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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
To use an example close to (my) home, does Hillary have something like this
or this?
... can we please talk about something else ...
Like, that Puerto Rico bill. I remember a while ago that Sanders recommended to vote against it because it's a bit like EU-style fleecing.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman![]()
See, that's exactly what I mean. It's difficult to prove. I will just cite this (from the International Business Times):
Perian: Super PAC money isn't going away, and both Clinton and Sanders have had getting rid of Citizens United on their platforms (Clinton from before Sanders announced, and she has more reason than almost anyone to hate that decision)...and unless we have evidence of them coordinating (which is against the law), then I don't see a reason to count or qualify it, any more than I'd call Sanders a liar for at leas tone PAC working on his behalf.
Apparently it will allow a debt restructurement and some other measures including creating an oversight board as well as some provisions regarding infrastructure projects. I don't have a good list of details, unfortunately.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanSee, part of what interests me about it is that Sanders when recommending to oppose did claim that it's a bit "for Wall Street, by a crisis they caused". And I remember some folks saying that indeed the Puerto Rico debt crisis to a point was engineered, but I don't remember where it was said so.
edited 11th Jun '16 1:21:16 PM by SeptimusHeap
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanAh, so the bigger issue is purposely blaming something that might have nothing to do with it. If I get part of the problem with this right. Is Bernie's opposing it just because he thinks Wall Street is involved, or am I missing something?
Apologies for not helping steer this topic away from the Hillary whining all that well.
edited 11th Jun '16 1:23:23 PM by Irene
Shadow?A poll has Johnson ahead of Clinton among independents
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I don't know what this means-is it too early? Does he really have a chance to spoil?
Libertarians are center-right, so they generally hurt the Republican Party more. That being said, this presidential election has the two most disliked candidates for President since there has been polling, and Gary Johnson appears to be drawing from both Republicans and Democrats equally if polls are to be believed.
And it makes sense that the Libertarian Party would see such a rise given the direction many people in the nation wants to go in. The Libertarian Party rejects the social conservative platform that the Republican Party is currently being impaled upon. It is certainly right-wing with all that entails, but a right-wing party that believes drugs, abortion, and same-sex marriage should be legal.
Wizard Needs Food BadlyThe Libertarians lean towards a capitalist pseudo-minarchism where only theft, rape, and violence are illegal, and wars are only fought in direct defense. I can see why it'd become successful-it's basically the embodiment of Cool People Rebel Against Authority, both in its rhetoric and in its political standing (they're rather the "hipster party"). They've kept up their image pretty well, muuuuch better than the Republicans. And I will give them credit that their logic is pretty easy to wrap my head around, even if I disagree with it.
Personally, I agree with them on a few economic issues (I'm pretty capitalist-leaning), but I'm pro-government in many other ways.
Leviticus 19:34Libertarians aren't exactly as socially liberal as they advertise themselves, they can best be described as socially non-interventionist. Libertarians often put things like weed, abortion and same-sex marriage in state's rights, which means they will not intervene in states that discriminates people
Bumbleby is best ship. busy spending time on r/RWBY and r/anime. Unapologetic Socialist

Again, if someone wants to link proof I'm all ears.