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originally posted by: DBCowboy
And your idea of freedom is granting government authority over everyone.
You mean like the government telling you what recreational drugs you can and cannot take?
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Why do conservatives want to tell women how to control their reproductive rights?
We are a Republic. North Korea is a dictatorship. That is an apples to oranges comparison. PLUS it is currently the Republican President who seems more infatuated with himself than actually implementing real policy change.
originally posted by: Kali74
a reply to: dfnj2015
Thanks. Marxism, Leninism and Maoism are pretty much dead in the world. Modern Marxists reject the transitional state.
originally posted by: ChaoticOrder
These things come down to religion, a person can be conservative without being religious. Obama did make good progress on MJ legalization but you have to remember he did smoke in his youth. In my experience the left are just as much against drug legalization as religious conservatives, because the socialist in them sees it as a degradation of society and harmful to the youth.
Support for legalizing marijuana is at it's highest with U.S. voters across the political spectrum—whether Democrats, Republicans or independents, according to a new poll by the General Social Survey. Although a higher percentage of Democratic voters agreed marijuana should be legal in the U.S. compared to Republican voters, overall, nearly 60 percent of Americans thought “the use of marijuana should be legal.” in 2017.
First of all I don't recall doing any comparison, I was pointing out how the extreme form of socialism, which is communism, almost always leads to authoritarian dictatorships.
Also I'm not a fan of Trump and don't like him as a person, but I would argue that Trump has actually got quite a bit done in a small frame of time compared to my other presidents, especially considering he is still surrounded by people who oppose him.
I hate to reference Infowars but they released a good video on this earlier:
You simply are not paying attention to history. The Soviets Union after WWII went from nothing to competing with the United States in an insanely short amount of time. One Tsar Bomba will ruin you day. I'm not advocating communism. But you would have to be complete moron not to acknowledge and respect what Russia did after WWII.
originally posted by: joemoe
a reply to: dfnj2015
It is funny the far-left always label me "Right" and the far-Right think I'm "Left", that is how I know I'm pretty much somewhere in the Center. Lol. The futurist in me always believe that in the future we will most likely get rid of "Money" all together. When technology are advanced enough that we can use nanobots and robots to break down and build anything we desire, perhaps our pursuit of happiness and freedom will not involve "money". But until then Capitalism is a stop gap, I just wish "TPTB", "Corporations" and "Special interests" did not have so much sway on our politicians and government.
so·cial·ism [ˈsōSHəˌlizəm] NOUN a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
originally posted by: ErrorErrorError
No American can claim to be anti globalist because you all enjoy the fruits of globalisation one way or another
In your experience? How about actual data? Like the actual fact that marijuana legalization is being led by the liberal left and conservatives are largely lagging behind in the movement?
Like what? List accomplishments.
Get a better source.
originally posted by: joemoe
a reply to: dfnj2015
"I wish this country wasn't so anti-government"
Here is where you and I disagree. I believe the more control we hand over to the government the more problems we will have (the less freedom we will have also). Government will usually turn authoritarian the more power we give to them and the process usually accelerate when they feel that they are threatened . I say less government and more self reliance. Technology should be use to free us and make us more self sufficient, not to enslave us (especially free us from an overbearing government).
"An old English judge once said: 'Necessitous men are not free men.' Liberty requires opportunity to make a living - a living decent according to the standard of the time, a living which gives man not only enough to live by, but something to live for.
For too many of us the political equality we once had won was meaningless in the face of economic inequality. A small group had concentrated into their own hands an almost complete control over other people's property, other people's money, other people's labor - other people's lives. For too many of us life was no longer free; liberty no longer real; men could no longer follow the pursuit of happiness.
Against economic tyranny such as this, the American citizen could appeal only to the organized power of government."
originally posted by: Kali74
a reply to: knowledgehunter0986
Barring redefining words, what is reversed?
originally posted by: ChaoticOrder
What do you want, a survey of politicians for and against legalization? I predict you would be correct and the left would be more in favor, but I think you'd also be surprised about how many so called liberals would be against it.
Well for a start the economy hasn't collapsed yet as I thought it might, he's essentially revitalized the coal industry and put many people back to work,
not to mention his crapping on the MSM and exposing them for what they are while they flailed around like fish out of water,
and the list goes on if you care to take a glance, although I doubt you will.
Well that was the wrong video anyway, I was thinking about this video where they actually look at official positions held in the Trump administration and how many of them are against Trump. I actually created a thread about this not too long ago which has solid sources: Never Trump Movement Leader Now Trump's Director For Media Relations. However what I didn't realize is that the problem is much more widespread and than many of the positions are filled with Never Trump people and people who don't like trump.
Attacking the press like he is doing is an assault on the 1st Amendment's protections of free press you know? Interesting to see a declared Libertarian celebrating an attack on the free press.