RE: Republibertariangoodguys suggest reading Ron Paul for all Americans.
September 5, 2011 at 11:52 pm
I was under the impression that Hoover made the Depression worse by cutting spending and trying to balance the budget. Far from promoting a stimulus package, he tried the "austerity" of the time. It made the Depression worse.
That's my understanding. I could be mistaken so feel free to correct me here.
As for the whole debate on Libertarians, it's kind of a moot issue here in America because they always seem to get sucked into to right wing. Republicans seem to do to them when the Democrats do to progressives: make promises and then throw them under the bus after the election.
The Tea Party is the perfect example. It was started by Ron Paul, hardly a social conservative, but since have been completely absorbed by Palin, Bachmann and other Christian conservatives. One of the primary things the new Tea Party congressmen have done after the election, particularly on the state level, is enact some of the most draconian anti-abortion legislation we've seen since Roe v. Wade. Abortion seems to be high up on the Tea Party agenda, however much they may offer lip service to "less government".
The libertarians have demonstrably no power in the Republican ranks, as demonstrated by how Ron Paul has been repeatedly snubbed despite his 2nd place showing at the Iowa Straw Poll. Why they keep falling for it is beyond me.
That's my understanding. I could be mistaken so feel free to correct me here.
As for the whole debate on Libertarians, it's kind of a moot issue here in America because they always seem to get sucked into to right wing. Republicans seem to do to them when the Democrats do to progressives: make promises and then throw them under the bus after the election.
The Tea Party is the perfect example. It was started by Ron Paul, hardly a social conservative, but since have been completely absorbed by Palin, Bachmann and other Christian conservatives. One of the primary things the new Tea Party congressmen have done after the election, particularly on the state level, is enact some of the most draconian anti-abortion legislation we've seen since Roe v. Wade. Abortion seems to be high up on the Tea Party agenda, however much they may offer lip service to "less government".
The libertarians have demonstrably no power in the Republican ranks, as demonstrated by how Ron Paul has been repeatedly snubbed despite his 2nd place showing at the Iowa Straw Poll. Why they keep falling for it is beyond me.
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