Does supporting one concept outside of conventional libertarianism make one not a libertarian? Is a conservative who believes in, say, women joining the work force, not a true conservative. Aren't we being overly dogmatic if we take an all-or-nothing approach to political affiliation?

How does it function as a myth? He seems like a classic libertarian to me: socially liberal in terms of protecting the freedoms of all groups unless they are out to curtail the freedoms of others, but economically capitalist. How is he not these things? How are these things not libertarian?

Shouldn't people be allowed to "do as they please" as long as they aren't infringing on the liberty of others?

Used by Old White men exclusively?

It shouldn't offend anyone. Even the rhetoric of black liberation has used the term as a pejorative, and Maher was clearly making a (comically) pejorative statement about himself. Context is an essentially part of discourse, yet our current culture tends to dismiss the issue of context for a rigid do/don't list that…

I like what you're saying, but I'd point out that Sanders identifies as a progressive, as did his followers, and I don't think "racist, sexist, censorious and authoritarian" applies to him or them. I do agree liberalism in its classic form is about extending liberty to more people, not repressing those one disagrees…

It's an interesting distinction. Sanders identified himself as a progressive, Clinton is generally labeled a liberal, but their politics seem to align with the opposite of the definition you give here. Both "liberal" and "progressive" seem to do tag-team duty in terms of which is in vogue at the moment, and holds no…

Well, "sensitive snowflake" is the cliche insult of the momen," isn't it? Anouk wasn't expressing sensitivity, but you're grabbing the first term that comes into your mind.

Said no one in the past 50 years.

Well, of course, Maher didn't say that was his reasoning; that's an AV Club hypothesis.

Part of the problem with answering this is that Wonder Woman's origin and continuity gets tossed out with alarming frequency—much more so than with any other superhero. In the classic/original version, she is not a goddess and it's even vague whether she's supposed to have super powers or just has been trained far…

Shouldn't Wonder Woman be sexualized to some extent? I say this not only because many of the male superheroes are now (Henry Cavill getting his shirt burt off to reveal his chest in Man of Steel, lots of shirtless scenes of Captain America and Thor in their movies, and Johnny Storm as an erotic figure in the first two…

Sounds like the kind of theorizing Timothy McVeigh pursued.

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Said like a sexist male in response to feminists in the 1970's.

Mostly regular Joes on the Death Star, I'm guessing. Bunch of Billy Budds impressed into service. All those janitors—blowed up so Luke could spat with his pappy.

It didn't. They had another up and running pronto.

Storm Troopers are in relation to Death Star laborers what Marine Infantry are in relation to Seabees.

You're right about the quality of the shoot-outs. While I love Westerners, the gun fights are often dully staged. On the other hand, there are classic shoot-out sequences in movies like Bonnie and Clyde.

That's an awful thing to happen to your friend. I'm sorry.

You're using the "I'm rubber, you're glue" argument you just decried. Manipulative troll tactic.