time taking the Libertarians seriously due to their ties to Ayn Rand and Objectivism. I’ll have to do more research and try to separate the two.
Ayn Rand : Libertarian :: MIchael Savage : Republican :: Cindy Sheehan : Democrat
All things in moderation.
Gary Johnson is a candidate in the current election, so isn’t that exactly when people should be expressing their support? I won’t speak for others, but no politician is my savior because 1) I don’t need a savior, and 2) if I did it wouldn’t be a politician. As I am neither a Trump supporter nor an Obama supporter, I can’t say how their supporters view them. I suspect, however, that Obama supporters hoped he would bring meaningful change to the country and Trump supporters likely hope the same now. Like voters in the rest of he world though, most American voters aren’t particularly well informed. Their only knowledge of candidates comes from TV and radio ads and they tend to believe whatever positive statements conform with their preconceived notions of their candidate and ignore the negative ones. Again, I don’t think Americans are unique in this regard, as the world is full of heads of state who fail to keep campaign promises, deal in political favors, enrich themselves at the expense of the populace, etc.
I harbor no illusions that Gary Johnson will be elected president in this cycle, but change has to begin somewhere, and I can vote for him with a clear conscience. If his candidacy sparks more moderate republicans to leave the party to become libertarians or found a new party, I view that as a positive in the long-term. If his candidacy fizzles and nothing changes, the most likely scenario, what have I lost?
So do most voters
what’s your issue w objectivism out of curiosity?
welcome back Shitbreak.
u mad brah?
Would you want to be close to someone who subscribed to that philosophy? I’d be worried about their true intentions. I may be focusing on “The Virtues of Self-Interest” too much though. Seriously, who would call selfishness a virtue?
i think you’re assigning a different meaning to selfishness than Rand. To her it simply means acting in accordance with your hierarchy of (rational) values as opposed to intentionally acting in a contravening way, which she calls altruism. I don’t think that’s a controversial position, and I suspect you live according to this principle whether you not you consciously acknowledge it.
Possibly. I’m certainly no expert.
I was hoping for a flame war, oh well. any takers? Shitbreak?
Nope, Shitbreak is working on initiations.
Point out home much more awesomerer the US is than every other country and PA will play.
Initiations? Inducting some new members into the cult?