Dear #Libertarians:
#Libertarianism
has a real opportunity right now. And it should not be taken lightly.
With Ted Cruz dropping out of the presidential race, more and more
people feel disenfranchised by the GOP and the corrupt 2 party system
that has for too long held power in close to complete control. Many
people have turned to looking into libertarianism as a way to voice
opposition to the nonchoice of Hillary #Clinton or Donald #Trump. #Google has stated searches for “#libertarian”
have doubled since the Ted Cruz suspension. This offers a unique
opportunity to those that want to truly grow the libertarian party and
make it a viable alternative.
But there is also an inherent danger in this opportunity as well.
Anytime someone who is trying to learn more about liberty, more about
libertarian policy comes here to ask questions, gain knowledge, what
ends up happening is that inevitably someone comes to the conclusion
that since the person asking questions is not lining up with 100% of
what libertarians believe (at least in the minds of those individuals)
the one asking questions is labelled a STATIST, or a neocon.
Libertarians… you are your own worst enemy.
“Directional
Libertarians”: Those of you/us that want liberty… and will take whatever
ground we can get so long as it advances that cause. I would group
people like Michael Munger, Matt Kibbe, Andrew Napolitano, Rand Paul,
Justin Amash, and others into this group. No bill is perfect, but so
long as it moves us in the right direction (that being liberty) we can
sign onto it… and then keep fighting for the ground yet to be won.
“Destination Libertarians”: Those of you that want liberty, and it’s an
all or nothing deal. Everything is a poison pill to destination
libertarians. As soon as someone voices any objection or question, or
comment that doesn’t line up with your view of what liberty is…. You
label that person and demonize them…. You squelch any kind of rational
debate that could lead to big gains for the progress of liberty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGmGi2-9x78
Please thoughtfully consider what the future COULD hold for
libertarians if the opportunity to grow the party is not ruined by
SHOOTING the people that come to learn more about it…..
Friday, May 6, 2016
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Dear Liberals
Dear #Liberals.... (and I cannot believe I have to say this)... as someone who is #NeverTrump I feel like I need to address WHY you will lose to Trump if you keep on the way you are....
You have so overused the words #RACIST, #BIGOT, #HOMOPHOBE that they have literally lost their meaning in today's colloquial language. You have tossed the accusations around as a way to silence your opposition. Guess what? We on the right have not been duped by your tactics.... but guess what else?...
You have so overused the words #RACIST, #BIGOT, #HOMOPHOBE that they have literally lost their meaning in today's colloquial language. You have tossed the accusations around as a way to silence your opposition. Guess what? We on the right have not been duped by your tactics.... but guess what else?...
To those that will likely vote for #Trump
(again, I am #NeverTrump) every single time you drop a "racist, bigot,
homophobe" accusation you will only INCREASE the fervor of Trump's
supporters. They see you as bullies, and so they will wear those
accusations like a badge of honor. Everytime you call Trump one of these
words, you only INCREASE his popularity.
But this is all you have left isnt it? You are so used to railing accusations against those who disagree with you that you have forgotten how to #DEBATE on the issues! You look at me, and my belief that government in its current form, oppresses more than it liberates, and you don't weigh your own argument... you call me a racist. You call people like the Reverend C L Bryant a sellout. Well guess what?
Now you have Trump.... which is immune to your accusations. (just like a disease builds up a tolerance to antibiotics.... Trump is the strain that is resistant to political correctness.) So go ahead... you created this monster (and yes, he is a monster). You created it.... now you get to deal with it. So keep on throwing out words like Racist... Bigot, Homophobe..... you are only increasing the chances of hearing Donald take the oath of office.....
But since you are likely about to nominate Hillary (who should be in jail not running for office) I doubt you will heed my advice.....
Why do I bring this up? Because while I cannot and will not bring myself to vote for Hillary, I at least will not worry that she might nuke Belgium while having a TrumperTantrum. She is a sellout, but at least she is not mentally imbalanced...
But this is all you have left isnt it? You are so used to railing accusations against those who disagree with you that you have forgotten how to #DEBATE on the issues! You look at me, and my belief that government in its current form, oppresses more than it liberates, and you don't weigh your own argument... you call me a racist. You call people like the Reverend C L Bryant a sellout. Well guess what?
