What the heck?

[MaC]

Okay, I want someone to tell me who the heck Opebo is, and who BDRT is.  Any links to short biographies would be nice too.

[J. J.]

They might have posted something on the Biographies thread.  It either under Atlas or Individual politics.

[patrick1]

They are members on this forum....

Opebo- early 30's or abouts, expatriate who usually dwells in SE Asia.  He is a libertine who likes the "good life".  Thinks the religious are loathsome creatures.  Once a Republican now a fairly radical Democrat hodgepodge of anarcho capitalism, devout atheism etc.

BRTD- Better Red than Dead- newly 21 year old college student from Miinesota.  He hates Nader, Suburbs and school uniforms.  He likes Marxism, music and discussing his sex life .

Hope this answers your question?

[A18]

Opebo is a total joke who went from being an anarcho-capitalist to a hardcore Marxist in a matter of months.

BRTD is much more moderate, though still a left wing hack by all means.

[Tory]

Opebo is a total joke who went from being an anarcho-capitalist to a hardcore Marxist in a matter of months.

A matter of days is more like it.

[MaC]

thanks for informing me.

[dazzleman]

I think Opebo says the things he says for effect.  Nobody could make such a radical transformation so quickly and have it be real.  He's well insulated from reality in any case, as he claims to be living on a trust fund, living in Thailand for half the year, and paying prostitutes and sometimes "lady boys" there for sex.  His views are pretty scary but as I said, I don't think he really believes half of what he says.

BRTD believes what he says, which is even scarier.  BRTD's main obsession is hatred of suburbs, and all people who live there.