Why I Hate Both Political Parties

[Anonymous]

**DISCLAIMER**

-This article is not intended to be a comprehensive political analysis.

-These opinions are my own based on experience, research, and observation.

-This will attempt to be fair but you may not find it to be so. I'm not sure I entirely care tbh.

-Please discuss or debate logically and with respect. NO name calling, belittling, or racial epithets otherwise you will get reported.

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American politics is becoming a slow cancer to us all. It’s divisive, annoying and full of false equivalences and false information. Facebook plays a huge role in this.

(Facebook might actually be the Mark of the Beast. I’m not religious but the level of discord, misinformation and broken friendships on that website has gone WAY up in the past few years. The algorithm caters to your point of view only and it’s a gateway to radicalism. You’re never presented with opposing views so all you see are articles that confirm your skewed world view.)

But I’m taking the time to day to burst your bubble. It’s clear a lot of you don’t come across people from the opposite side of the political spectrum often. So this should be fun. Let’s step out of our respective echochambers and hash some things out.

Here's WHY CONSERVATIVES SUCK ASS

1. Anytime someone disagrees with you, they’re always a triggered-libtard-snowflake-Marxist.

You guys do not respond to criticism well. At all. Instead of debating a point logically and concisely, you send memes and gifs of people to get across your viewpoint. More often than not, I’ve seen conservatives go out of their way to call people names, berate them, and insult their intelligence. Even if a liberal wanted to have a respectful conversation, how many of you would be down for that without the extra drama? Ya make it difficult to see your point as valid when you undermine your intelligence so often.

2. You claim all media is “fake news” but watch Alex Jones and FOX News? Come on now.

Now I’m stepping on some toes. I know that a lot of conservatives (especially my ex) loathed Donald Trump but voted for the man out of necessity, they had no better options in 2016. This....doesn’t apply to you.

This is for the MANY Republicans who eat whatever Trump shits out. The man lies constantly. Look at the filthy rich people he surrounds himself with, how is that ANY different than any other president? Tell me how. A billionaire in the Oval Office isn’t going to deliver on major economic reform that would help the middle class - it’s not in the best interest of his company or his rich friends (which include the Clintons by the way). Kinda hard to disrupt the system when he benefits from it directly. But that’s too much common sense.

What does this have to do with news media? Before Trump was even president, he was putting out false information to make it seem like the PRESIDENT OF THE FUCKING UNITED STATES was not American (It’s called Birtherism). He claims all news sources that don’t spit out his transparent agenda are fake. But watches overtly biased news like Fox and Friends? And what do you make of Steve Bannon, founder of Brietbart News? Come on.

You can’t ignore credible news sources for that random Patriot blog you found on Google. There’s a lot of misinformation out there - but I’d rather find some information from the New Yorker than a random fringe journalist trying to sell me a bug-out bag.

3. Equating social justice movements to Marxists in authoritian regimes? False equivalence

We we can hash out the problems and the success of Black Lives Matter but come on now. Their platform is much more extensive than just police brutality/police reform. And it would help to remember that the police in the US are becoming more and more militarized. In your haste to write off the complaints of black people, don’t forget MANY white people are being bullied by bad cops. There’s a viral video of a man being executed by a cop - and BLM was quick to come to his defense. These movements can be problematic but if we don’t do anything to stop what’s happening, we will have a military state. It can happen in America too - we aren’t that special.

4. You have an accountability problem.

No seriously, you really do. A great example is the piss poor state of Alabama that thought it was a good idea to have an alleged child predator in public office. HOW IS THAT EXCUSABLE? The RNC is trashier than ever, making excuses for the worst of the worst, just so you don’t lose seats to Democrats. This is where bipartisanship has come to.

Where is the new talent in the RNC? Why do you guys continue to excuse the behavior of clearly corrupt individuals who have direct ties to corporations? If they aren’t running around touching little kids in Jesus’ name, they’re robbing you blind. Where are the standards of excellence in your party? At least Democrats booted Al Franken out - they’re trying to clean up house and you should to, instead of making excuses.

And while you’re at it, keep that energy and challenge the president. All is NOT well because a Republican is in office - he doesn’t even respect your traditional family values! Check him and make sure he’s doing his job properly, this isn’t the time to rest on your laurels.

