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To: Angelino97

Neither libertarian nor “paleocon” (a misnomer) are conservative. Leave the argument from authority (a logical fallacy) out of this.

Not to mention Trump has thus far been more libertarian in practice than libertarians fancy themselves to be, although he is more socially conservative in many areas.

The opinion of Denmark’s current prime minister (who is a social democrat) has no bearing on what the people might want. Not to mention the fact that the head of state of Denmark is King Frederick X, who might be amenable to selling Greenland if Trump presents attractive terms. Of course, the European Union, a highly imperialistic entity in and of itself, would have its own opinion and since they generally are Trump haters, they would oppose such a purchase. (Are you still trying to equate purchase with invasion, seriously? by altering the meaning of “pressure”? lol)

You’re up too late. You have a nice evening.


47 posted on 01/03/2025 12:33:05 AM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai
Neither libertarian nor “paleocon” (a misnomer) are conservative. Leave the argument from authority (a logical fallacy) out of this.

You're the one who dragged "argument from pedigree" into this.

You stated that "imperialist" was a leftist term, as if that were enough to discredit the concept. I merely observed that non-leftists also use the term.

If you don't want to discuss a word's pedigree, don't raise the subject in the first place.

And of course paleocons are conservative.

48 posted on 01/03/2025 1:07:08 AM PST by Angelino97
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To: Olog-hai
Are you still trying to equate purchase with invasion, seriously?

Are you still trying to put words in my mouth?

Yes, imperialism has many forms, including economic and political pressure. Such pressure hardly constitutes an arms-length "purchase."

49 posted on 01/03/2025 1:09:55 AM PST by Angelino97
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