Really, aside from funding and power (Libertarianism is grass-roots based while Republicanism is corporate boardroom based), the ideologies are almost identical…well, except for the platform plank that is “pro-choice” and is for the legalization of drugs and the fact that the Republicans have no problem distributing taxpayer largess to their corporate contributors. 6 of 1, half dozen of the other.
To answer your question: the Church…the People of God. Neither party’s political ideology is fully in line with the Church. The Democrats try to have a social justice aspect while ignoring the basis for social justice, thus twisting it into something terrible. The Republican party have an ideology based on the pursuit of and the love of money and have tried to tack pro-life onto that ideology and then twist the love of money (the basis of Republican ideology) into good thing and not the root of all evil so Christians will defend the ideology along with pro-life. Has anyone taken the time to really think about how PROTESTANT Republicanism is? It’s based in Calvinism’s idea that being rich means you’re blessed by God! Isn’t that a heresy?
Your uncharitable characterization of me (registered Republican) has been duly noted.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to clarify myself.
The problem is that you make attacks and don’t respond to valid objections to your posts. You have a right to your opinion, but this being a Forum, you should respond. You are using this Forum as a soap box to promote you brand of hate. You have been asked for links to support your posts, but all you do is go on another rant.
You could be honest and just admit that you understand nothing about Libertarianism.
It would be dishonest for me to say that I know nothing about libertarianism.
I fervently disagree, Nancy Pelosi for instance told the nation and world that the view of Catholisism presented by the Vatican is too limted and doesn’t reflect what true Catholisism really is.
Did you not know this would send LCMS into another rant, further derailing the thread?
Not a bad summation, and the term you are looking for in the beginning of the second paragraph is “Non-Aggression Principle”. Most honest minarchal libertarians are pro-life because of this principle. It is not true (and I am not implying that you are making this assumption) that Libertarians are “Republicans who want to legalize pot”.
Who are these people? I don’t think I’ve met one.
I’m not that sure that we have any obligation to respond to objections to our posts. I think that you can make a statement and, whether it’s crazy talk or something well thought out and reasonable, other readers can differentiate between the two by themselves. The reason I believe that is that the Forum decides nothing. It’s A’s opinion vs B’s opinion, and if there’s anything I’ve learned from this Forum as well as from others is that no one changes his or her mind. The conservatives aren’t going to have a Eureka! moment and declare themselves wrong, and the liberals are the same.
I’m not sure I agree with all of what you wrote. This is a forum, which should be about exchanging ideas. In all honesty, I do learn a lot here. It helps me understand the opposite view. I’d rather read a liberal’s post here than waste my time watching Rachel Maddow.I’m not that sure that we have any obligation to respond to objections to our posts. I think that you can make a statement and, whether it’s crazy talk or something well thought out and reasonable, other readers can differentiate between the two by themselves. The reason I believe that is that the Forum decides nothing. It’s A’s opinion vs B’s opinion, and if there’s anything I’ve learned from this Forum as well as from others is that no one changes his or her mind. The conservatives aren’t going to have a Eureka! moment and declare themselves wrong, and the liberals are the same.
You don’t have to demand a link from me if I flatly state that the moon is made of green cheese!
A small personal failure given your other virtues.
Yes, eek! I never did that!I used to hold hands during the Our Father!
Tthe overwhelming majority of people who visit any forum are lurkers-that is they never post. Many of those of us who post not do so totry to change the minds of those we are responding to but to correct their dissension from the Catholic faith so that people do not think what they are saying is acceptable or the norm.I’m not that sure that we have any obligation to respond to objections to our posts. I think that you can make a statement and, whether it’s crazy talk or something well thought out and reasonable, other readers can differentiate between the two by themselves. The reason I believe that is that the Forum decides nothing. It’s A’s opinion vs B’s opinion, and if there’s anything I’ve learned from this Forum as well as from others is that no one changes his or her mind. The conservatives aren’t going to have a Eureka! moment and declare themselves wrong, and the liberals are the same.
You don’t have to demand a link from me if I flatly state that the moon is made of green cheese!
Are you guys getting hammered in AR? The snow hasn’t started yet, but we have several inches of sleet so far. We’re supposed to get 12-18 inches.A small personal failure given your other virtues.
Yes, eek! I never did that!
Here in the mountains we got about 2 inches but the temperature dropped to 12 below and is supposed to go to 28 below tonight
Rain all last night, rain all morning, but, Please God, just rain!