Now you have Trump.... which is immune to your accusations. (just like a disease builds up a tolerance to antibiotics.... Trump is the strain that is resistant to political correctness.) So go ahead... you created this monster (and yes, he is a monster). You created it.... now you get to deal with it. So keep on throwing out words like Racist... Bigot, Homophobe..... you are only increasing the chances of hearing Donald take the oath of office.....
But since you are likely about to nominate Hillary (who should be in jail not running for office) I doubt you will heed my advice.....
Why do I bring this up? Because while I cannot and will not bring myself to vote for Hillary, I at least will not worry that she might nuke Belgium while having a TrumperTantrum. She is a sellout, but at least she is not mentally imbalanced...
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Shattered Beliefs
Can I admit something? The reelection of Barack Obama in 2012
shattered my conception of the "rational voter"... Up to then, I
honestly saw the best in people, that the assumption was a sane one, in
that a typical voter would act in a rational way (regardless of who they
voted for)
But it is this election cycle that is shaking me even further. 2012 shattered my conception of a rational voter. But 2016 is shattering my conception of a mentally sane voter... We are literally looking at symptoms of mental illness from one candidate.... where he spews nothing but empty rhetoric into the air, capturing nothing more than the emotional frustration of (and I hate to use this word), the masses.
But it is this election cycle that is shaking me even further. 2012 shattered my conception of a rational voter. But 2016 is shattering my conception of a mentally sane voter... We are literally looking at symptoms of mental illness from one candidate.... where he spews nothing but empty rhetoric into the air, capturing nothing more than the emotional frustration of (and I hate to use this word), the masses.
We are spinning towards the premise of the movie "Idiocracy". We seem
to be slamming on the gas, and the brake has long been grinded to
nothing....
In the 1910's the world proclaimed that we had reached an age of enlightenment.... that war was a thing of the past, and that we had evolved past such things..... then in 1914 WWI started.
We have learned nothing since then. We have assumed that since we have all this technology, that we don't need to critically think anymore. We have told ourselves that politics is not important enough to concern ourselves with.
Well you damned well better be concerned by it! Politics affects everything you do in life. Your taxes, your private property, your investments, your ability to shop somewhere you choose to. Your individual rights, liberties, and freedoms (they are all distinct).
In the rush to turn towards other things, in the desire to relegate politics to something we only give cursory awareness to every 4-8 years, your very identity has been stripped from you.
We now have 4 people running for President. One openly advocates war crimes.... is by all accounts an egomaniac, and at BEST should be deemed an opportunist. Another will say just about ANYTHING in order to convince you to vote for her. Still another is truthful about his desires to wed government to business..... making every sector of our lives, in one way or another, under the control of government. And a fourth, who is so demonized that all the other three have said just about anything in order to make him look like a liar, a zealot, a theocrat, a statist, a snake oil salesman, a misogynist, and whatever else you can come up with.....
Im not trying to get you to vote for the person I vote for...... I just want people to REASON and critically THINK about more than what slutty outfit the Kardashians are wearing right now.... Be more concerned with your RIGHTS, than you are about your LICENSE. For God's sake, WAKE THE FUCK UP!
In the 1910's the world proclaimed that we had reached an age of enlightenment.... that war was a thing of the past, and that we had evolved past such things..... then in 1914 WWI started.
We have learned nothing since then. We have assumed that since we have all this technology, that we don't need to critically think anymore. We have told ourselves that politics is not important enough to concern ourselves with.
Well you damned well better be concerned by it! Politics affects everything you do in life. Your taxes, your private property, your investments, your ability to shop somewhere you choose to. Your individual rights, liberties, and freedoms (they are all distinct).
In the rush to turn towards other things, in the desire to relegate politics to something we only give cursory awareness to every 4-8 years, your very identity has been stripped from you.
We now have 4 people running for President. One openly advocates war crimes.... is by all accounts an egomaniac, and at BEST should be deemed an opportunist. Another will say just about ANYTHING in order to convince you to vote for her. Still another is truthful about his desires to wed government to business..... making every sector of our lives, in one way or another, under the control of government. And a fourth, who is so demonized that all the other three have said just about anything in order to make him look like a liar, a zealot, a theocrat, a statist, a snake oil salesman, a misogynist, and whatever else you can come up with.....
Im not trying to get you to vote for the person I vote for...... I just want people to REASON and critically THINK about more than what slutty outfit the Kardashians are wearing right now.... Be more concerned with your RIGHTS, than you are about your LICENSE. For God's sake, WAKE THE FUCK UP!
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