Why Atheist Libertarians Are Part of America’s 1 Percent Problem [via Facebook]
“All this article shows is that the author couldn’t pass an ideological Turing test.” Nathan Goodman
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“. . . Atheists who embrace libertarianism often do so because they believe a governing body represents the same kind of constructed authority they’ve escaped from in regards to religion. This makes sense if one is talking about a totalitarian regime, but our Jeffersonian democracy, despite its quirky flaws, is government by the people for the people, and it was the federal government that essentially built the great American middle-class, the envy of the world. . . .”
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Good God, this quote is like everything that I despise about liberals wrapped up into one tidy package.
Why Atheist Libertarians Are Part of America’s 1 Percent Problem
Thinking Ron Paul is a genius because he’s anti-war and anti-drug is like thinking a Big Mac is good for you because it has lettuce and a pickle.
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- —Rad Geek