Here's WHY LIBERALS GET ON MY DAMN NERVES

1. You spend more time demonizing Trump supporters than understanding them.

Now before you fight me in the comment section, hear me out. The DNC is trash, just as trashy as the RNC. And Democrats will continue to lose because they don’t get why people voted for Trump in the first place. A lot of his supporters only voted for him because he was the only viable conservative option - conservatives don’t even LIKE the guy, but the other option was Hillary and I can’t even be mad. Conservatism does not equal Trump. He’s a nightmare for all of us.

And the only way to ensure the DNC doesn’t embarrass themselves again is by asking hard questions. Writing everyone off as a racist isn’t a solution but part of the problem. Trump supporters aren’t your enemy - they hate the establishment just like you do.

2. Everything isn’t relative.

A lot of liberals don’t understand their relative bias for everything. They have a Post Modernist view of almost every subject - it’s so annoying at times. Certain things are social constructions, but do realize this is all THEORY not truth?? As a student of political science, it’s becoming clearer how many liberals are indoctrinated to believe THIS is the only way to be, the only way to think.

Now I can write a whole mytake on this alone, because the deception runs deep. Some of you completely ignore facts and numbers because you distrust the source. Everything is oppression and everything is about society ruining people’s lives. And I can agree at times, but other times it sounds like a stretch. But like I said, it’s a complicated issue. Just be aware that for every theory there is valid criticism - just because someone doesn’t agree doesn’t make them wrong.

3. You have an accountability problem.

Liberals do the same things conservatives do - you evade real conversation and dialogue using deflection tactics and false equivalences. The average Republican is NOT trying to ruin the United States. A lot of them are really concerned about the economy actually, so their priorities are just a little different. We can hash out social justice over decades, but if the US defaults on our debt WE won't HAVE A COUNTRY WORTH LIVING IN. Just a thought.

Liberals don’t want our democratic presidents to be accountable either. We make excuses and deflect from Obama’s failures. Yes he was a black president and he encountered A LOT of racism but that doesn’t excuse his warmongering in other countries, his corporate interests, etc. He was an imperialist (but a nice one), and no amount of cute compilations of him giggling can make up for that. HOLD YOUR CANDIDATES ACCOUNTABLE. Especially Hillary Clinton (Not to be confused with Killary).

4. You secretly hate each other

This is where I complain about how cannibalistic you guys are. Conservatives don’t have to do a damn thing, YOU are your own worst enemy. I’ve seen so many liberals tear each other apart over who is more liberal and morally righteous. It’s insane. You fight over petty ass differences for what? You still lose, and you continue to do so.

What’s the point in debating minor issues when the overall goal is to make people’s lives better?

Example: If a feminist criticizes the LGBTQ community, is their life’s work gone forever? Because I’ve seen the way some of you attack your own and blame THEM for what’s wrong in society. They aren’t the reason trans people get killed, they’re trying to HELP. If you can’t respect their intentions, why would anyone from the opposite side even bother? Where is the loyalty?

These are a few of my generalized thoughts about both sides. I genuinely hope we can both call each other out on our bullshit and evolve. Because the only people winning are the fat rich men at the top.

[Heimatlosigkeit]

The problem is people think their opinion is the best and they do not want to hear the other side. Many people have radical opinions and follow blindly their ideas as well as leaders. For example, there are people who think Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is communism. Just ignorance.

I vote Democrats but when necessary, I criticize the party or politicians' issues. We should listen to each other. We should get enough information about political issues.

[zagor]

I have to agree. I can't believe that 48% of Alabama voters though Roy Moore would actually make a good senator - and over 70% of white men there thought so.

And then there is the Democrats pursuit of immigration "reform", which in their definition seems to be removing all restrictions and never deporting anyone.

[D_Bone_Steak]

Oh boy politics, let's begin. Hmmm disclaimer taking away their ad hominem-inal rights?, but what is politics without all that fun?
Intro: I had to quit facebook completely once I got redpilled, just so I won't trigger anyone I actually know... because they always get triggered.
1) Hmmm, I have resorted to memes before. Usually it's after I've made a valid point with data and actual logical reasons... and it get's ignored only to get the same repeated statement with no reasons to back once again with a heavy dose of a condescending tone. It starts to feel pointless... they aren't listening anyways, so it becomes a joke to actually keep trying to reason.
2) EXACTLY!!!
3) I refuse to pick a party, would consider myself Liberal on many points and Right leaning on others. I find myself picking a hard right stance lately though when it comes to all this importance on Social Justice... How are we going to save the world if we destroy ourselves in the process of even trying? Where do they think all this money is going to come from for all these socialized programs? but like I said, questions like that will get some "let them eat cake" snooty remark or an easy answer with no logical proof.
4) The left really do hate each other... they eat their own. The right will criticize each other, but it seems to be more about keeping each other "on the right side." Memes and trolling is how the right has so many LOLz while the left seems to be wanting to suck the fun out of everything... everything is soooo damn serious, except for the things we should be looking out for... like securing our people, not saving the world.

