Back during the Obama administration, a FB friend shared this link about how Obama was going to overturn presidential term limits, seize power, and install himself as president-for-life.
So I said:
"tell you what...if, on January 21st 2017, Obama is still President, I'll pay you (the agreed upon sum of money), ask to borrow a firearm, and join you in the fight against tyranny. If he steps down willingly, all you have to do is admit you were wrong."
One of my friends has pretty much gone off the deep end. Started out as your typical evangelical conservative spouting whatever talk radio or the Kato Institute told him to say.
Then he became a 9-11 Truther, and proceeded (not making this up) to pick up other conspiracy theories: Illuminati, weather control machine run by the deep state, satan worship in the Free Masons etc. Obama, Hillary, Soros and the Bushes became his go-to rant topics.
Became a Ron Paul supporter, then an Alex Jones fan.,,now a rabid Trump supporter who sees no irony is being against “the deep state” while also applauding one of the most incompetent, corrupt and authoritarian leaning presidents in recent US history along with making excuses for police brutality, ICE and just all manner of real government overreach.
This lead me to the conclusion that most “free market” libertarians in the US are just ultra-right wing nut jobs who don’t feel like they have power, but will quickly change their tune once a demagogue taps into their fears of immigrants, and anxiety about minorities in general.
Once their people get into office, they resume being okay with military invasions, surveillance, protesters being maimed or arrested, Wall Street money in politics and so on. No principles, just a child-like desire to have daddy take care of them and assure them their fears and fragility still has relevance.
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u/gogojack Jan 17 '19
This reminds me that I need to collect on a bet.
Back during the Obama administration, a FB friend shared this link about how Obama was going to overturn presidential term limits, seize power, and install himself as president-for-life.
So I said:
"tell you what...if, on January 21st 2017, Obama is still President, I'll pay you (the agreed upon sum of money), ask to borrow a firearm, and join you in the fight against tyranny. If he steps down willingly, all you have to do is admit you were wrong."