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Judging from comments on HN the valley does sound quite libertarian but not the kind that register and vote Republican. It seems more intellectual and based in
by jmduke 13y ago
Judging from comments on HN the valley does sound quite libertarian but not the kind that register and vote Republican. It seems more intellectual and based in logic while Republicans are more about dogma and scoring political points.
I think deciding half the nation eschews logic and intellect in favor of dogma and 'political points' is an extremely unfortunate move. People are not the pastiches you see on TV and HuffPo.
(I vote Democrat.)
- jbooth 13y agoMore like half of that half. There's polls on how many people still think Saddam had WMDs or think Obama was born in Kenya or whatever. That's still enough to swing primaries and give us the current Congress. I think a good number of small-l libertarians would consider voting Republican if they were a reasonable alternative and if Obama was actually the socialist he's made out to be. But the fact is, they're not and he isn't. Half of the political system is in fact impervious to reason.
- cpursley 13y ago"But the fact is, they're not and he isn't." Exactly. And a lot of libertarians (like me) are to busy making stuff to vote. Plus, we don't want that 'lessor of two evils' guilt hanging over our heads.