06-01-2016, 12:59 PM
(06-01-2016, 12:42 PM)Eric the Obtuse Wrote: If the people are stupid and vote for the stupid party, then we deserve what we get. If we vote for creepy, greedy right-wing ideologues like the Republicans in congress, and fraudulent, lying carnival barkers like Donald Drumpf, then we deserve what we get. If we pay attention to Libertarian ideologues like Galen, we deserve what we get.
There really is no escape from these facts. Recognize them, or be blind and dumb.
Stupid is really your department. Yes, it would be so horrific to have a government that left people alone for a change. Then again you would rather have crooks like Clinton running things.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. -- H.L. Mencken
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises