Originally Posted by DogJuiceMan

I strongly align with the libertarians in that I want to mind my own business and have everyone else mind their own business. But the Puritans settled first and made it their business to police everyone else.

Libertarians never win outright and they are mostly generated when republicans throw out someone for not following the party line. Or from people who are a little too optimistic. Besides many of their policies assume a smart and intelligent population, which given the recent election and pinheads googling "what are tariffs and can I change my vote" means it would not be effective. Democracy only works with an intelligent population or you get demagogues who can lie their way to the white house.

Seriously there were people voting against Obamacare not realizing until too late that its actually called the Affordable care act. Whoops! RUH ROH! Good luck with your pre-existing condition. Watch them scurry off to take advantage of Mexican health care as a last ditch effort.

And people voting for tariffs not realizing that tariffs were paid by the consumer side! Whoops!
Turns out the republican party didn't have your best interests in mind and you were just the useful idiot, patsy, fall guy, and bag holder.

So yeah, even if the Democrats are weak spineless pushovers day in and day out. They aren't the ones trying to actively damage us. At best we are just a 4th tier consideration. I don't see how anyone could see the rhetoric coming out of the mouths of republicans as anything but hostile. And I know some of you have some Stockholm syndrome for them, but no, they mean you harm. They want to put you in camps and subject you to humiliation. They want to place mines all over the border so they quickly shift due to the river and become a major problem for decades. Good luck finding the mines across 1,200 miles.

Now before anyone says: "but nuance not every republican". If there are three nazis at a table and a fourth person sits down they are likely a secret 4th nazi. And a rotten apple spoils the bunch. The bunch are now spoiled. Seriously, I've seen some republicans talking about "open season" on us. And "walk out or carried out."

They are so prideful and arrogant as to demand a military incursion in mexico without any mexican authorization or knowledge. Like we are some sort of colony of theirs. And yeah it can be a little inflammatory and I won't deny it stirs anger in me, but ultimately that fades into sadness. Sadness that because Mexico is the one nation in the US's sphere that doesn't bend over and lick boot like Pet nation Canada and all the Euros cowering under the NATO umbrella that its automatically marginalized and threatened periodically by the bi-polar US administration. Mexico is the only nation it seems that calls out the two-faced neighbor to the north. Its actually quite sad. The US and Mexico should be the bestest of buds in terms of nations. Both to promote free trade and regional integration, but also because its simply a wise investment in national security.

I love how they are so in love with following DEH LAWH but their president elect has 91 indictments and 35 felonies as if those will fade away. How about we start following the law there? No? The fish rots from the head.

But whatever, the election is over and now its time to reap what has been sown. If you don't like the taste of shit, stop planting shit trees.