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RE: Noteworthy News
February 14, 2023 at 2:22 pm
(February 14, 2023 at 11:32 am)Jackalope Wrote: (February 14, 2023 at 11:02 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: That sounds like me. Too many other 'capital L' Libertarians were either racists or willing to overlook racists. There were many notable exceptions, but not enough. Plus my friend group included a lot of Democrats so I often had my positions challenged and had to concede I was wrong about some things. Couldn't help but notice the Scandinavian countries never had that economic collapse my libertarian associates predicted for decades, for instance. I also noticed a lot of crazy things being said about Hillary Clinton leading up to the 2016 elections didn't stand up to scrutiny. I couldn't help but think if the Republicand and many libertarians had more substantial criticisms of her, they'd use them instead of conspiracy theories. I started considering myself a Democrat after Trump's election (I voted no Republicans down ballot and Gary Johnson for president) and now reject the notion that it's some kind of sin to vote for the 'lesser evil'. I find myself to the left of Mahr on a lot of things now, a fair amount of what he peddles is bullshit.
Sounds about like me as well, if you rewind back to Obama's first term. I have no use for Maher.
I guess I walked the same path - but it lead me to be a non-participator. I was committed enough to a set of political beliefs that I actually..not metaphorically or politically, fought for them. Now? Meh. It can all burn and maybe then I'll feel as motivated as I once was. I don't begrudge people who find themselves at the "lesser evil" point, but I went through and left that place. Consequentially, I still like Maher, and when he JAQs off all over a bad take I just think "well, bless his heart."
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RE: Noteworthy News
February 14, 2023 at 2:42 pm
(February 14, 2023 at 2:22 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: (February 14, 2023 at 11:32 am)Jackalope Wrote: Sounds about like me as well, if you rewind back to Obama's first term. I have no use for Maher.
I guess I walked the same path - but it lead me to be a non-participator. I was committed enough to a set of political beliefs that I actually..not metaphorically or politically, fought for them. Now? Meh. It can all burn and maybe then I'll feel as motivated as I once was. I don't begrudge people who find themselves at the "lesser evil" point, but I went through and left that place. Consequentially, I still like Maher, and when he JAQs off all over a bad take I just think "well, bless his heart."
Meh, I think my participation is out of a misplaced sense of duty, even though I've left the USA.
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RE: Noteworthy News
February 14, 2023 at 4:18 pm
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RE: Noteworthy News
February 15, 2023 at 7:39 pm
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RE: Noteworthy News
February 16, 2023 at 9:43 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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February 16, 2023 at 9:50 pm
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