The Libertarian Party Race is Filling Up?

[Expat]

I guess he was never a real Libertarian.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I guess he was never a real Libertarian.

I think there's only one and s/he condemns all the others as unworthy of the title.

 

[jamil]

I guess he was never a real Libertarian.

Let's see.

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No. I guess not.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Let's see.

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No. I guess not.

Hmmm...I don't think the database you're querying is a true libertarian database.

 

[steveh_131]

No it is Reason magazine. You know Reason? The flagship of libertarianism. Heard of it before?

The organ of libertarianism isn't pure enough for ya or something?

Most of us real libertarians like to think for ourselves. We are individualists. We have no political 'flagship'.

And no, Reason magazine is not pure enough for us.

 

[jamil]

Most of us real libertarians like to think for ourselves. We are individualists. We have no political 'flagship'.

And no, Reason magazine is not pure enough for us.

So if I think my way I'm not thinking for myself?

 

[ATM]

So if I think my way I'm not thinking for myself?

Generally, it depends. Although, I'll grant that you probably are, many are not thinking for themselves these days.

Many folks simply adopt a way of thinking without much thought, while the only real thinking they do is "thinking" (believing, actually) that they thought themselves to that way of thinking.

Strength of feelings has largely supplanted strength of thought.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Most of us real libertarians like to think for ourselves. We are individualists. We have no political 'flagship'.

And no, Reason magazine is not pure enough for us.

I nailed it yet again.

Libertarianism, the Calvinball of political philosophies.

 

[ATM]

I nailed it yet again.

Libertarianism, the Calvinball of political philosophies.

Who told you libertarianism had anything to do with politics, Cletus or Jethro?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Ouch!

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/i-despise-gary-johnson-but-i-voted-for-him/

 

[Kirk Freeman]

3.2% is all that Gary got? Lol. This was to be their big year.

libertarians were so excited that they would be above 5%. I mean not that libertarians care, they would never take the federal matching funds as they are so pure and all.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Who told you libertarianism had anything to do with politics, Cletus or Jethro?

libertarianism a political movement that cannot even agree it is in a fight. So pure, so just.

libertarian brain trust hard at work on next dialectic on Liberty.

 

[dusty88]

Good news here for the third parties

Total vote counts for Trump were less than for Romney in 2012
Total vote counts for Hillary greatly less than for Obama in 2012

Libertarians had about 3x as many votes as 2012, Green Party also up

Libertarians gained ballot access in many states, including in Oklahoma. This year getting ballot access in Oklahoma cost 1/10 of their entire budget, so that's a great step.

 

[Jludo]

Good news here for the third parties

Total vote counts for Trump were less than for Romney in 2012
Total vote counts for Hillary greatly less than for Obama in 2012

Libertarians had about 3x as many votes as 2012, Green Party also up

Libertarians gained ballot access in many states, including in Oklahoma. This year getting ballot access in Oklahoma cost 1/10 of their entire budget, so that's a great step.

Yes making progress, not fast but moving in the right direction

 

[ATM]

Who told you libertarianism had anything to do with politics, Cletus or Jethro?

libertarianism a political movement that cannot even agree it is in a fight. So pure, so just.

libertarian brain trust hard at work on next dialectic on Liberty.

But which one was it, Cletus or Jethro?

 

[BogWalker]

We need to allow write ins in all states. That will get things shaken up a bit.

 

[steveh_131]

Libertarianism, the Calvinball of political philosophies.

The Party may be a "Calvinball". The philosophy is not. If the party or the magazine doesn't line up with the philosophy then it's not libertarian.

It's really not that complicated, Kirk. I think that even you could wrap your brain around it if you tried really hard and believed in yourself.

 

[ATM]

The Party may be a "Calvinball". The philosophy is not. If the party or the magazine doesn't line up with the philosophy then it's not libertarian.

It's really not that complicated, Kirk. I think that even you could wrap your brain around it if you tried really hard and believed in yourself.

Yep. Pretty simple and straightforward.

Why do we hate Liberty?

And, how long did it take two Republican governors to turn another political party into Calvinball?

 

[foszoe]

Yep. Pretty simple and straightforward.

Why do we hate Liberty?

And, how long did it take two Republican governors to turn another political party into Calvinball?

Now now. They were Republican. They are now Libertarian.

 

[foszoe]

The Party may be a "Calvinball". The philosophy is not. If the party or the magazine doesn't line up with the philosophy then it's not libertarian.

It's really not that complicated, Kirk. I think that even you could wrap your brain around it if you tried really hard and believed in yourself.

Has anyone written a definitive bible on libertarian philosophy?