News & Views for Anarchists & Activists: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo
Libertarians (of the pro-capitalist, rather than the traditional, variety) typically prefer Republicans over Democrats as supposedly closer to their ideals. But a study that creates a "libertarian index" for Congressmen based on their votes reveals that Democrats typically score higher than Republicans. With a few exceptions, like former Libertarian Party presidential candidate Ron Paul, who predictably tops the list, most of those at the top of the list are Democrats, and most of those at the bottom are Republicans.
For details, and to check the ranking of specific Congressmen, see:
http://hammeroftruth.com/?p=1710
-- Dan Clore
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Curly Surmudgeon
2006-02-16 12:29:06 EST
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:22:24 -0800, Dan Clore wrote:
> News & Views for Anarchists & Activists: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo > > Libertarians (of the pro-capitalist, rather than the > traditional, variety) typically prefer Republicans over > Democrats as supposedly closer to their ideals. But a study > that creates a "libertarian index" for Congressmen based on > their votes reveals that Democrats typically score higher > than Republicans. With a few exceptions, like former > Libertarian Party presidential candidate Ron Paul, who > predictably tops the list, most of those at the top of the > list are Democrats, and most of those at the bottom are > Republicans. > > For details, and to check the ranking of specific > Congressmen, see: > > http://hammeroftruth.com/?p=1710
I'd sooner eat a bug than vote for either. The old "Lesser of Two Evils" meme got us where we are today. Let's not continue what essentially subverts the Democratic process and not give party politics any further power.
My counsel to friends and acquaintences is if you can't bring yourself to vote Libertarian then vote any third-party. Boycotting Demopublicans is the best way to defang the blood-suckers.
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Bert Hyman
2006-02-16 21:51:43 EST
In news:43F4A6C0.800@columbia-center.org Dan Clore <*e@columbia-center.org> wrote:
> Libertarians (of the pro-capitalist, rather than the > traditional, variety) ...
What the heck does ->that mean?
What kind of "traditional" libertarian wouldn't be "pro-capitalist"?
And could you try to cross-post to more groups in the future?
-- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com
Brique
2006-02-17 00:17:34 EST
Bert Hyman <bert@iphouse.com> wrote in message news:Xns976CD43BCB814VeebleFetzer@216.250.184.7... > In news:43F4A6C0.800@columbia-center.org Dan Clore > <clore@columbia-center.org> wrote: > > > Libertarians (of the pro-capitalist, rather than the > > traditional, variety) ... > > What the heck does ->that mean? > > What kind of "traditional" libertarian wouldn't be "pro-capitalist"?
Because 'pro-capitalist neo-fuadalist propertarians' were not the first to use the term, although some have tried to make a retrospective claim upon it.
> > And could you try to cross-post to more groups in the future?
I'm only reading it in one, and once I've read it, it will nto be high-lighted in any other NG. How many news messages do you usually read at once anyway?
> > -- > Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com
John Graeme
2006-02-17 18:13:36 EST
Dan Clore wrote: > News & Views for Anarchists & Activists: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo > > Libertarians (of the pro-capitalist, rather than the traditional, > variety) typically prefer Republicans over Democrats as supposedly > closer to their ideals. But a study that creates a "libertarian index" > for Congressmen based on their votes reveals that Democrats typically > score higher than Republicans. With a few exceptions, like former > Libertarian Party presidential candidate Ron Paul, who predictably tops > the list, most of those at the top of the list are Democrats, and most > of those at the bottom are Republicans.
That's hard to believe, but once you've sunk to the level of most present Congressmen, the distinctions are pretty much academic. It's like a choice between eating horseshit and cowshit.
Peter_Bjørn_Perlsø?=
2006-02-21 15:57:57 EST
Dan Clore <clore@columbia-center.org> wrote:
> News & Views for Anarchists & Activists: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo > > Libertarians (of the pro-capitalist, rather than the > traditional, variety) typically prefer Republicans over > Democrats as supposedly closer to their ideals. But a study > that creates a "libertarian index" for Congressmen based on > their votes reveals that Democrats typically score higher > than Republicans. With a few exceptions, like former > Libertarian Party presidential candidate Ron Paul, who > predictably tops the list, most of those at the top of the > list are Democrats, and most of those at the bottom are > Republicans. > > For details, and to check the ranking of specific > Congressmen, see: > > http://hammeroftruth.com/?p=1710