[Chancellor Palpatine]

This effort is laughable, since a room with 10 Libertarians in it will break into 4 separate factions (and one independent guy), with each faction shifting and calling all the rest "a bunch of statists". In the end, the lone independent will leave, grumbling that all the rest aren't visionary - and he will be the one they choose to run as a candidate for statewide or national office.

[Cultural Jihad]

When that didn't work, Glennie came up with the idea of a Libertarian space colony.

So although getting 1,000 self-avowed Libertarians to move to Fort Collins wasn't realistic or feasible, supposedly a space colony will. You can't make up stories as loony as this!

[Cultural Jihad]

When that didn't work, Glennie came up with the idea of a Libertarian space colony.

(As if the air in space is any freer!) Grandiose plans coupled with meager resources will seldom escape humiliation and defeat. These poor ideologues are doomed to lives of unhappiness, choking and sputtering in the foul stench of American self-governance.

[freedumb2003]

>>This effort is laughable, since a room with 10 Libertarians in it will break into 4 separate factions ...<<

It is hard to tell a True Libertarian from a True Anarchist, except maybe the former isn't young enough to hitchhike from Portland to the latest WTO conference.

[wimpycat]

ROFL!

[Catspaw]

I was thinking they'd be happy in the UP, if they'd secede. It's also big enough to divide into four or more substates once they start squabbling among themselves.

Except for the snow, cold and a 10 month-long winter, it's a great place.

[unspun]

Will they call it the Republic of Cato?

"Cato, my little yellow friend...."

[verity]

If you place 144 libertarians in a room, you get gross ignorance.

[null and void]

In the end, the lone independent will leave, grumbling that all the rest aren't visionary - and he will be the one they choose to run as a candidate for statewide or national office.

Well duh! He's not there to defend himself...

[ggekko]

PING!

[BlueLancer]

"This effort is laughable, since a room with 10 Libertarians in it will break into 4 separate factions ..."

Now, c'mon ... you know that isn't true ...

10 Libertarians will break into at least 15 separate factions. Remember the equation: If x=the number of Libertarians debating any issue, the number of separate factions and/or positions on any issue will equal (x times y), where y = any number not less than 1.5, which increases randomly and exponentially as determined by the total number of minutes the debate lasts.

Boy, you can see who knows their political mathematics around here.

[apackof2]

In the end, the lone independent will leave, grumbling that all the rest aren't visionary

And in an effort to cheer himself up will immediately light up a joint and forget there was a meeting