I must be doing something right...

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(03-25-2017, 03:36 AM)Rotobeast Wrote: Honestly, if I had my druthers, there'd be no partys.
But we know that will never happen.
Other than that, why would I favor rich people ?
I'm not rich.
I'll finish my response within  my final entry of this post, as it will cover others comments as well.


Thanks !
Draw a line between Columbus and Canton.
We are pretty much half way between the two.


You're a good man, Matt.
I mean that.


For what it's worth, I'm a Minarchist.
I want minimal government, but I know we need a level of oversight.
There are far too many evil people out there to not have something in place.

I am digging into the guts of the party and I've found plenty to question.
Some things seem to only be about money, big surprise.
The tickets to our state conference were waaayy overpriced and this cat wasn't shelling out a dumb amount of money.
Regardless, I have MY ideology, not the exact party platform.
That's the double-edged sword with the party though.
Anyone can have different views, but they generally end up arguing amongst other members.
Unity just doesn't thrive in an environment like that.
It's the closest to how I identify politically though.
I'm continuing to evolve and I think we all do (or at least should).

Fred, bless you.
It was a good try, coming back in here swinging.
But, you know me a bit better than that.
I just let a young lady go for 7 months without paying rent.
Does that fit that picture you painted ?
I even sold some family heirlooms to get by and try let her get on her feet.
It was stupid, as I'll never get my money back, but that's just me.
I'd also sit and drink a beer with any of your clients, just as I have done with people that may be well off or members of the Outlaws MC.
It's never really safe to assume anything about me.
I share a lot here, but not everything.
I am just me.

I can relate to pretty much everything in this post. We can only know someone so much through this environment, some even less because they are total frauds. I don't think I know everything about you, but I also don't think you are a fraud.

I also understand the frustration of a living in a representative democracy where very few elected voices represent my views. But, as one of my philosophy teachers used to say, "We live in hope."

I have encountered many people who are minimal government advocates, but I think many have been lied to since Reagan or before, and thus have a false sense of what government is and should be. Our clean air and water, our airports, our roads, our military (way bigger than it needs to be, but whatever), our justice system (warts and all), our consumer protections - these are all provided by government and I for one think they are all pretty damn important. Anyone who wants to destroy government like Bannon or that moron Grover Norquist will get an unending battle from me. Government can, has, will, and should do many things well. Period.

I fear you will increasingly find that the minimal government advocates on the L train want to deregulate financial markets (that works really well for people 99% of us ) but have no problem with regulating butt sex. Sure there are some on the train who want the government out of their bedroom, but they better be careful with their vote because the same vote that legalizes one kind of sodomy can legalize another. (You can stick it to your partner and "the man" can stick it to you!)

So to go back to the thread title, I think what you are doing right - whether you end up more active in local politics or not - is learning more about the whole shebangabang. Good stuff.