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The Millennials still want their entitlement candy.
As long as they’re in favor of government giveaways, they’ll continue to vote for progressives.
Gotta keep the pig trough open.
Bump!
Joining with the right libertarians is necessary if conservatives ever hope to rein in government. Smaller government is the one thing we all agree on and smaller government is the key to social issues.
Its that simple.
Language matters. Remember that “Liberal” was coopted by Progressives in the early 20th Century after “Progressive” became associated with Communism and Socialism.
I really think that it’s time to reclaim “Liberal” in the Classic sense of the word, and the fact that Millenials are already using it in the Classic sense is a big benefit. Progressives have readopted “Progressive” so let’s shove it down their throats.
They are only “Libertarian” as far as they want the government out of their lives, but they want it in everyone else’s.
“Self-described “Libertarian” Millennials are Actually Liberals.”
Fixed it.
Quite the stretch. Everybody, when they are young, jumps on the “economically conservative” bandwagon because they are just starting out in life and need the money. But when asked about specific Libtard programs, they support them and would fund them.
Self identifying polls are always a bit off in reality.
He just can't agree with the liberals, although he claims to be one.
I have two daughters who will both be able to vote for the first time in 2016 and this fits them to a t. They know that Obama is a miserable failure and they understand why “progressive” economic policies are no good, but they have no problem at all with gay rights issues or marijuana legalization or any of the stuff that tends to get the social conservatives’ panties in a knot.
Not really. They will always like entitlements, and there will never be enough we can do for the downtrodden.
They voted for Obunga, that tells me all I need to know about them........
Or maybe we can bring back the term "neo-liberal" or "revisionist liberal" to indicate that they are a little different from other liberals (but are they different enough to matter?)
Some millennials who other people describe as liberals very well may be libertarians of a sort, but I don't see many of them going whole hog Howard Roark Dominique Francon libertarian (or objectivist or whatever).
Not our daughter and her hubby. They are staunch conservatives and met at a TEA Party event. Both know it takes hard work to earn a paycheck.
If winning is more important than standing for your principles, then yes, by all means, cater to the Millennials.
However, if you believe that the principles that you stand for are not important and can be thrown out just to get a shot at power, then you never had those principles to begin with.
I will never agree to the murder of unborn babies, sorry.
If people want to be homosexual in private, I don't care.
If people want to drink, drug up, and get wasted in their own homes, without involving kids or driving or causing any harm to the rest of us, then, like the homosexuals, I don't care.
So if those two issues make me a libertarian, then so be it. But I'll never simply tolerate the killing of those who are least able to defend themselves.