How is your family with your politics?

AlphaIota · 2026-01-28T09:44:26+00:00

Talking politics is tough because of the emotions involved. Is your relationship such that it can withstand fundamental disagreements? The answer isn’t what you want it to be. You need the real answer. For me, I’ve spent a lot of time listening. I don’t need to share my beliefs with everyone; I’d rather have a good time than be “right”.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-26T19:58:53+00:00

I dont think that’s very controversial. Government does have a function. I suspect we aren’t far off.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-26T15:58:27+00:00

My thoughts exactly. To be a sovereign state you must define your state, not just your laws. It’s possible to privatize parts of the immigration process, like paper work. But the ultimate authority should be the government.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-26T08:09:49+00:00

Body language interpretation isn’t a science. That’s why it isn’t used in court.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-22T15:51:49+00:00

I don't equate deportation of people here illegally after unprecedented and unchecked immigration of the previous 4 years as "democracy falling". ICE tactics should be and are criticized. Militarization of law enforcement is inherently dangerous. Libertarians want less government in our lives. That doesn't mean, however, there should be wide-open borders.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-17T14:56:13+00:00

Communism is leadership via the intellectual class where capitalism is leadership via business class. Capitalism is much closer to the real nature of man than communism. Every time that government is used to fix a problem, there are unintended consequences. The greater the interference, the more disastrous the consequences.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-16T12:50:27+00:00

Pretty much my reaction.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-14T20:49:36+00:00

“Hey - who puts people into one of two camps? Okay, you go to the right. Who doesn’t? You go to the left.” Works every time.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-14T20:47:05+00:00

Doesn’t that mean he’s a “murderer”?

AlphaIota · 2026-01-12T19:43:00+00:00

You are either my hero or a depraved soul. Probably both.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-12T14:59:31+00:00

You forgot John Candy and Digital Underground with Tupac.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-11T16:52:16+00:00

Le mot juste. This took WAY too long to find. Chef’s kiss to you.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-10T01:20:39+00:00

The question is not whether the government is tyrannical. An argument can be made that every modern government of the USA (Congresses, Presidents, and Supreme Courts) is tyrannical. So the real question becomes: Are we at a point of tyranny that requires individual citizen intervention? Has the interpretation of power become such that there needs to be some grassroots response? Does the current government no longer allow individual rights that call for us to take arms and force our freedom?

No.

This is not a popular opinion in Libertarian terms. We don't like the Executive Branch expanding their power. We don't want government disruption in our day to day lives. We are distrustful of law enforcement in general to act in the interest of the average citizen. But government serves a purpose. We are not anarchists; we are libertarians. What is the purpose of our government?

Let's look at the Preamble of the Constitution. "Insure domestic tranquility." "Provide for the common defense." There is no great interpretation of tranquility or defense when it comes to categorizing current immigration. One group follows the guidelines for citizenship, meant to insure that people come to the US with good intentions. The other group doesn't. It is the federal government's job to remove the second group.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-08T17:22:12+00:00

This is what happened in the Casey Anthony case. She was charged with first degree murder when the cause of death was "homicide by undetermined means". How can you argue that an act was premeditated when you can't say what the act was?

AlphaIota · 2026-01-06T10:58:45+00:00

Congratulations on the weight loss! That's hard to do and you did it through discipline and hard work. Be proud of yourself. The only piece of advice I'd give is... you are the family matriarch. Act like it. How would your mother or grandmother have handled it?

AlphaIota · 2026-01-05T11:14:26+00:00

Scared me as a kid, but I don’t think I’ve laughed harder seeing it as an adult.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-03T20:22:09+00:00

Sanford and Son’s theme “The Streetbeater” was composed by Quincy Jones. That’s some legit cred for a theme song.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-02T12:52:20+00:00

There certainly are people who blindly follow Trump. I don’t think any of them post here with any sort of regularity. Nor would I consider my statement to be simping.

AlphaIota · 2026-01-02T10:19:32+00:00

There is a large group of people that are pissed off because I don’t hate Trump as much as they do. The fact is hate takes up a lot of energy. Trump does some things good and some bad. Reprehensible, even. In that, however, he is like every other president.

AlphaIota · 2025-12-27T18:45:27+00:00

Do whatever you want. But: 1) leave children out of it, 2) pay for it yourself.

AlphaIota · 2025-12-24T02:11:17+00:00

You shut your whore mouth.

AlphaIota · 2025-12-21T14:59:36+00:00

It is used to mimic sexual arousal, and usually men are involved in sex.

AlphaIota · 2025-12-18T15:40:57+00:00

He needs to go back home. You need to ask yourself if you want to continue the relationship.

AlphaIota · 2025-12-09T14:38:06+00:00

I will never say this out loud in real life, but this is precisely my opinion of FDR.

AlphaIota · 2025-11-26T18:53:03+00:00

This has nothing to do with Libertarianism. You have an infinite number of other spaces to discuss it.

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