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11-07-2020, 01:16 AM
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This is its own separate problem, warranting a...
This is its own separate problem, warranting a separate response. Having what amounts to multiple nations within a single country seldom works out over a long term. That very problem has broken up...
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11-07-2020, 01:03 AM
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Argument goes both ways. A strong federal...
Argument goes both ways. A strong federal government is a double-edged sword. It's kind of beneficial to have when "Libertarian State A" decides to start dumping unprocessed nuclear waste into the...
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11-07-2020, 12:53 AM
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11-06-2020, 02:27 AM
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Communists, Fascists, and mobsters: Not much...
Communists, Fascists, and mobsters: Not much different, they all operate via rule-through-fear. What you describe above basically happened to my old man except it was the local racket he somehow...
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11-05-2020, 11:40 PM
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Urban U.S. and Rural U.S. appear to be...
Urban U.S. and Rural U.S. appear to be increasingly divergent nations within a single country. Of late I increasingly ask what's the point of continued union when neither side involved particularly...
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11-05-2020, 09:22 PM
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None of your images load on my PC for some...
None of your images load on my PC for some reason. Other users' images seem to, just not yours. Doesn't matter though, shot enough black powder that I can visualize well enough, although a...
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11-03-2020, 12:46 AM
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11-03-2020, 12:27 AM
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11-03-2020, 12:24 AM
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11-02-2020, 10:41 PM
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Depends how close it is. If we get a situation...
Depends how close it is. If we get a situation like Florida in 2000 where the vote result is closer than the margin of error then there's a fair chance it'll get ugly. Hopefully whichever side...
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11-02-2020, 10:23 PM
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Couple buddies and I made some ammonium...
Couple buddies and I made some ammonium nitrate/diesel mixtures for fun back when we were college age. Lot of farm families around here so we could get the fun stuff. We were shocked at how...
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11-02-2020, 10:15 PM
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...Hordes of California refugees fleeing the...
...Hordes of California refugees fleeing the policies they've voted for, who then proceed to try to turn their new homes into exactly what they fled from in the first place. In other words they're...
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11-02-2020, 08:00 PM
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That sort of propaganda is already there on TV,...
That sort of propaganda is already there on TV, in between government-sponsored commercials telling me to rat on my neighbors if I see "suspicious activity." I can remember when we made fun of the...
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10-31-2020, 07:55 PM
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10-29-2020, 11:28 PM
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10-29-2020, 09:51 PM
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10-29-2020, 09:27 PM
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10-24-2020, 04:37 PM
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You think that bunch is bad now, just sit back...
You think that bunch is bad now, just sit back and watch how many mental hoops they'll jump through as technological progression continues rendering more and more workers surplus. One of the things...
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10-22-2020, 07:25 PM
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10-20-2020, 11:20 PM
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I might have worded my post badly: A...
I might have worded my post badly: A "minarchist" believes some (albeit limited) active governance is necessary. That is the distinguishing characteristic between such a person and a true...
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10-20-2020, 11:13 PM
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The two are cut from the same cloth. In much...
The two are cut from the same cloth. In much common usage "libertarian" is simply a polite word for anarchist. It stems from the era where openly calling yourself an anarchist would get you the...
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10-20-2020, 10:39 PM
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10-20-2020, 01:30 PM
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10-19-2020, 05:20 PM
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In two cases local police, in the third cases...
In two cases local police, in the third cases county sheriff's deputy.
All three cases specifically indicated something to the effect of "if you don't put on a mask we can arrest you (albeit...
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10-19-2020, 03:11 PM
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On this you are thoroughly mistaken. I've been...
On this you are thoroughly mistaken. I've been threatened with arrest for refusing to wear a mask several times, now. I will not wear one under any circumstances--Uncle Sam can go stuff himself. ...
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