This is the left's biggest issue right now... That divide and conquer mentality has divided yourselves... You want to be something other than what made this country great to begin with... and then seem perplexed at why people would say they want to be that again (which actually makes sense since most seem to be of you need social benefits and the rest of you don't remember any adult years spent without Obama).

With that said... Trump may be different than what I thought Republicans were all about. I'm old and don't look favorably at how we had to go to war to save people from somewhere else when what we were really doing was far from that... both Bushes did that.

Before Trump, I thought both parties were the same, and we were nothing but a Plutocracy with talking heads... Paid to run for POTUS, by Richie Riches.

[D_Bone_Steak]

I just want to say I liked this article. It wasn't bias in my opinion. It also reminded me I think both parties are garbage... I just like Trump and where things have gone since over a year ago. I was sure we'd have surveillance cams in our houses for big Daddy Gov and I'd be in prison for saying naughty words by now... but nope, it's still okay to make jokes and cuss in music. I can see who's saying hate speech isn't free speech now, but I still remember who was trying to ban hate speech in Music and in general first... it wasn't lefties. They were the cool ones back then. Just my opinion though.

[myTake Owner]

Glad you like this mytake. As someone who is left leaning, I definitely write like this to clear my thoughts. It keeps me grounded and sifts through some of the bullshit on each side. We need another political party because this bipartisan system is cutting it for most Americans

[myTake Owner]

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[D_Bone_Steak]

I definitely agree on that...

[HamAndCheese]

Hmmm... interesting take but I don't think I'd have used the same points as you.

1. Because people are more likely to listen to empty bullshit than proper reasonable arguments. This isn't particularly unique to Republicanism. I usually try to use both but... nobody ever wants to admit that they're wrong so it hardly matters whether you use facts and logic or total bullshit.

2. This one is excessively broad. I've never watched Alex Jones, and haven't FOX in almost a decade. I don't take ANY major news outlet very seriously. Though to and extent I agree this is a problem for many.

3. I don't really do this. I have other gripes with social justice movements. So I can't really comment on this.

4. I agree with this but I don't think Roy Moore is a great example. I'll say what I've said about Roy Moore and all those other big wigs before, they should receive a fair and speedy trial before a jury of their peers. To say that someone should just throw in the towel because of allegations alone sets somewhat of a dangerous precedent.

1. This is a bit of a condescension here. I wasn't forced to vote for Trump, I voted for him because the platform he ran on (not to be confused with what he's actually ended up doing) was a good platform.

2. Dunno, can't really comment much on this.

3. I agree, I guess. The example you used here is a bit better.

4. This isn't really unique to Democrats. This happens on the right too.

If I were to list my own reasons I'd say...
For Conservatives
1. Many are corporate shills.
2. Many themselves consume fake news just that it's fake news they agree with.
3. They suck at their jobs, they can't pass any legislation.
4. Not everyone is a communist or a Marxist, collectivism isn't inherently bad.

For Liberals
1. Many are also corporate shills... they just don't know it.
2. There's no conspiracy by some evil white boogeyman that forces people to do dumb shit.
3. Many seem so concerned with change that they don't think much about whether or not the change will actually yield a positive outcome.
4. I guess I'll just steal your accountability thing.

Good take, overall.

[myTake Owner]

Interesting that you found #1 for Liberals to be condescending. Mainly because nothing about Trump screams conservatism to me. He doesn’t uphold traditional family values (the man has how many wives and mistresses?) and the fanfare around him overshaded more traditionally conservative viewpoints. To me, most would agree Trump was a terrible candidate that ran at the right time - there’s not many republicans I know of that liked any of his behavior. But at the end of the day, you vote for the person that can win, not the person you agree with 100%. Its for the same reason people voted Clinton despite her problematic nature. We didn’t have many choices to choose from, and it came down to 2

[HamAndCheese]

Conservatism is such a broad idea though. Obviously enough Republicans liked him that he got the nomination.

