Quote Originally Posted by BLUELINE976 View Post
We should be most critical of ourselves. I highly identify with the Bastiat quote in my signature. I know what "the opposition" will argue for in most cases, so recently I've been more interested in how "our side" presents itself.

Anyway, I didn't read it as you specifically asking me, but I answered it that way at the end of my post anyway ("So if their beliefs are anything like mine, it's good news that this failed miserably.").

I'm not a practicing activist, so I'm not in the business of active marketing, but I have some friends in D.C. who are. I'm confident most of them would agree with me that this mock American Revolution style of activism ("BACK TO THE CONSTITUTION" language, the flags, the militiamen outfits, etc.) probably isn't as effective as these protestors think it is, and that trying to educate others in a reasoned manner while working in policy changes through the political process is more effective in producing real change.

So that's what I support. A mature, reasoned stance in producing maximal freedom, with minimal theatrics. Read less Lew Rockwell, more Steve Horwitz. More Bleeding Heart Libertarians. More Reason Mag. More Cato.
Wow, you're a lot of help. Thank you for putting your energy into trying to make us look bad instead of big government. Hmmm...

Quote Originally Posted by Original Poster View Post
Sarah Palin is what you'd call a strong fascist. Currently, the democrats are medium fascists, and the reason they're medium fascists is because it's become the new center in American politics, so any left leaning people are forced to support medium fascism in order to defend themselves against strong fascism like Sarah Palin and the entire republican party. The republicans are throwing all their chips in with corporatism, the democrats, while compromised, are still at least bringing up legislation to overturn Citizens United and keeping it on the agenda and in the conversation. Your belief the democrats are trying to destroy the republican party by employing extremist shill is not only unfounded but reveals just how unreasonable your level of thinking is. In fact, it practically renders reasonable conversation with you impossible because you're not capable of looking at the reality of the situation. You seem stuck on your principles, perhaps inherited by reading too much Ayn Rand, that sit in natural conflict with reality. Any evidence that contradicts these principles, such as that it's corporate tampering which has twisted the Tea Party, not DNC tampering, can't compute to you because unregulated corporations can apparently do no wrong and the system, from your perspective, does not appear inherently designed for those with influence to use that influence to deregulate themselves and exploit others.
Aw, are my points upsetting your feelings? You are lashing out personally like a little school boy once again.

Your idea that fascism must be fought with fascism is hysterical. There is no excuse for fascism. Stop drinking your hate cult's Kool-Aid. You are drunk on it.

All major organizations have shills. It's too much a disadvantage not to have them. You can identify who is sending them by who the goof nut characters are helping. Sarah Palin seems like she came straight out of a comic book about an idiot with super political powers, and it is the Democratic Party that she has helped tremendously. I am not positive that Palin is a shill, but as I said, I am very suspicious. You can save your butt hurt cream money.

I have a piece of information that you need to make either a mantra or koan for yourself. It has not penetrated your mind yet. I think there should be laws against victimization, even for corporations. Did you catch it that time? Now stop lashing out at people for being successful. If success means so much to you, go get some for yourself. Have you ever thought about that?