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You come up with the most random things but they make me laugh Especially because I remember Arkan, he was one of the most brutal Serb paramilitaries ....he was killed in 1992 before he was sent to the Hague

I heard what Eastwood said, it was insensitive and irrelevant He should try to refrain from these types of comments and having dialogues with empty chairs

GD does this mean the Libertarian party will become a permanent political party and voting option going forward in the USA? Like Amentep said they are already a permanent political party. But not a very large or wealthy one. The LP relies almost entirely on individual contributions and membership dues. But as far as becoming an actual political force in the US, maybe, maybe not. A good performance in this election will help. Ballot access is a huge undertaking for the LP. It requires a lot of money and a lot of man hours. If Johnson/Weld can pull in 5% of the popular vote the LP candidate in 2020 will automatically be on the ballot. That is big. But 5% of the vote would not be all that impressive with two weak candidates like we have now. 10% or better or even winning one State would go a long way to carving out a niche as the real "3rd Party". That would change the dynamic in other areas too. Right now some 3k political positions in the US are held by Libertarians. But not one at the Federal level or in any State Senate and only four in State Houses. That has to change. Success for Johnson/Weld would look like this IMO: 1) Get into the debates. If this doesn't happen, nothing else does. 2) Perform well enough there to raise brand awareness. Too many people still don't know who or what the party stands for. I would say most Americans like the Democrats on some things and the Republicans on others. The LP message of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Free from Government Intrusion (or assistance) might be just the mix folks will respond to.3) Get at least 5% of the popular vote. Hopefully a lot more. 15% to 20% would make the news everywhere and that will help with candidacies in congressional, state and local elections in 2018. This has happened before. The Republicans in 1854, the Progressive Party in 1912 and The Reform Party in 1992. The former went on to win the Presidency and most of Congress in 1860. The latter two flamed out and were gone within 10 years. The LP won't disappear they way they did but it may implode back to a movement no one gives a crap about. I'm hoping it follows the path of the Republicans. Right now the LP is the only and I do mean ONLY party that is talking about limited government and out of control spending right now. It is the only party talking about disentangling ourselves from combat in the middle east. That needs to happen. We need that voice on the national stage. I do not want to see the Republicans go the way of the Whigs. I'd like to see all three healthy and competitive. The Green Party too. The Democrats have long since abandoned their voters. They have never had full ballot access but if they did they should have a voice also. Well I think its a worthwhile endeavor to support them, I dont think you can give too much attention to this type of campaign I'm glad there is another political party you identify with. As I said earlier I watched an interview with guys from LP and they seemed very sincere and candid

I do hope that they do invoke some sort half unknown protocol and disown him and put forward their own candidate, like Kasich. That way people will know that no true dissent is allowed, even if the guy got more votes than any republican candidate in history. Ron Paul? ****ed Bernie Sanders? ****ed Donald Trump? ****ed Give or take a few years and you guys will experience fire and blood beyond your wildest comprehension all while being smug on your humanities degrees, sipping a latté outside your governmental offices. Don't worry, the guys on whose interest you are working for with all the money, power and connections have already transferred their assets to New Zealand, Malta and other safe havens where they can relax during the storm. //EDIT: whops, i forgot what i was going to originally post. Enjoy! At least they are dropping any pretense now. This is taken out of context, the " media " like CNN is more supportive of Hilary but there are numerous reasons for this like the fact Trump constantly attacks the media and has been very rude to many journalists Ah yes. The perfect reason for abandoning the ethics of your profession "He was mean to me". If you dealt with a customer who was rude and difficult would you use information you gained from their IT systems to help their competition? Somehow I think not. Thats an exaggeration of how the media houses like CNN have treated Trump, for example that guy in the video Jake Trapper has a good relationship with Trump and often Trump gives him one on one interviews But the bias towards Trump IMO is where Trump will say something silly or controversial and its really gets discussed and debated ....and sometimes it just seems excessive

GD does this mean the Libertarian party will become a permanent political party and voting option going forward in the USA?

I do hope that they do invoke some sort half unknown protocol and disown him and put forward their own candidate, like Kasich. That way people will know that no true dissent is allowed, even if the guy got more votes than any republican candidate in history. Ron Paul? ****ed Bernie Sanders? ****ed Donald Trump? ****ed Give or take a few years and you guys will experience fire and blood beyond your wildest comprehension all while being smug on your humanities degrees, sipping a latté outside your governmental offices. Don't worry, the guys on whose interest you are working for with all the money, power and connections have already transferred their assets to New Zealand, Malta and other safe havens where they can relax during the storm. //EDIT: whops, i forgot what i was going to originally post. Enjoy! At least they are dropping any pretense now. This is taken out of context, the " media " like CNN is more supportive of Hilary but there are numerous reasons for this like the fact Trump constantly attacks the media and has been very rude to many journalists

The guy in the photo does indeed represent a left wing and populist political movement but they only won 8 % of the vote in our local election 2 days ago I doubt I will ever have to leave SA but I could easily immigrate to the UK, we have family links so citizenship isn't a problem But UK is not part of EU! Bruce, how you can betray your democratic ideals so easy? I am very loyal to the EU but I'm more loyal to the UK

I dont know about you but I dont feel sorry for Trump.....does this make me a bad person?

