You said:
You guys never tire of trying to link a philosophy with a political party.
I said:
"So, if I understand you right, libertarians, have nothing in common with the Libertarian Party."
You said:
As usual you don't understand right.
LMAO You're hillarious!
I said:
"Hmmm. And I suppose, in your world, republicans have nothing in common with the Republican Party and democrats, have nothing in common with the Democratic Party."
You said:
Very little.
You can't be serious. No one could be that, out of touch with political reality.
Are you saying that republicans don't belong to other political parties beside the Republican Party? Or that democrats are not found in other political parties than the Democratic Party? Or that the overriding thing that makes Republicans different than others is that they believe in republicanism? Or the overriding thing about Democrats is that they believe in Democracy?
For voting purposes, an individual can only have one politcal affiliation. Personally, I don't know any republican, who is a member in good standing with the Democratic Party, or visa-versa, while holding onto their original political affiliation. I knew a few republicans who joined the Reform Party, so they could vote for the "Little General" and I know some democrats, who switched to the Republican Party back in 1980, to vote for Ronald Reagan. Btw, they're still Republican Party members too. But in 35 years of political involvement, I've never seen the type of political crossovers, you're talking about. Never! I think you better get a better understanding of what a political independent and a moderate are.
The basic problem you and some other folks have, is that, for all intents and purposes, there are no differences between republicans and democrats, or their political parties. That's simply not true and a read of their platforms indicates clear political differences. You're trying to establish a set of facts, that have nothing to do with reality and is little more then shallow attempts to ridicule those of us, who are republicans and proud to be members of the Republican Party. Nailed you, bucko!
More convoluted reasoning from the mind of a libertarian. You still don't understand politics and acting like a fool on this public forum, does you no good in my eyes.
Main Entry:
1re·pub·li·can
Pronunciation: ri-'p&-bli-k&n
Function: noun
Date: 1697
1 : one that favors or supports a republican form of government
Main Entry: dem·o·crat
Pronunciation: 'de-m&-"krat
Function: noun
Date: 1740
1 a : an adherent of democracy b : one who practices social equality
You have made a fool of yourself, but it is not the first time.