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HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
30. The wife's friend's husband. Ugh.
Wed Dec 21, 2011, 10:16 AM
Dec 2011

Quintissential son of privilege. It's like, aren't libertarians generally about self-reliance? This guy did NOTHING to get where he's at but fall into the right family. He used to work for daddy's company until he sold it and, using monies from his giant salary, is now opening his own brewery. And he'll, even after all of that, still spew on about how "no one helped him out, I made it on my own", even though self-employment pretty much means you're going to be utilizing government services somehow (especially with a brewery).

He spouts the virtues of how job offshoring leads to lower prices which benefit all of us, the impact is minimal, "economics 101", blah blah blah blah BLAH! Like Tommy Freidmannnnn, this is a guy who's never EVER going to be in the position to see and live the other side of the coin, so it sounds SO easy to look down on the serfs and "tsk tsk" their plight.

Center and Right Libertarians usually come in one flavor: NUTTY JCMach1 Dec 2011 #1
We have them with extra nuts down here Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2011 #7
Imagine every selfish impulse you ever had, every tantrum you ever had at four and pack it into a roguevalley Dec 2011 #37
There's one across from me MrScorpio Dec 2011 #2
Hmm yes, they come in two flavors nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #3
You don't so much talk to a Ron Paul supporter Zalatix Dec 2011 #4
I've seen RP supporters attempt to drum up support for him in internet chat rooms Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #5
Yes I noticed that too on the OWS chat site PotatoChip Dec 2011 #29
I belong to a political group on Facebook PatSeg Dec 2011 #34
I know somebody who is about as dedicated as they come RZM Dec 2011 #6
NO! Lil Missy Dec 2011 #8
i knew one who was a yoga teacher JI7 Dec 2011 #9
Ron Paul is probably the only republican candidate bumper sticker i see JI7 Dec 2011 #10
Me, too. And, I live in South Carolina. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #23
i have also never seen a Female supporter of Ron Paul JI7 Dec 2011 #11
I noticed that, as well. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #24
I have, freedom4UM.com has them, and that site is exclusively for Ron Paul Ferret Annica Dec 2011 #25
I just had a text conversation with a RP supporter Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #12
Critical point... OCCUPY nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #13
I told him I'd not attempt to convert him to my polit leanings Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #14
But given where we are right now nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #15
I have a hard time getting near one to be honest NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #16
Yep! JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #17
I can't back this up . . . Richard D Dec 2011 #32
oh yes. It can be rather disorienting because I will find profound agreement on some very important Douglas Carpenter Dec 2011 #18
It's not just a Paul supporter.. sendero Dec 2011 #19
+1. 'Naive' is the best word to describe this people. SmellyFeet Dec 2011 #28
Ron Paul definately has the "stoner" vote. gordianot Dec 2011 #20
No. I don't have the training to deal with cult members. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #21
A little knowledge zipplewrath Dec 2011 #22
I've found more enlightening conversations talking with my cat Abbott LynneSin Dec 2011 #26
YEESSSSS!!!!! AND THEY ARE FUCKING CRAZY! SmellyFeet Dec 2011 #27
The wife's friend's husband. Ugh. HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #30
Never talked to one but every once in a while I see doc03 Dec 2011 #31
Yes, but I didn't do much talking deutsey Dec 2011 #33
Yes and it usually gives me a colossal headache. Javaman Dec 2011 #35
Either that or they hold him up like a deity Dragonbreathp9d Dec 2011 #36
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