“Perhaps the oddest — and likely the most important — political development of the past two election cycles is that a 70-something congressman from Texas has convinced millions of 20-and-30-somethings to reconsider their rights, their priorities, their growing government, and to stand up not for their own benefit or bailout, but for the liberty of all.”
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“Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans only as members of groups and never as individuals. Racists believe that all individuals who share superficial physical characteristics are alike; as collectivists, racists think only in terms of groups. By encouraging…
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“If I own my house, I can decide who can smoke in it. If I own a restaurant, I should get the same choice.”
I’ve never seen it summed up better than this. People can do whatever they want with their own property.
Happy Valentines Day all you libertarians :)
Incarceration In The United States
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The US is ranked #1 in some impressive areas but being #1 for incarceration isn’t something to brag about. In fact, more than 1 in every 100 adults in America are incarcerated at any given time. In some states such as Louisiana as many as 1 in 55 adults are incarcerated at any time. But even in states with fewer incarcerations like Maine, 1 in 226 are still incarcerated. In light of such numbers it isn’t surprising that the US has 25% of the world’s incarcerated population even though the US only makes up around 5% of the population globally.
Despite the huge population of incarcerated people it is far from a representative portion of the population. While the national average is 1 in 100, only 1 in 106 is a white male. Shockingly, 1 in 15 Black men are incarcerated. This is like 2 people out of every classroom. Comparatively 1 in 36 Hispanic men are incarcerated fully 300% more than their white counterparts.
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Now get up and go out to the window and yell, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not gonna take it anymore”
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