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Vonnegut ate both Rand and Herbert for breakfast.
I mean, I don't know what's in his heart but there isn't a single Libertarian-ish issue which he hasn't abandoned at the slightest hint of a whiff of push back from the GOP.
How many decades (centuries?) does the American government (and the oligarchs it serves) get to claim emergency powers by holding the nation in a perpetual state of war before We the People say "Enough!"?
As to those uninformed/misinformed individuals who critique how federal funds have been spent by local police departments, please educate yourself about the FACT that federal money that routes through Homeland Security to local police forces comes with a required shopping list of military equipment, hardware, software, vehicles and weapons that the majority of the money MUST be used to purchase in order for the police dept. and local government to receive any of the remaining discretionary funds. The two are inextricably linked together.
Homeland Security is a slush fund for defense contractors, and it has resulted in a militarized police that serves at the direction of the oligarchs' corporations and THEIR government.
Only those whose comfort remains undisturbed willfully indulge the infinite cognitive dissonance required to remain oblivious to reality.
Good little frog, enjoy your "bath" in that comfortable tub...hanging over the fire.
not bloody likely.
As usual, the writings on the wall, but Republicans can't read.
As their old, white constituency withers and declines, so will the party.
Their gerrymandered hold on Congress and state legislatures will not last; they don't have the power to hold it.
Time and biology are NOT on their side.
Of course, the vacuum they leave must be filled, lest we find ourselves with an unchecked Democratic Party again. Hopefully, America is finally ready for MORE THAN TWO CHOICES in their governance (or more than one party divided against itself - today's Republicans are yesterday's Dixiecrats).
Hopefully.
If one wants to be honestly against big government one HAS TO BE against police brutality and institutionalized racism. Yes, taxes, forced Social Security payments, overregulations etc are all examples of big government. But if police driving down the streets in fucking tanks pointing guns at civilians isn't an example of big government, then what the fuck is?
Real libertarians fight against all forms of overarching government, be they high taxes or the racist war on drugs or police brutality.
You are absolutely right.
Be thee not fooled. "The poor will suffer what they must" remains central to his creed.
Agreed unfortunately Rand Paul is against Al's Diner down the street being required to politely serve black folks breakfast. That stand doesn't exactly line up with his, oh but the police should be required to politely serve breakfast to black folks stance. (yes that is bad sarcasm, but it is what Rand Paul is saying).
"Yes, taxes, forced Social Security payments, overregulations etc are all examples of big government."
Yep Social Security is a good use of Big Government. I hate stepping over starving old folks in the streets. As for over regulation, I'm all for the river 2 blocks from my house not catching fire (again) and ya know these earth quake producing fracking practices, we might want to look into those.
"Real libertarians fight against all forms of overarching government, be they high taxes or the racist war on drugs or police brutality. "
Great, how? What decision making process do "Real Libertarians" propose to set up to make those things happen?
Seriously, how? No not your opinion about what the decision should be. Governing is about the process by which the decision is made.
How would you Collectivism_sucks, adjudicate the process? Seeing as you are the one true libertarian.