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Originally Posted by tw2113

Also, I won't dismiss you for not being sure regardless, but my location is literally on the left side of every forum reply I provide

ah haha i think it was late for me and i was posting from a small screen so no room for sidebars... also location won’t appear when one quotes.

i was trying to remember if you were among the people who ditched herseth in congress and brough kristi noem to congress and now she’s your governor lololololol

ANYWAY i see the appeal of libertarianism in theory, just like marxism in theory will bring us heaven. in practice it’s always a lot more complicated and unintended consequences happen also in laissez faire setups without the benefit of a counteracting mechanism/steering capabilities. seems to me it ends up in divide & conquer favoring the powerful. ofc the powerful also hijack governments... can’t win against the bastards.

also... doesn’t your state basically rely on federal agricultural subsidies? curious about how that aligns with fiscal conservatism in general, in your state. never been to your part of the country actually but i know people from the area—both nordic immigrant types and lakotas.

i used to be more of an idealist back in the day but im now more of a practical bastard who sees the necessity of compromise in group settings, much more so in very large groups. so i try vote tactically towards desirable, achievable goals. for me that ends up being usually democrats—imperfect, but overall more good than bad, or at least “less bad than the rest,” lol.