U.S. Government shuts down.

[FireIceTalon]

Getting back on topic: I'd also like to point out that the government shut down, in the case that it only affects parks, libraries and museums is not to be downplayed. So kids, in particular, kids of lower income families, are not to be educated, exposed to science, arts, recreation, and culture.....but hey, we still have our political talking points and the tax-payer paid paychecks coming our way, so fuck the kids, right!? Seriously, this kind of thinking makes me sick. If there is one thing I have come to learn about libertarianism (effectively a code word that means 'socialism for rich people'), and conservatism in general, it is a very attractive idea on the surface, which is why so many are drawn to it...with its claims of wanting small government, freedom, and its ostensible appeal to 'populism'. But in essence, it is a rotten, worm-filled, and heartless political philosophy to the core. Not to mention, most of its contribution to philosophy is boring to study, compared to Leftism which has a whole slew of really interesting things (even if half of them are rather useless) - from feminism, critical theory, structuralism and post-structuralism, to all the tendencies in Marxism, anarchism, syndicalism, etc....but i digress.