"Freedom" thread or something

The sad thing is we all know people who truly use it because they had good grades, got a degree and used it but he was just a bum. His reason for failure was usually just not doing assignments, and his excuses were just ridiculous.
Pretty much riding and endless wave of loans to stay in school and avoid real life

IDK if many of our politicians are really populist. I mean many talk a big game but let's be real...at least the democratic party says the right things, the GOP doesn't even beat around the bush anymore about who they serve.
Nah I agree there's a necessity for college aid but it needs to be reformed somehow, what we have now is a nightmare.

Lol

This thread is going down the drain. Last three posts: the usual spammer/quoter/trolling-robot Slarti, a guy who has the same idea of libertarianism as anyone who hasn't given enough of a sh*t to read ONE true word about it, and one of the most knowdgeable hardcore libertarians-anarchists who, after months of absence, returns only to say LOL.

dr wu23 wrote: JJLehto wrote: IDK if many of our politicians are really populist. I mean many talk a big game but let's be real...at least the democratic party says the right things, the GOP doesn't even beat around the bush anymore about who they serve. .   Yep that about sums it up. To paraphrase Bill Maher,  D stands for Democrat because they barely get a passing grade and R stands for Republican because 'Arr..' is the sound pirates make when they rape and rob you."   btw..I always thought Libertarians were just Republicans who liked to get high.

Eh, yeah that's just been so beaten to death it doesn't leave feeling anymore.
Could go into how true libertarians are not republicans but really, for those who already don't know that, they tend to keep wanting to believe so why the hell bother?
I also can't say that given the last few years Democrats get a passing grade either.

Sad thing is, for once Slart posted something decent though he doesn't even realize it I'm sure (after all Slart it's more important to prove you're liberal than actually think about it right?)
I've actually been thinking about history recently...I don't think the libertarian movement, in economics, is realistic. While the markets may have been freer/government smaller as Slart's post says the US has long had tariffs/protectionism, with government involvement in building infrastructure and etc
Germany also used neo mercantilist policies to great gain. This is not a discussion of what is "better" or anything, just government has always played some role...

Edit: that said to call the American System a "new deal" is clearly Democratic bias

Edited by JJLehto - April 27 2013 at 14:58

I don't like drones. Anywhere.

Just because the Founder's knew about economics in their own time does not mean that translates to having anything to say about modern economics and fiat currency. It irritates me that that picture is basically taking ideas and shoving them in their mouths. 

The T wrote: I don't like drones. Anywhere.

Aw cmon I thought for sure you'd think it pretty metal
Or maybe it'll be Half Life 2-esque
which is pretty metal

Not necessarily libertarian or even political, but a cool vid and touches on a topic discussed here often.

The T wrote: This thread is going down the drain. Last three posts: the usual spammer/quoter/trolling-robot Slarti, a guy who has the same idea of libertarianism as anyone who hasn't given enough of a sh*t to read ONE true word about it, and one of the most knowdgeable hardcore libertarians-anarchists who, after months of absence, returns only to say LOL.

I actually had a 500 word or so post typed up in response, but then I realized that I was responding seriously to what was probably a jpeg made for a high school government and politics homework assignment so I just got rid of all that.

You are right KoL but as you know I'm less about the people, more about the ideals.
In another video Sowell said some more pretty good stuff.
No one is a god...there's things I dont like about Rothbard, Mises, Hayek, Friedman but there's thing I like ya know? Same with Ron Paul, Gary Johnson, Dennis Kucinich, Paul Krugman but I choose to take what ideas/things I DO like and support.




Edited by JJLehto - April 28 2013 at 22:42