I also disagree with his assessment of Nazism as "right wing", though I'm also not a fan of the "left-right" dichotomy. I don't think it's consistent

@Beemann I’m religious and I’ve heard of some of his interpretations. They are a bit odd. Sounds nothing like I’ve learned in church.

I haven’t read much of Nietzsche’s work.

I agree that the left-right dichotomy doesn’t really explain political positions accurately. It seems to be more of a tendency rather than an actual explanation of political philosophies. I don’t know.

personally I tend to think instead of the left right more as authoritarian v freedom

Ok.

Consider this question: A key criticism for libertarian philosophy is ‘who’s going to pay for the roads?’. However, I think a better question is have roads as they exist today really improved our lives as opposed to what may have developed with alternative transportation modes, like trains and public transportation.

In short: Have federal subsidies of roads actually exacerbated our condition as opposed to what could have developed if the subsidies weren’t implemented?

The thing is, from what I see, one of the main obstacles to developing infrastructure is governmental interference by way of regulation - and it’s not just with roads, but with things such as telecommunications as well

What’s really stopping people of a locality from funding that sort of thing on their own?

Did anyone go see that Gosnell movie?

Well, I’d say that would happen at the municipal level. Lefties consistently use composition fallacies.

No. I’ve heard it’s sad.

A recent case I had happen around me recently is the case of a local road that had been in disrepair long before I moved to this area/country, and half-rotten signs from different government entities (from local, to state, to federal) going back at least fifteen years saying they’ll fix it

That movie was way heavier than I was ready for. That dude was messed up to put it mildly

Yeah. I’ve heard.

It wasn’t only until real estate developers started turning the area surrounding the road into suburban sprawl that something was done about it... practically immediately

Was the road necessary though?

Also, I wanna see it, but I’m in Australia so

Might never have a release here

Probably just gonna buy it on DVD or something once that’s out, get one of my mates to send it over

I'm sure it'll have some digital release. The real disappointment was seeing how empty the theater was.

We would be living in far denser communities too.

@Salacious Swanky Cat yes, it was one of the major arteries leading to one of the outflows to the freeway

Was a constant factor in complaints re traffic, wrecked wheels, punctured tyres etc

Oh! If you're Australian, not to hijack ya'lls conversation anymore than I already have, any recommendations for someone looking to spend a week there? I'd prefer to steer clear of tourist heavy areas for some true Australian culture

@Deleted User dang.

@SteelandSouls go to Outback Steakhouse. Lol

@SteelandSouls where in AU were they planning on going?

Cause I don’t really know anywhere outside of Victoria...

I was considering Adelaide

I’ve only been to Adelaide twice, and while it isn’t bad, it’s... I dunno

A pretentiously sad imitation of France

Or Marlborough in New Zealand

A running joke here is that Adelaide is the forgotten capital in Australia

That's disheartening

lol that says a lot

For the most part South Australia is the place that everyone sort of just forgets about

I hear East Australia is the place to be but that also means that plenty of other people are being at that place

It often gets mentioned as something you pass through on the way to somewhere, but uh... yeah

Yeah, but stay away from urban centers such as Sydney and Melbourne

Plenty of country towns in Victoria that have plenty of personality

New South Wales I dunno much about since I only ever traveled there for work, but Vic is pretty decent

Some real bogan towns here too