Quote:Let me add, you sure know a lot about David Duke. How do you know that David Duke believes Trump is championing he cause unless you read stuff that David Duke has written?


 

As far as libertarian, it means opposition to government control of personal lives and businesses. You are a big supported of the income tax, and using it to redistribute wealth. You support ending free speech with your opposition to Citizens United, which was a conglomerate of individuals combining their wealth to make a political statement. If people aren't free to make political statements, then there is no freedom of speech. You are a big supporter of government regulations, and not just common-sense safety regulations.


 

Libertarians and Leftists agree on some policies. Accepting the libertarian policies that agree with your Leftist agenda while disagreeing with those that don't makes you a Leftist, not a libertarian.

 

Thank you for the clarification about the Duke thing.  I'm just repeating back what I've read on the internet from reports...  I don't follow Duke on any social media.  I've read on CNN.com, NYTimes.com, and also on TV about Dukes words.  I'm assuming that these news outlets are telling me the truth about what Duke is saying.

 

As for your analysis of my political views and how they line up with "leftist" politics and not Libertarian policies and principles...  Well, I guess you have some merit in these arguments.

 

But I wonder...  If we agree on so many positions, why not open up the libertarian tent to allow more people in?  You guys are gonna stay on the fringes if you try to pick and choose the way you are.  I think there are alot of places I'm willing to bend on in terms of economic policies.  

 

Your qualifier on regulations is also interesting to me.  I agree that public safety regulations are a no brainer.  But would you not see regulations that ensure the economic safety of workers and small businesses just as important?

 

Again, you're gonna stay on the fringes if you never actually start moving your libertarian views closer to being pro-american instead of being completely anti-government.  Just my thoughts.

 

I think I strattle the fence between being a "lefty" and being a "libertarian".  Which means, I'm gonna continue to identify myself as such.  

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