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Here I test ideas and arguments before I consider them established facts.
Name: Rodney
Don't let the name fool you, I am too young to possibly be affiliated with any political party. Hopefully the name did catch your attention though. ;)

I guess I fit with the Libertarian mindset. My overall mentality I like to describe as conserveotarian, even though I fit with the party of principle more then all others. To me freeing yourself from such labels is the perfect set-up for freethinking, but then again you do need to find some kind of way to describe yourself.

Lately my main activities on youtube have been asking various questions with people on a theory known as Intelligent Design, something which has already changed the way I see the world around me.

I can't say for sure whether it's an entirely true theory or not, but I do tend to test it's claims here on youtube.

I'm more commonly known on the web as FreedomFighterXL, or "F2XL."

Maybe you once got in a debate or an exchange with me at some point, typical debate topics I've found myself in include: Iraq War, Global Warming, Abortion, Gay Rights, and of course more recently, Intelligent Design.

Here's an overview on what I believe as of August 2008:

I feel it is a right for an individual to own a firearm.

The media is slanted to the left. Fox News is the only exception and the ratings show it.

Michael Moore is the most intellectually dishonest man in America.

George Bush is far from perfect and we could do better, but he cannot be blamed for coming to the same conclusion that every major intelligence agency came to with regards to Saddam and the status of Iraq pre-March 2003.

Those who think we invaded Iraq for the purpose of seizing oil for profit could use an economics lesson. Letting Saddam burn his oil fields would increase the value any oil Bush and co. had as a commodity. I find no conceivable way Cheney could benefit from Blind Trust Funds.




If you think there is a comparison between Bush and Hitler then you either know nothing of Bush or nothing of Hitler, or both.

Life begins at conception. From that point on you have an organism that has one cell, grows, reproduces (at the cellular level), requires nutrients, and adapts to it's environment. I would NOT be willing to take the risk of aborting a fetus if it MIGHT be human.

Planned Parenthood is a racist, eugenics loving, unethical organization, period. I want my tax money back and feel that they should receive PRIVATE donations instead. Life centers have been forced to do the same thing, so it's fair enough.

Stem cells hold promise, but I feel recent medical discoveries on how to obtain stem cells from sources other then fetuses will render abortions in this process unnecessary.

I not only think the major tenets behind Global Warming a.k.a Climate change are true and tested, but I do not think it even qualifies as a science. Science relies on prediction and falsification. If you say we can't test your prediction because the results will be disastrous, then don't call what you're doing science.

I believe in a free market. Free Enterprise has given us the very things you use to read and interpret the messages I convey to you right now. Thank you Youtube.

I see no sense behind having the government (what I simply call the Feds) provide health care. Look at the services from the US postal service. Now compare that to UPS, FedEx, and DHL. There's you're answer.

Of course the above means I'm glad the SCHIP program Bush vetoed did not come into play. I do regret Bush supporting a smaller version of a program that should not exist. IF YOU'RE POOR YOU SHOULD NOT BE HAVING KIDS AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TAXES FOR IT! I KNOW A GIRL WHO SOLD CANDY FROM CLASS TO CLASS TO MAKE ENDS MEET! THOSE OF YOU WHO FEEL THEY "NEED" SCHIP WILL NEVER TASTE THE FRUITS OF THEIR OWN LABOR!!!

The above also means I want to eliminate welfare as much as possible and replace it with private charity. At least Ralph Nader has one place where we should follow his footsteps (we do need to be more Philanthropic and spearhead charities).

I disagree with completely on a very grand scale that the Kennedy assassination was a conspiracy. Same with 9/11. I also believe that the small step for man Neil Armstrong made was a GENUINE leap for mankind, not a hoax.