[Anonymous]

There aren't nearly enough characters allowed in these comments to form the response I'd like, but you formed these opinions off of many STEEP allegations of both left and right wingers.
The entire point of an opinion is to form one based on facts.
For example, you claim right-wingers call out fake news but watch Alex Jones and Fox News. You provided no evidence to conclude either were fake, instead you just bashed people and said they were biased.
Alex Jones is a conspiracy theorist, therefore you can say he's biased in his theories and that's why you don't like him. As for Fox, you just say they're biased, then you leave CNN, NBC, MSNBC, etc out from the Liberal side. Pretty biased if you ask me.
Not a lot of consistency here.
You bash conservatives on principle and bash liberals off what they do. Liberals rioting is fine with you? People getting attacked and their skulls bashed open with bike locks is okay with you? But a right winger who watches Fox news and calls out Buzzfeed for posting the "Golden Shower Gate" hoax as real news is worthy of being in the top 4 things you hate about them?
The first thing you did in the liberal section was that you think they bash Trump supporters too much instead of trying to understand them... Then you continue to take a liberal stance and bash Trump and say most conservatives agree with liberals in hating him, which isn't further from the truth. Most conservatives have grown to like him because of crap spread by the media and many Democratic leaders that they felt they needed to defend because they see themselves as decent people. They do the same for both sides, as in protecting the one who gets unfair bashing or false lies spread about them, but no one says anything. They actually get bashed for being decent people more than they do anything else half the time.
My main point is, these are your "opinions," sure. But your premise of being non-biased, based in research and observation, are completely false. There's a greatly liberal-leaning bias in this piece, the obvious lack of research when calling fox news fake and biased, and the simple fact that Trump Supporters are called that for a reason. Most wanted Cruz to run, but Trump won the nomination and as the nominee, they needed to back him. Once everyone started spouting lies instead of simply waiting for him to screw up, which he would do inevitably, conservatives had to defend him from false accusations and ended up actually liking the guy.

[myTake Owner]

There’s a difference between having a bias and straight up lying. In regards to Fox and Friends: “But watches overtly biased news like Fox and Friends?“ Alex Jones is a conspiracy theorist and a large portion of his content is misinformation period.
Not too long ago, Facebook had to hand over all of the fake advertisements supplanted via Russian sources a LOT of it was anti-Clinton propaganda. So yeah, I said what I said. The misinformation and widespread distrust of traditional media on the right has gotten WAY out of hand. The left doesn’t have this issue although our sources are biased as well. But bias isn’t the issue - disregard for conventional news media in favor of “independent journalists” and bloggers is.
The point of this article is not to go tit-for-that on each side. Certain problems on one side may not be of the same importance on the other. You hyper focused on my criticism of conservatives which lets me know you are very right leaning yourself.

[DanoMR98]

You understand that cultural marxism is a real thing, right?

Look into 'critical theory', that's the guiding principle leftists have that leads them in their culture wars. They literally intend to do things like destroy identity, make populations divided, break up the family unit, etc.

It isn't hidden either. If you actually ever read Engels, or even Trotsky, you'd know this.

I like Trump, but I have disagreements with him, sure. What he's doing as far as his draining the swamp and fighting the MSM is what I like the most. That doesn't mean I like everything he does or everything every appointment of his says or does.

I'm a libertarian nationalist/new-right. I used to be a leftist though, I was registered as a Democrat for like a year and a half. I caucused for Sanders and so on and so forth. I know what lefties are really like and what they think.

[myTake Owner]

I know what cultural marxism is. I said what I said - comparing human rights movements is ridiculous at this point - I even gave an example. I didn’t say feminism either - I was specific because that’s exactly what I meant. Advocating for police reform and reducing mass incarceration isn’t cultural - but it is an American problem.

[Naydyonov]

"These movements can be problematic but if we don’t do anything to stop what’s happening, we will have a military state. It can happen in America too - we aren’t that special."
Actually America sort of is, it's among a few countries where it is a Right to bear arms for the specific reason of upholding the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Interesting for me are those who say 'Ban guns' while complain about the militarization of police and it's potential Freedoms consequences.

" Anytime someone disagrees with you, they’re always a triggered-libtard-snowflake-Marxist."
It's a bit funny but whenever I get into an argument they tend to either explicitly say that they're Marxists or they will dodge the question and complain about my age or that I'm a virgin.

Just comments.

