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2 hours agoas it was under Stalin.
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0·1 day agoShe continued: “And I said to him: ‘Listen. I’m not a flat-earther. I’m not a round-earther.’ Actually, what I am is, I am somebody who has left the cult of science. I have left the megachurch of science because what I have now realized is that science—what it is actually, if you think about it—is a pagan faith.”
interesting points about Israel, though.
1·2 days agohuh?
They certainly seem less concerned about it, but they seem to oppose the Gazan genocide better than Biden or Trump.
Americans have no choice but the 2-party state: it is futile to even try to change things.
Some folks seem to not be able to handle the sight of a nekkid lady.
from a forum I used to be on:
https://www.lushstories.com/profile/Magical_felix/forum (a bit nsfw)
According to the Supreme Court who ruled that presidents can do whatever they want and be immune if it’s technically official business, Biden can just blow up Mar-a-lago now and be done with it. No need to waste taxpayer money with elections and all that malarkey.
505 not 501 stars: thanks for the correction.
Runoffs can be done without stars.
Runoffs would improve either form of counting.
Let’s say 101 voters each give Trump 5 stars.
Let’s say 100 voters each give RFK JR 3 stars, Biden 2 stars, and Stein 1 star.
Let’s say 100 voters each give Biden 3 stars.
301 voters
200 gave Biden stars
101 gave Trump stars
however,
Trump gets 501 stars
Biden gets 500 stars
RFK Jr gets 300 stars
Stein gets 100 stars
1401 stars, and with 501 Trump wins.
I’m not totally opposed to the idea, but it seems to have some weakness.
If that’s so, then why would most of those “Libertarians” vote for Republicans over Democrats who better align with those goals?
They aren’t really Libertarians. They might vote GOP because they read the Libertarian Party platform and didn’t like it.
Therefore, we favor the repeal of all laws creating “crimes” without victims, such as gambling, the use of drugs for medicinal or recreational purposes, and consensual transactions involving sexual services.
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We support the maintenance of a sufficient military to defend the United States against aggression. The United States should both avoid entangling alliances and abandon its attempts to act as policeman for the world. We oppose any form of compulsory national service.
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We support the removal of governmental impediments to free trade. Political freedom and escape from tyranny demand that individuals not be unreasonably constrained by government in the crossing of political boundaries. Economic freedom demands the unrestricted movement of human as well as financial capital across national borders.
They want wealthy business owners to be their rulers.
Many want no rulers.
The problem with government isn’t that it exists. It’s that it’s been captured by wealthy business owners. Why do we have so much military around the world? To protect the interest of wealthy business owners. Why do we have so many tariffs in place? To protect the interest of wealthy business owners. Why do we have so many restrictions on immigration in place? To protect the work Supply and low wage Workforce for wealthy business owners. Why do we have so many drugs made illegal. Because it suits the wealthy and powerful.
and with less government, arguably, they’d have less of a tool to promote their interests.
How likely is Biden, or his possible replacement, to be elected?
Some might want to play ball with West, Stein, or JFK Jr.
There’s also the 100% tariff on EVs that he supports.
What are his views on the 100% EV tariff, high speed rails, and homelessness?
How good is it at delegating tasks?
Trump is (or was) a billionaire, a TV celebrity, who shat on his GOP rivals during the 2016 primaries and was content enough to threaten to run as an independent and allow Clinton to win if he wasn’t nominated. That he regarded politicians from both parties with contempt was part of the attraction.
If Canada can’t elect a female PM or have a Liberal (or NDP) female PM, what makes you think that the US will elect a woman as President?
While a lot would like her more leftist positions—she might have to reiterate that the US should stop funding Israel and that what’s happening in Gaza is a genocide, and her view on a 100% tariff on EVs—the GOP and party centrists would have a field day.
But yeah, it might be a good thing.
IIUC, that’s a mostly consensual activity.