r/politics • u/slaysia • Dec 19 '17

Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote; creating 50-50 tie in legislature

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.82f2b85b50fa
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u/Vio_ Kansas Dec 19 '17

They've also been in the "South Park" bubble with zero hardship or exploration of anything that pushes their views for 20 years now. It's easy to be a libertarian when you can afford everything and have "safe" drug dealers and not have to worry about tainted product. It's easy to claim that both sides are equal when you're well enough to never be affected by the decisions and policies enacted by those sides.

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u/mnmkdc Dec 20 '17

What did the safe drug dealers thing have to do with it?

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u/preprandial_joint Dec 20 '17

Going out on a limb here but I assume they mean they get legal weed in Colorado or that they're rich and probably have well-connected friends that can procure whatever drugs they choose to consume. The point the user is making is that they no longer have to even drive to the sketchy part of town to buy drugs like most people.

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u/Ambush101 Dec 20 '17

I think that’s very disingenuous to Trey and Matt. There is certainly a belief that people who are well off fiscally tend to be apathetic about the masses (even when there are normal everyday people that are guilty of those thoughts too), but that isn’t to say they haven’t faced hardships. Besides fighting fluctuating ratings, backlash from political correctness, or even managing to formulate new ideas for a show that has been on for so long; all this requires a lot of work, and by extension a lot of hardship.

That’s not even counting the standard death threats, threats of a fatwa, and consistent ridicule from people who don’t like their work.

Don’t bash people for being successful and simply claim they landed in a pot of gold and did nothing. It isn’t that easy. Seriously, it’s easy to antagonize the successful when most haven’t took the risks they have. Even real estate moguls and business owners are affected by the policies - typically far, far more than a normal person. The ones you tend to hate on have staff, responsibilities, and must deal with much more than an average American who just sees their taxes automatically bumped up or down.

If new regulations are thrusted in their face to which they have to restructure their staff, business deals, and their very livelihood when the government does not hold any fiscal risk (outside of sexual assault allegations) it is fair to understand why some people want less government regulations. Because it clearly affects them more than an average Joe. Otherwise they wouldn’t be as passionate about it. And even average Joes are involved in libertarianism. It isn’t completely black and white.

Just look at things from their side before you make unjust accusations on the entirety of all libertarians everywhere.