[Jayson101]

Okay. The thing on SJW is that a lot of people already have problems worse than SJWs and the solution starts at home. They literally want society to reorganize itself around them when normal people don;t get that luxury. Thy literally want society to be restructured so that they are unable to be exposed to sandwich jokes or questions like "where are you from?" It's obscene.

Aside from that, Yes, two parties is obscene for a diverse country of 300 million. it is currently a terrible joke and I want no part of it anymore.

[myTake Owner]

Not necessarily. I agree in the sense that certain issues have little relevance to middle class or lower class families. That’s a valid point of contention - class always has a role in this.
BUT. Social justice is seen as a luxury to those it doesn’t affect. It’s easy to say to blacks and minorities to stop protesting mass incarceration when it’s not your community it directly affects. The consequences of legislation for the past 4 presidencies have been DEVASTATING. Ask yourself this: how can we expect a black middle class when so many black men (literally millions) are incarcerated, making the US’s incarcerated population the largest in the WORLD.
That’s only one issue of contention that SJW have and it’s a pretty valid one. I think white Americans truly don’t understand how disproportionate economic policy is - if it’s bad, it hits blacks, Latinos and Native Americans the hardest.

[Jayson101]

Yeah. Okay and men are incarcerated at a higher rate than women, yet SJWs in general think that it's women that the system dis empowers. I don;t think that the incarceration of blacks can always be attributed to whites. Even if whites have more privilege than blacks, they aren't necessarily to blame as a group. Preventing privatized prisons is a good point, and stopping the crime rates in urban areas. But over reacting to words people used one day as a 'micro aggression', when a successful person may have had many cruel things said to them, does not solve any of these issues. Clumsily saying 'you have several kids to how many mothers?' to black man is not the cause of the crisis within the black community. And the clumsy language and word choices of whites are not the cause of any of the problems

[myTake Owner]

I think (as I figured) you grossly misunderstand the point of these movements. No one is marching to stop microaggressions - that is a side issue.
All of the complaints of AA are LEGITIMATE and VALID, especially when it comes to housing policy and mass incarceration. That’s public policy and that is why we lobby and petition legislators. Marches and protests are strategies to draw attention to a cause, it’s not the final solution.
Stop confusing micro issues with macro problems. And no one blames “white people” for the world’s problems. The vast majority’s of you are poor and have no money - your race seems to forget that and as such, vote overwhelmingly for conservative candidates that DONT CARE ABOUT THE MIDDLE CLASS. What we need is for white people to wake up and see just how cruel the system is and how it benefits NO ONE to keep it this way. Income inequality is not a black people peoblem - white people are suffering too, you just don’t realize it yet and won’t until it’s too lat

[Jayson101]

Oh I realize it. But men are mass incarcerated compared to women right? But the SJWs I have met have been wealthy white spoilt brat women at University who want the government to revolve around them, and i do NOT believe that they are oppressed. I work for a living, I don;t whinge and complain about stupid shit and get paid taxpayer dollars to do it at a university that will pay for sabbaticals and trips over seas. I don't vote for conservative candidates. The United States is too large. The government cannot adequately represent its population.

[myTake Owner]

Okay that’s your circle not mine. SJW are not spoiled white women with nothing to lose. A lot of the real activists are poor blacks who get harassed by the FBI (seriously its definitely happened esp after the Dallas shooting).
Never been a fan of white feminists in general because they don’t talk about real oppression. They don’t know any stats about how bad life is for black women and Native American youth at all. The historical value of white feminism is nil and they stole the ideology from black women anyway.
But this isn’t about feminism, this is about social justice. We can hash out gender stuff later but the consequences of our economic position is devaststing and white people have ignored the disappearing black middle class for decades. And now it’s happening to them. I sometimes wonder if it’s too late - after the widespread white approval for trump it sealed the deal to me. A billionaire as president will NEVER care about any of us. I stand by that statement

[SteelerNation50]

your my take is interesting but you're missing the worst part. Our government is effectively an oligarchy run by the wealthy and corporate interests. That goes for both parties and even Trump. The reason you see all of the disagreement over social issues is because that is all we have left to decide. Republican or democrat it doesn't matter you'll get the same economic policy with the extremely occasional bone thrown to the middle class by democrats.

[mike5150]

I honestly hate that people on both sides blindly follow there party no matter what they say. You don't have to agree with everything. Also I hate seeing people cheer when something bad happens to the other political party, were all supposed to be Americans here.

