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RFK. thoughts

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by percho, Jul 18, 2023.

  1. percho

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    It is my understanding that Joe Biden will not compete in a primary until South Carolina's. Do you think that winning any earlier contests, such as maybe Iowa and/or New Hampshire, in which Biden is not competing could translate into a victory in South Carolina for RFK Jr.?
     
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    Another threat to Mr. Biden may come from the false flag operation labeled "Without Labels" offering other leftist candidates as if they were not leftists. The so-called "Republican" is a liberal RINO, and the so-called moderate Democrat, voted with Mr. Biden when the chips were down. Here is the truth, there are liberal "Republicans" but there are no "conservative" Democrats.
     
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    Out of curiosity, do you consider anyone who disagrees with you politically to be a "leftist"? I really don't see how anyone can objectively call Joe Manchin or Jon Huntsman a "leftist", unless such a person considers anyone slightly to the left of their political position(whatever it might be) to be a "leftist".
     
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    Denial of the obvious. Did the Senator vote with the left for the "inflation production act?"

    As to the false charge I consider anyone who disagrees to be a "leftist" consider I support Ukraine, and many right of center folks do not.

    Beware of those who tear down the views of others but do not explain their own view. False flag ring a bell.
     
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    If you are referring to me, I am a minarchist. My politics are stuck in the 1890s and my preferred presidential candidate is Grover Cleveland. Yes, I am an anachronism politically.

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    No position taken as to Democrat or Republican, but those on the left were supported.in post 5.
    And here is the rest of the response:
    Denial of the obvious. Did the Senator voted with the left for the "inflation production act?"

    As to the false charge I consider anyone who disagrees to be a "leftist" consider I support Ukraine, and many right of center folks do not.
     
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    I have no use for either. The Republican and Democratic Parties are old, dilapidated, and past their “use by” date. There is no reason to believe that the two major political parties can balance the federal budget and bring the rapidly soaring national debt under control.
     
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    Do you not understand, I do not know what your stand for, thus you could be running a false flag operation. Recall those advocating for a third party actually elected the Democrat (Mr. Clinton).
     
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    Do I not understand what?

    Here ya go:

    "The state therefore has two natural functions, functions essential to the existence of any peaceful, ordered society: to protect the rights of citizens against violent or fraudulent assault, and to judge in conflicts of right with right. It has a further third function, which is another aspect of the first, that is, to protect its citizens from assault by foreign powers. These three functions are expressed by three powers: the police power, which protects the citizen against domestic violence; the military power, which protects the citizen against violence from abroad; and the courts of law, which judge between rights and rights, as well as sharing with the police power the protection of the citizen against domestic violence.

    But since this institution must possess a monopoly of legal physical force, to give to it in addition any further power is fraught with danger; that monopoly gives to the state so much power that its natural functions should be its maximum functions."

    - Frank S. Meyer, In Defense of Freedom: A Conservative Credo, published in 1962

    Let me assure you I do not now, nor have I ever, worked for any government agency.

    What are you referring to?
     
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    I probably should amend my statement about not ever having worked for any government agency by stating that I did spend a lot of years selling and taking up tickets at the local high school football games; I am not sure the source of the funds in paying me(I did it because my brother-in-law asked me to), but I would guess it would have been the local school district, which is a government entity.
     
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    LOL, KenH will not take a stand.

    For example, I have never voted for a Democrat for President, but if I had been old enough, I would have voted for JFK.

    I served in the Army during the reign of LBJ, but that means I believe the Democrats are responsible for engaging in the Viet Nam war and not employing a winning military strategy. At the same time the LBJ reign wages the "War on Poverty" which has destroyed the nuclear family in black America, and brought about consequences thereof. Today, the Democrats are destroying our Educational system.
     
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    I gave you my political philosophy. Also, I joined the Libertarian Party in 1980 when I was 24 years old. Now, have I always voted for the Libertarian candidates in every election? No. Over the decades, for various public offices, I have voted for Libertarians, Republicans, Democrats, independents, even some other minor party candidates.

    I did not renew my Libertarian Party dues this year due to the Mises Caucus taking over the party at last year's national convention as I do not agree with the direction they have taken the party in being welcoming to New Right Populists.
     
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    Again, I did not vote for any Democrat, but KenH might have voted for every Democrat for President, based on the disclosure of post 14. Beware of those who tear down the views of others but do not explain their own view. False flag ring a bell.
     
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    No.

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    "A pox on both your houses"--Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.
     
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    Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

    And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

    Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

    Lord, teach us to pray.

    And he said to them, 'When ye may pray, say ye: Our Father who art in the heavens; hallowed be Thy name: Thy reign come; Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on earth; our appointed bread be giving us daily; and forgive us our sins, for also we ourselves forgive every one indebted to us; and mayest Thou not bring us into temptation; but do Thou deliver us from the evil.'

    Pray or Vote?
     
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    I don't know about Leftist, but surely any politician who favors baby killing bows to Moloch and will never have my vote. I AM a one issue voter. Would you vote for any 'pro-death' politician?
     
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    Sorry, but beyond the generalities I have already provided, I am not going further. I am not going to subject myself to question after question, regardless if a reader would like my answer or not, as to "would you vote for a politician who holds to this position or that position or this other position about an issue"; nor am I going to subject to subject myself to question after question as to "did you vote for this candidate or that candidate or this other candidate, or why didn't you vote for this candidate or that candidate or this other candidate."

    I grew up in the 1960s and I don't recall hearing any adult I was around talking about how they voted in an election. I have no idea how my parents ever voted. Politics was not all-pervasive like it is nowadays. I remember even as late as the 1980s having to put forth effort to find political content on TV or radio besides during elections, which were a LOT shorter than they are nowadays.
     
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