07-28-2016, 02:50 PM
(07-28-2016, 01:41 PM)McC Wrote: American politics on display. Outside of politics, the truth still matters. That's a mighty big brush you're using.
When I say 'Murica I am referring to the overly nationalistic circle jerk that is only amplified within politics. No, not all of the US is like that, but it is more than just what occurs in the political sphere.
(07-28-2016, 01:44 PM)michaelsean Wrote: If you mean libertarianism, I don't know how you can say it's wrong. It may no longer be what you prefer, but that doesn't make it wrong.
I said I was wrong. I had swallowed a lot of bull shit with regards to those sorts of things and as a result I had a lot of incorrect opinions.
(07-28-2016, 01:44 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Just curious as to some of these policies you are referring to that changed you.
It'd be hard to really dig into specific policies, and in truth a lot of the things that work in other countries that I have seen I know would not work exactly the same way here. But just seeing that government can actually work effectively and efficiently if the right people are running it is huge.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
