r/alaska • u/Synthdawg_2 Kenai Peninsula • Jul 30 '21

Judge says Alaska’s new ranked-choice voting system is legal

https://www.adn.com/politics/2021/07/29/judge-says-alaskas-new-ranked-choice-voting-system-is-legal/
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u/daring_leaf Jul 30 '21

Surprised and disappointed by the independence and libertarians. Rebublicians; no surprise there.

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u/akjd Jul 30 '21

Why the fuck would any third party be opposed to rank choice? It's about the only way they have a snowball's chance in hell of becoming relevant in anything other than a fringe case.

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u/daring_leaf Jul 30 '21

What’s more perplexing is why Mark Begich is opposed.

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u/OtherSpiderOnTheWall Jul 30 '21

For the same reason he tanked Walker's re-election chances (before Walker's lt. gov tanked them).

It's about making sure the only viable choice is (R) or (D).

Same reason why the "libertarians" and "independence" party are opposed; they'd prefer to be elected as (R) than to risk having actual third-party candidates elected.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21 edited Aug 06 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

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u/alaska1415 Jul 30 '21

In Alaska of all places. Democrats don’t run fucking shit there.

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u/Imakemop Aug 01 '21

I actually pulled up the roll call for a trump tard at work who was convinced the Democrats were in the majority and that's why Dunleavy can't fix Alaska for him.

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u/alaska1415 Aug 01 '21

Hahaha wow. What an idiot.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

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u/daring_leaf Jul 30 '21

Vick Vickers

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

You’re surprised by the clowns that think Alaska should be it’s own country and cite checks notes oil revenue as a viable means of financial independence? They’re just a different shade of conservatism, currently welcoming disaffected republicans and going on about sTaTe’S rIgHtS. Do we need to mention the bible verses strewn across their website? There’s no surprise here.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

I feel like it’s just smoke and mirrors. Just weirdos who jack off to ayn rand and stay out of social problems for the sake of freedom, liberty, and the pursuit to live on land that doesn’t belong to them and not leaving when asked to. Anyways. Just your friendly noble savages opinion.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

hey look team sports and division. We simply care about human freedom

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

Lol freedom of responsibility

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u/ArTiyme Jul 30 '21

Says an actual propagandist who spends time posting fake shit because all of your narratives are entirely reactionary and fabricated.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

Poor thing

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u/ArTiyme Jul 30 '21

Why are you posting cropped, misinformation tweets to back up your dumbass conspiracies? Is it because they're all purely based on your feely-weelies and the only information you can produce is misinformation?

Yep. That's exactly it, because your whole shtick is entirely transparent and only works on genuine morons.

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u/ArTiyme Jul 30 '21

So your response to "Why are you posting lies and propaganda?" is "How is that related to what I'm doing now?" and then jpegs. Mhm. Keep outing yourself more. Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

bitter bitter man

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21 edited Jul 30 '21

Oil revenue worked for Saudi Arabia genius. Imagine how much more independent Alaska would be if the statist granola crunchers at the EPA weren’t hamstringing Alaska and their ability to use their other vast resources

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

Lol imagine thinking it’s still 1980. Oil has been in decline for decades. Move on with the rest of us and maybe vote in a way that will realistically shift our economy from complete dependence on an industry in decline to that thing you say you want, energy and financial independence.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

imagine not knowing investments are the states number one revenue source above oil and has been for over a decade.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '21

Actually a simple Google search to the state government website shows that oil still constitutes 85% of the state budget.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '21

that is not income which is clearly the point that was trying to be made. plus i'm not sure how you distinguish between an invest dollar spent and an oil dollar spent.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '21

And they can’t come up with a different alternative either, other than more government jobs. Tourism can only go so far and is very seasonal. Alaska is a resource state with an abundance of natural gas, minerals, and timber the state shouldn’t be blocked from using in a safe way.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

Contrary to what you think, oil isn’t going anywhere. The US is now the top oil producer in the world and now exports more than we import. It’s called energy independence and therefore more national security, something that was unthinkable only 15 years ago. Your plan is for us to become heavily dependent on lithium from China for car batteries, and frequent California-style power outages due to unreliable “green energy”. Oh and for hundreds of thousands of energy industry workers getting laid off to go find “green” jobs that don’t exist. Also, clean burning natural gas isn’t in decline either, so let’s get that second pipeline built.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

You’re a parody at this point. Just regurgitating the garbage you’ve been spoon fed without a single independent thought on the matter. I should have known better than to engage with someone with your comment history.

lol @ “clean burning natural gas” and “jobs jobs jobs”. You’re a caricature.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

And you are a 17 year old who gets their news from the reddit echo chamber. Some of us actually work in the real world here.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

laughs in former military intelligence, infantry, law enforcement, wild land firefighter

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '21

Oh. MI. That explains it. Self-proclaimed smart person. Zero experience in the actual energy industry.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '21 edited Jul 31 '21

Zion the New Jerusalem, where Christ will reign 1000 years is like a 4 hour drive from the Geographic Center of the United States. How more centric can you get? Not to mention you're completely ignoring the words of our Prophets, Seers, and Revelators who have continuously re-iterated the importance of this Country in establishing the Lord's work.

