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    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      Libertarians in NH are a bit like Secessionists in TX.

      They are very loud but also completely removed from the operation of the state. Louisiana is far more in line with libertarian politics than NH aspires to be.

      • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        That may be true, but when I worked for the Postal Service, I had the most guns pointed at me when I delivered in New Hampshire

        Always fun dropping off issues of Guns & Ammo to a guy with a 3 Percenters, Gadsen and Thin Blue Line flag and then having him point a rifle at you from the doorway because "You don't look like the last guy"

        Which would explain why there were so many different guys dropping off mail there

        • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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          3 years ago

          Always fun dropping off issues of Guns & Ammo to a guy with a 3 Percenters, Gadsen and Thin Blue Line flag and then having him point a rifle at you from the doorway because “You don’t look like the last guy”

          Sure. But this is half the reason their Libertarian Utopia will never happen. If you've ever been to a meeting of libertarians, you'll quickly discover that they all hate each other at least as much as they hate you.

          • Nationalgoatism [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            If you’ve ever been to a meeting of libertarians, you’ll quickly discover that they all hate each other at least as much as they hate you.

            Awwww. There just like us leftists

          • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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            3 years ago

            I know they won't organize on their own, but the next town over has been recruiting for Patriot Front and it won't be long before they decide to abandon any pretense of libertarianism and just go straight fash

            • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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              3 years ago

              Maybe. Or maybe they'll just kinda wither away like the Tea Party crowd and the Ron Paul folks and the Constitution Party dudes before them.

              Organizing takes time and energy and money. Doing petty vandalism when your friend is the Sheriff and will turn a blind eye is a bit different than trying to start pirating off the local interstate.

              I'm not saying it won't happen, but a lot of these Heated Gamer Moments can flare out in interpersonal squabbles or simply burn out as people find more pressing things to do with their time. The whole reason State Sponsored Terrorism is scary stems from the fact that they'll do the legwork to keep the fire burning when it would normally just gutter out on its own.

          • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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            3 years ago

            You'd think that'd be the case, but our postmaster was an absolute pushover when it came to this sort of thing

            He was proud that he got good reviews from Chuds, despite the fact that he had incredibly high turnover from the workers quitting

              • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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                3 years ago

                Eh, I quit that job like two years ago because it wasn't worth it

                The hours sucked, I got no benefits because I was only an "Assistant Rural Carrier" and also because I was sick of giving Chuds their mail