[BigSkyCowgirl]

I agree

I hate the Republicans, because they love wars, hate the LGBTQ community, hate weed, etc

I hate the Democrats because they like to murder babies, want guns to be banned, they love Muslims, hate white Christians, etc

[myTake Owner]

I think this is an oversimplification of both sides. But I could be wrong

[Sabretooth]

it's insanity. i debated with one guy about fox new's... ''credibility''--showing the lies, how they don't vet their stories... even Carlson's defaming lawsuit... nothing. as for feminists--i find them no better than trumpists... though, i was able to reach one... weaker feminists--she was able to see reason--not to call her weak but saying she wasn't too far gone into that cult.

[Bananaman177]

Nobody who watches Fox News watches Alex Jones and vice versa.

You're conflating Fox with Infowars?

Hard to take anything else you say seriously.

[Lumberman53]

Yes it's very accurate I don't know how familiar you are with my posts, but I've stated many times I hate both parties. You nailed it as to why they both suck.

[LegateLanius]

It never matters who is in office. They don't give a damn about anyone but themselves and their special interest groups. There is hardly anything worse than a career politician

[Anonymous]

You forgot to mention how Liberals resort to pulling the "racist", "misogynist/sexist", "Anti-LGBTQ" or "bigot" card whenever anyone disagrees with them.

[hstephanie]

The republican stuff I sat there and went yup, yup yesssss!!! But I cannot and will never be able to understand republicans.

[myTake Owner]

Well keep in mind it doesn’t help Democrats to do that. Whatever Democrats are left, y’all need to realize you will CONTINUE to lose unless you do some reflection to *get* how that could happen. Pointing fingers and placing blame isn’t a reflection. Voters have spoken - they want a change. And the best thing for the Democratic Party is to get in some fresh faces and new blood.
Everyone currently in the DNC reeks of corporate interest and elitism. And no one is buying what they are selling.

[Horik]

As a conservative: we rely on facts when we're arguing, if you can't accept them, or get offended by them, you're not a smart individual. End of discussion.

[hstephanie]

Lol!!! There are no facts. Whatsoever. Just things you got from Fox News. Those aren’t facts.

[hstephanie]

I have a fact. Donald wants to make elephants into trophies. You clearly do not care of the environment. This is why I can’t understand republicans. They don’t care about how women are spoken to, or what happens to animals or those of varying sexual orientations. They just care about themselves and what THEY want.

[Kuraj]

That's what libertarianism is for.

[zagor]

I think libertarianism is fine as far as personal freedoms, but they seem to be perfectly happy if the roads fall apart and the environment goes to hell.

[N192K001]

@zagor It may seem that way, but it's really that we see the private sector can do a far better job on those matters. Indeed, we libertarians need to do a better job at explaining our proposed solutions on these matters.
• There are many countries where with poll roads and the roads and, coming from a country with them, the poll roads really are maintained quite well.
• As to the environment, we would think that property rights would be a more effective way of protecting the environment than bureaucratically-controlled/manipulated environmental laws.

[N192K001]

@zagor Correction: "…toll roads…" Sorry.

[zagor]

@N192K001 I hate toll roads myself; I was in Melbourne AU a few years ago and even with the online pay thing it was annoying. The cost of the means of transport should be shared by everyone, not just those who directly use them, as all resources require transportation.

The private sector didn't do such a good job of protecting the environment back in the days when rivers were catching on fire. In spite of more people and traffic the air in L. A. is better than it was 50 years ago, and that is because of the regulations enacted by the government.

[N192K001]

@zagor Understood.

Paying toll roads always sucks &, back in the Philippines, paying meant stopping (even waiting in line). The good thing is that, when govt. mismanages, the private toll roads are still quite good & the stark contrast brings the mismanagement to the people's attention. Also (in more crime-prone areas), having armed security patrols every few minutes can make people feel safer. Also, here in the U. S., the toll fee is usually quite low if you paid on time. My concern as an economist is that the Fed. govt. is too buried in debt, so we must take full advantage of the 10th Amendment by delegating as many of its functions to the States & the people as possible.

On the environment, but at what cost? I admit that the it isn't my personal concern except for resources (though I know some libertarians who are more green). Mine is more corruption, and the "revolving door" of govt. regulation opens the door to unpunished abuse, manipulation, stifling smaller businesses, etc.

[Anonymous]

me to buddy