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originally posted by: YouSir
a reply to: Slave2theTruth
Ummm...I wasted my vote on Johnson the last time...and on Ron Paul the time before that...
Your vote was not wasted. That is what the two party cartel wants you to think.
The problem that I see is that there is no coherent libertarian message...there are many who claim to be Libertarian...yet no singular platform of..."this is what Libertarianism is and stands for"...It's not enough to say we're Constitutionalists...because that to me is just too vague...
Belief in the non-aggression principle makes you a Libertarian.If your against a monopoly of force by a government or person or party or system then your a Libertarian.If your for individual freedom over government freedoms then your a Libertarian.What about the ownership of your body? Libertarians are against unchecked centralized power. It's what separates a libertarian from an authoritarian.Democrats are bottom up authoritarian capitalists. Republicans are top down authoritarian capitalists.Both are pimping the US public with their own shiny gimmicks
I've even taken to calling myself a...Constitutional Libertarian...whatever the hell that means...
The constitution is a check on the absolute power of government.History has shown us that governments are too dangerous to not have checks and restrains.
Until the various factions of Libertarianism come together and codify what it is they all agree to and stand for...then I really see no hope of them ever appealing to the majority...it's not enough to state what you are against...the message is too garbled...what are you...FOR...Being for liberty just rings hollow unless there's a foundation to support the idealism...
The message is simple. You decide your future not complete strangers (with laws that they made without any or very little input from you).Do you want total strangers dominating you unchecked? Do you want total strangers making policies that effect you and your family and you have no say in the policies?
Quite frankly I'm unsure who I will cast that vote for...perhaps I'll go the route of incremental Libertarianism as per the Trump campaign talking points...I just don't know at this point...way too early in the game...
YouSir
originally posted by: John_Rodger_Cornman
Your vote was not wasted. That is what the two party cartel wants you to think.