The guy in the photo does indeed represent a left wing and populist political movement but they only won 8 % of the vote in our local election 2 days ago I doubt I will ever have to leave SA but I could easily immigrate to the UK, we have family links so citizenship isn't a problem

http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-biggest-lead-donald-trump-2016-8 Guys, good news Clinton now has a massive 15 point lead on Trump

It's not a blank page mate, You interesting s13ep, I'm sorry people seem to be getting so defensive and criticizing you on different levels I'm not sure why but I think its because you are very direct? Anyway I'll be honest I battle to follow some of what you post but that cant be unusual for you, do you find people dont always understand what you post ?

QFT I can't add to this general sentiment

Can you provide the links where Hilary Clinton says " I approve of rape ", you often make this claim so it shouldn't be difficult to post the links?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-warcrimes-bosnia-karadzic-idUSKCN0WP2ZW http://inserbia.info/today/2016/07/icty-upholds-convictions-sentences-of-two-serbs/ Numerous Serbs were and are guilty for war crimes, its a historical fact You can dismiss the ICTY as a Western kangaroo court and you can see it as illegitimate yet this is obviously not the view most of Serbia shares as Serbia is still trying to join the EU....which is a Western institution that is aligned to organistions like NATO War crimes were also committed by Croats and Bosniaks but the majority or war crimes were committed by Serbs and no amount denialism and revisionist history is going to change to that, sorry Drowsy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the_International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_the_former_Yugoslavia Look at this my dear sirs, a man shifting goal posts. Wtiness and observe. The only people shifting goalposts are people denying Serbia was guilty of the crimes it is accused of at the ICTY

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-warcrimes-bosnia-karadzic-idUSKCN0WP2ZW http://inserbia.info/today/2016/07/icty-upholds-convictions-sentences-of-two-serbs/ Numerous Serbs were and are guilty for war crimes, its a historical fact You can dismiss the ICTY as a Western kangaroo court and you can see it as illegitimate yet this is obviously not the view most of Serbia shares as Serbia is still trying to join the EU....which is a Western institution that is aligned to organistions like NATO War crimes were also committed by Croats and Bosniaks but the majority or war crimes were committed by Serbs and no amount denialism and revisionist history is going to change to that, sorry Drowsy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the_International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_the_former_Yugoslavia

I'm a combination of shocked and embarrassed, the main concern is how sectors of white people in the USA have allowed themselves to become part of this racist diatribe against people who don't fit a certain profile This type of invective is not part of what makes " America Great "

http://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/08/01/poll-hillary-clinton-leading-donald-trump-after-conventions.cnn Guys good news, we are now seeing a 7 point lead after the DNC for Clinton. It was a nice bounce for her

But the EU provides a path to citizenship ? https://www.quora.com/How-can-a-Syrian-refugee-gain-EU-citizenship

Gfted1 its probably best you review this as you have the most insight and interest in providing accurate information. Please spend the rest of your weekend analyzing and summarizing all the shootings in the USA, this is one of those " I want to feel good about myself " opportunities

There are 2 million refugees in Lebanon alone... I think it is still more than in whole EU... Putting Syrian refugees in these refugee camps in places like Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey that they live under in appalling conditions should not be considered proper integration or even taking responsibility of fellow Muslims The way the EU integrates the refugees is considered taking responsibility, the EU makes them citizens, provides social grants, housing etc. The main difference is the EU tries to be truly inclusive and incurs a real cost for each refugee

Volo please can we not play the old " white people are victims of awful political persecution " ....this is not GG, lets not try to exaggerate the reality Yeah, white people are only victims of persecution by the left, which is only about half the population. The right thinks white people are swell because they were responsible for the rights, culture, and technology that allows for the highest standard of living in the world. Persecution might be a bit strong. actual persecution, as in negative consequences, against whites exist in the west is on college campuses and far left hugboxes. True, the only places where What is a hugbox? Also I'm not sure if you joking but when you say " as in negative consequences, against whites exist in the west is on college campuses " how do colleges do this?

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/khizr-khan-muslim-soldier-donald-trump-dnc/index.html I thought this was both poignant and applicable, American Muslims have died defending the USA. This is sometimes forgotten

My bad, I often cant tell the difference

The worlds not sick Oby? We are living in the greatest era of mankind, the solution to most of Russia internal problems is to implement a proper form of Democracy but that would mean Putin probably stepping down and a more progressive person coming to power who doesnt see the West as an enemyIt's probably hard to not see West as an enemy when West is fear mongering against Russia every chance they got.No thats an exaggeration, Russia has directly annexed or attempted to destabilize certain areas like Georgia and Ukraine No country in the world can be allowed to legally do this Except USA, right? Yugoslavia, Middle East etc. Ring aby bells? Russia never did anything that USA didn't do somewhere else. Russia accidentally bombs wrong military target it's an attrocity, USA bombs a hospital full of children and it's an whoopsie. Yes the USA is a good example of not doing what Russia did. Russia has annexed parts of Georgia and Crimea....what countries has the US annexed?

No my friend you committed no crime, its the complete opposite .....you have created something inspirational that many in society will try to emulate You resisted watching GOT for the first 6 seasons !!! And now you get to watch it all....we all very envious