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Baitball Blogger

(47,627 posts)
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 09:15 AM Monday

Somewhere in Florida, there are stranded Libertarians, living without internet or power or a dependable water source

and they're screaming at the government for dragging their feet with the recovery.

You have to feel for them. They're living in the world their politics call for, and they won't make it to the week without jumping in their cars to find some public road to make it to the nearest La Quinta.

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Somewhere in Florida, there are stranded Libertarians, living without internet or power or a dependable water source (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Monday OP
One of my favorite toons..... Diamond_Dog Monday #1
This, too... Ocelot II Monday #5
A classic. Hugin Monday #7
They should be screaming at DeSatan and the GQP.................................. Lovie777 Monday #2
I'm desperately trying to come up with something clever to... Hugin Monday #3
Worse still... -misanthroptimist Monday #4
"Libertarians are like house cats..... lastlib Monday #6
I love that! LittleGirl Monday #14
Wow. I would bookmark this if I could. It is so on the nose. Beartracks Monday #15
I can make it a separate post so you can. lastlib Monday #17
Okay! You're on! Beartracks Monday #18
Do it! Hugin Monday #19
Karma. nt Persondem Monday #8
I got a big chuckle from the video with all the magats Conjuay Monday #9
And the thousands at the Trump rally stranded waiting for the bus Farmer-Rick Monday #16
And they are all so ignorant/stupid DENVERPOPS Monday #22
Shouldn't that invisible hand be helping them? n/t Yavin4 Monday #10
Yeah, the free market could have taken care of it Farmer-Rick Monday #20
Dang, thanks that's perfect. Biophilic Monday #11
Yeah, during covid an airborne unit out of Tennessee Conjuay Monday #21
Excellent Solly Mack Monday #12
Bummer Dave Id Monday #13
Libertarianism czarjak Monday #23

Lovie777

(14,434 posts)
2. They should be screaming at DeSatan and the GQP..................................
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 09:39 AM
Monday

but you are correct, they hate the government until disaster happens and what they want or need.

Hugin

(34,395 posts)
3. I'm desperately trying to come up with something clever to...
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 09:54 AM
Monday

Say. But, all I can come up with is a boring fable about ants and grasshoppers.



Maybe they can fashion a raft by lashing together their crypto with boot straps?

-misanthroptimist

(1,110 posts)
4. Worse still...
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 10:08 AM
Monday

...they are living without critical thinking skills! But I'm sure that they blame that on them there guv'ment skools.

lastlib

(24,572 posts)
6. "Libertarians are like house cats.....
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 10:19 AM
Monday

They are convinced of their fierce independence, while utterly dependent on a system they don't appreciate or understand." --John Spaulding (whoever he is)

I don't remember where I picked this up (maybe here on DU), but it certainly nails the mentality of libertarians.

Conjuay

(1,963 posts)
9. I got a big chuckle from the video with all the magats
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 10:31 AM
Monday

Calling for medics. (SATURDAY after the 'rally')

THAT'S SOCIALISM FOLKS.
Demanding assistance instead of pulling yourself up by your jock/bra straps.
-I would have said "bootstraps", but that crowd looked like they'd get dizzy lacing up boots.


Farmer-Rick

(11,067 posts)
16. And the thousands at the Trump rally stranded waiting for the bus
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:54 AM
Monday

Why didn't they walk the 6 miles back to their cars? There they were standing around complaining at midnight. The rally was done at 7 pm. If they had walked back, they would have been at their cars by midnight.

But noooooo. They expected to be picked up by someone else. Instead they were left behind in the cold desert night. I heard snow was forecast for that evening. They should have pulled themselves together and delt with it.

Trump proving again he doesn't care what happens to his cult followers.

DENVERPOPS

(9,787 posts)
22. And they are all so ignorant/stupid
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:15 PM
Monday

to realize, when he says to "vote for him this time, and that they will never need to vote again"......

Meaning, that they will establish a tyranny like Russia, China, NKorea, Iran, etc etc etc where voting happens but is worthless.....

Farmer-Rick

(11,067 posts)
20. Yeah, the free market could have taken care of it
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:03 PM
Monday

The thousands of stranded Trump rally supporters should have considered the free market instead of hanging around complaining until midnight in the freezing cold.

Bus lines could have arrived and charged a nice hefty fee for taking people back the 6 miles to their cars. At let's say $25 a head, a good free marketeer could make a bundle.

Where's the free market when you most need it?

Biophilic

(4,562 posts)
11. Dang, thanks that's perfect.
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 10:35 AM
Monday

Me, I got a power cord running from my neighbors, water that while it’s not drinkable yet flushed my toilet, a box of drinkable water from FEMA loaded into my car by the army or national guard- not sure which because they had an amazing system going loading and moving cars through. The sky is crystal clear making it easier for FPL guys to repair the lines.

Conjuay

(1,963 posts)
21. Yeah, during covid an airborne unit out of Tennessee
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:13 PM
Monday

set up a mobile hospital in a community college parking lot near us.
Their no nonsense professionalism was quite impressive.

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