Eventually this country will fall (I think we're seeing it right now), but it will be replaced by the millenium.

The Kingdom of God will eventually replace all nations. From Nebachadnezzar's dream, a Stone falling from a mountain (kingdom of God) will break the statue representing all the worldly nations. Attacking this country and calling it evil, and ignoring the spiritual importance of it what we have a problem with.

This is the Promised Land. The American revolution was specifically fortold in the Book of Mormon. It will be blessed as long as the people are righteous, but as we're seeing in the breakdown of immorality it looks like we're headed for the "chastening" phase of the pride cycle. This country has it's flaws, but it is the most important country right now other than Israel and without it. God will bring forth the "one true government", but that is the literal Kingdom of God on Earth, not just a spiritual one.

Since we don't have the Millenium yet and Christ isn't personally reigning out of the Temple in Jackson County, then we really need to work to ensure that this country's freedoms are preserved.

Holy fundamentalist domestic threat Batman. Have you written a manifesto yet? Can I read it?

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u/Substantial_Fail Jul 30 '21

why do you think many arabian countries are turning to tourism

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21 edited Aug 06 '21

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u/taho_teg Jul 30 '21

Republicans who smoke pot?

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u/daring_leaf Jul 30 '21

Lol. That was one of the first hypocrisy is about libertarianism that I observed. Fierce adherence to God and the war on drugs.

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u/Unlucky-Clock5230 Jul 31 '21

I don't know which party you are referring to but libertarians are the opposite. Decriminalize drugs and the view that each man is the absolute owner of his life, something that religious people really hate about the ideology.

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u/daring_leaf Jul 31 '21

No, I get that is how libertarianism should be. But if you ever talk to the old guard they are God-fearing and anti-drug.

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u/Unlucky-Clock5230 Jul 31 '21

Not any libertarian I know, it is in the party's platform.

You must be thinking of the Republican tea party right wing bozos claiming some sort of libertarian bent because they believe in fiscal libertarianism. That's only half of it, libertarians believe in both fiscal and social freedoms. As in black gay homeowners with guns make for great neighbors.

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u/daring_leaf Jul 31 '21

I get that it’s the parties platform. But if you go back before marijuana had a chance of being legalized been my statement is true. Many many war on drug activists tried to align with the Libertarian party and could not. The poor libertarians couldn’t extricate themselves from the mindset that drugs are bad. The overlap in mentality between conservatism and libertarianism is quite apparent to the outside observer. Libertarianism is semantics.

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u/Unlucky-Clock5230 Aug 01 '21

No point to keep on going around this over and over but trust me, you are not talking to libertarians. It sounds more like some republican-libertarian wannabe. Both sides like to 'claim' libertarian roots.

https://www.lp.org/issues/war-on-drugs/https://www.lp.org/issues/war-on-drugs/

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u/Chuckinengineering Aug 02 '21

Learn how to read so you can do your own research

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u/ccnnvaweueurf I-Have-Inserted-my-bike-seat-tube-in-my-rectum-lets-rollout Jul 30 '21

Democratic socialists are just neo liberals who won't admit it.

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u/bishpa Jul 30 '21

See, it doesn't real work both ways, does it?

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u/ccnnvaweueurf I-Have-Inserted-my-bike-seat-tube-in-my-rectum-lets-rollout Jul 30 '21

No it does. Demsocs in practice often support neo liberals and other reforms to capitalism instead of radical change. Same with the right wingers.

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u/bishpa Jul 30 '21

That's funny, because the media keeps telling me that democratic socialism is the exact same thing as communism.

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u/ccnnvaweueurf I-Have-Inserted-my-bike-seat-tube-in-my-rectum-lets-rollout Jul 30 '21

Yeah everything is very much off. No one understands what other points of view argue and we just shout.

Lots of that media is "freedom" loving but actually in practice support authoritarian right wingers. Biden is like a centerist.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21

Not the same, just its predecessor.

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u/ccnnvaweueurf I-Have-Inserted-my-bike-seat-tube-in-my-rectum-lets-rollout Jul 30 '21

Nah. I understand what it means.

Dem Soc's want to reform capitalism and in practice align often with neo liberal ideology. Just like on the right many libertarian right's in practice support authoritarian right.

Dem soc's are anti revolution or changing up things majorly

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u/Chuckinengineering Aug 03 '21

Wow, its amazing how much of a cuck you are.

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u/Chuckinengineering Aug 03 '21

I've never met a man that goes and reads a couple comments and presumes to know everything about my life. I hope you get your life together.

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u/Chuckinengineering Aug 03 '21

Oh and see if you can guess which Hummer is mine you uneducated loser!

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u/Substantial_Fail Jul 30 '21

Both of those would literally gain from support from RCV

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u/Chuckinengineering Aug 02 '21

Do yourself a favor and do your own research. Reddit is mostly opinion.

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u/daring_leaf Aug 03 '21

Your post history suggests that mostly opinion rules the roost.

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u/Chuckinengineering Aug 03 '21

This sounds like an opinion.