Being a libertarian in America is stressful.

[Myrtle]

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I think maybe you're a little too sensitive. I really can't see how America is moving closer towards socialism.

Home ownership, if I'm not mistaken, is at record highs. Small business ownership, if I'm not mistaken, is at record highs.

I'd just relax.

However, if/when online poker is declared illegal, I'll grab my torch and I'll stand along side you as we storm the gates of our oppressors.

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I admit my position on politics is relatively extreme, so it is possible that I am too sensitive. Also, I'm very young(22) and have only been closely following politics for a couple of years. After hearing about China and Russia's joint military training I got a knot in my stomach. But then I thought about how people must have felt during the Cold War.

I guess in some sense ignorance is truly bliss.

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squeek.......You may be doomed to a life of constant aggravation, but you're not the Lone Ranger in that regard.

I think what's much more important is your state of mind, and how you deal with the inconsistencies of the reality of your observations.

Ignorance may be bliss for many....but not all. Ignorance for some is a stagnant pond where the only thing that grows is life-choking pond scum. Ignorance is the polar opposite of enlightenment and true learning. Ignorance is many times accompanied by a black-and-white, cocksure attitude by it’s’ holder that “they know better, and have all of the answers”.

Be open-minded and hold the search for truth and learning higher than your own opinion. Understand that your current position on any subject should always be open for scrutiny and revision, should new information deem it reasonable.

Compare your attitude with that of the other young, prolific poster in this string.........

It should put a smile on your face.....It does on mine.


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