I believe teachers unions are enemies of progress. And getting $34.06 per hour is not what I would call "underpaid." Vouchers people. Merit pay. And I think it is a pinnacle of hypocrisy that our representatives in all levels of government who THINK public schools are doing fine seem so reluctant to send their kids to such institutions.
Country: United States
Occupation: Research, deep thought, training...
Schools: Larchmont, then Baker, then....t...
Companies: The null industry
Interests and Hobbies: Reading, pacing with a calculator for hours and forgetting I'm alive as a result, writing, coming up with elements of the new generation of small arms combat,
Movies and Shows: Well, I like anything produced by Illustra media.
Music: Rapcore/Industrial. I guess my all-time favorite band would be Rage Against the Machine, but I spend wayyyy more time listening to Nine Inch Nails, and if I did become an artist I would likely emulate Reznor. Over the past few weeks I've been listening to Aphex Twin, along with some of the artists who helped spread the "Big Beat" sound.
Books: I've spent a lot of time reading the Design of Life. A bigger list is soon to come.
Website: http://patriotprodigy.blogspot.com/
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Channel Comments (219)
JeremyMilne (1 month ago)
There is no god, grow up and move on with your life.
GOPpersona (5 months ago)
justagame1, what exactly was the point of that Larry King vid anyway?
justagame1 (5 months ago)
What a douche you are! Another useless, self-important LOSER-tarian.
fleisch09 (10 months ago)
glad you'll probably vote for Bob Barr, thanks for coming around
shanklinmike (10 months ago)
Our votes will not swing the election......they will just show where are hearts and minds rest. I beg you to deviate from McCain and follow your conscience. Third parties have always been important throughout history many times picking up the support of one of the two big parties in fear of dying off. We need to force the republicans to go back to their roots. Every time we support a person who is for big government just to fight a guy who is for a little more big government what are we left with? Big government! I always hear vote in 4 years for the 3rd party but NOW we must vote for.... The truth is today is always the best day to start correcting mistakes! Peace
GOPpersona (10 months ago)
"I have a BA in Philosophy and History, working on a Masters in Philosophy,"

Appeal to authority and totally irrelevant dude, I like to keep the space on my comments page clear spam and things I never brought up.

"...and a real libertarian....I'm not wasting anymore time with you."

Thankfully, I hope all that's true.

"Do you realize how much 'blow back' we get from our aggressive foreign policy? Probably not...."

When we suffer from another 9/11, I'll reconsider.

"Start looking outside the box kid, there are no answers within."

Way ahead of you on that one.
GOPpersona (10 months ago)
"Doesn't sound very libertarian too me."

Right, it's NEOLibertarian. Arguing from incredulity really isn't arguing at all. The only difference is foreign policy, everything else stays the same.

"Going over there and violating those individuals rights."

Relevance and details please.

"But yeah, neocons and neolibs are similar."

In foreign policy and small government yes, everything else, no.

"Way to know shit about your own self placed label."

Judging by what you've just said, I guess I really do know more about my label then you do.
GOPpersona (10 months ago)
"The Bush's and Bin Ladens have a rich family history. George Bush Sr. was also the head of the CIA for a long time."

The latter is true but what does any of this have to do with what I was addressing?

"That 'we didnt know who bin landen was" is crap. Your reading list looks like a neocon bedtime story list."

Peter Bergen, one of the first people to interview Bin Laden face to face is therefore a Neocon???

Please, if you could find evidence of this I would be quite impressed.

"From Wiki
Neolibertarianism is a post-9/11 ideological offshoot of libertarianism that incorporates neoconservative ideas on foreign policy, including the use of preventive military force."

Indeed, the only difference is the question of how foreign policy is to be handled. Neolibs feel that preventive military force can go a long way to saving us from future conflicts.
sethkellogg (10 months ago)
The Bush's and Bin Ladens have a rich family history. George Bush Sr. was also the head of the CIA for a long time. That 'we didnt know who bin landen was" is crap. Your reading list looks like a neocon bedtime story list.

From Wiki
Neolibertarianism is a post-9/11 ideological offshoot of libertarianism that incorporates neoconservative ideas on foreign policy, including the use of preventive military force.

Doesn't sound very libertarian too me. Going over there and violating those individuals rights. But yeah, neocons and neolibs are similar. Way to know shit about your own self placed label.

I have a BA in Philosophy and History, working on a Masters in Philosophy, and a real libertarian....I'm not wasting anymore time with you. Do you realize how much 'blow back' we get from our aggressive foreign policy? Probably not....

Start looking outside the box kid, there are no answers within.
GOPpersona (10 months ago)
"How the heck can you consider yourself any type of libertarian by supporting John McCain? Christ almighty....."

Look over Barack's health care plan and his views on just how much government should intervene in our daily lives. Look over the issues of wasted tax money (he in part drives his campaign on the issue of pork barreling), how McCain feel about Free trade compared to Obama, etc.

There's you're answer. Lesser of two evils.
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