Let's get something clear, shall we?

[unixronin]

I have at times in the past been guilty of lumping the Republican Party and neoconservatives together in one bucket.  To anyone who has watched this BBC documentary on the rise of the neoconservatives and of the current spate of Islamic terrorism (warning: 500MB video download), the error of this overgeneralization should be immediately apparent.

So let's get this clear, once and for all:  The neo-conservative movement are not Rpuublicans.  They are merely using the Republican party apparatus for their own ends.  Neither are they in fact truly religious; rather, they are using the large (and largely credulous) self-professed fundamentalist Christian segment of the population, again for their own ends.  Nor are they actually in any respect conservative; they are merely assuming the mantle of conservativism for its perceived aura of respectability.

What they ARE, quite plainly and simply, is neo-fascists.

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[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Indeed. This is why I'm a libertarian. Socially liberal, fiscally conservative, individual liberties (and the associated responsibility) paramount, and in favor of cutting government back to its Constitutionally mandated role.

[lwj2.livejournal.com]

And there you have it. You, at least, understand that a chequeing account can only be so far overdrawn before the bank becomes concerned.

I'm not a libertarian, at least with a capital "L" -- although I've voted for Libertarian candidates in the past.

I believe in the Constitution and the Amendments thereto. All of them, even the repulsive income tax one. The Tenth seems to be a particular orphan, if not a red-headed stepchild.

We'll see what November brings.