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Title: Commentary: Trying to take the Libertarians seriously
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CBS News
URL Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trying- ... ke-the-libertarians-seriously/
Published: Jun 3, 2016
Author: Will Rahn
Post Date: 2016-06-03 08:37:50 by Gatlin
Keywords: None
Views: 1211
Comments: 10
I like Gary Johnson.We had lunch about a couple months ago, a meeting arranged by his press team after I poked fun at him on Twitter. They were grateful for the attention - he wasn't yet the Libertarian Party's nominee - and we talked a lot about his gluten allergy and the pot lozenges produced by a company he used to run.
The lozenges give you a very pleasant high, he assured me. Unprompted, he said he knew this because he's tried them himself.
This should be a big year for the Libertarians, America's third-largest political party. Johnson, who was the Party's nominee in 2012 after his go-nowhere attempt at the GOP nod, was the Republican governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003. His running mate, Bill Weld, was the Republican governor of Massachusetts for six years in the '90s.
That's a lot of executive experience for any ticket, let alone a third-party one, and they'll probably get close to being on the ballot in all 50 states. Their opponents will be the two least-liked major party nominees in modern times, so no wonder a Fox News poll last month found them pulling 10 percent against Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
So why is it still so hard to take the Libertarians seriously?
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The real problem with the Libertarians isn't Johnson; the problem is libertarianism. It's a philosophy with a deeply limited appeal, which libertarians themselves refuse to believe. Libertarian writers like my friend Nick Gillespie are fond of arguing that America is becoming more libertarian, not less, and that "politics is a lagging indicator" of its popularity. He has a point, particularly when it comes to social issues. But from an economic standpoint, there's not a lot to suggest that Americans are in the mood for small government and laissez faire capitalism.
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Poster's Comment: You should stop trying to take libertarians seriously because they are a funny bunch. They are not the funny bunch of clowns you will find in the center ring ... they are the side show in the political circus. They are freaks standing right alongside the "bearded lady."
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We only hear about the Libertarian party every four years during a Presidential election. If they want credibility they need to make a concerted effort to go after the lower offices first.
They're like the guy who's never played baseball trying out for the major leagues. People will root for him, but they know he doesn't stand a chance. Plus, deep down, they believe that a person should first "pay their dues".
#2. To: Gatlin (#0)
there's not a lot to suggest that Americans are in the mood for small government and laissez faire capitalism.
Judging by your posts, that is decidedly true.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#3. To: Deckard (#2) (Edited)
there's not a lot to suggest that Americans are in the mood for small government and laissez faire capitalism.Judging by your posts, that is decidedly true.
You are cherry picking again by drawing a partial sentence out of context to try and deflect from the point the article makes. This is no surprise, it is a typical Paultard tactic.
I refresh you limited conceptual thinking to remind you that the article is about the failure to take the Libertarians seriously.
The takeaway is that there is a lot to suggest that Libertarianism is not a viable system of governance for modern society.
Get it now?
#4. To: Gatlin (#3) (Edited)
You are cherry picking again by drawing a partial sentence out of context
You pull the same shit all the time.
Blow it out your ass, you pompous, smug, self-righteous jackass.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#5. To: Deckard (#4)
Blow it out your ass, you pompous, smug, self-righteous jackass.
Even if I were able to, that would never solve your problem.
Only a brain transplant would be capable of doing that.
Ever thing about that possibility?
#6. To: Gatlin (#5)
Ever thing
Attaboy brainiac.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#7. To: Commentary, Is anyone rational taking the libertarian bashing clowns seriously? (#0)
No.
#8. To: tpaine (#7)
Is anyone rational taking the libertarian bashing clowns seriously?
Considering the folks doing the posting, it's tough taking anything they say seriously.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#9. To: Gatlin, Deckard (#3)
[article:] there's not a lot to suggest that Americans are in the mood for small government and laissez faire capitalism.[Deckard:] Judging by your posts, that is decidedly true.
[Gatlin:] You are cherry picking again by drawing a partial sentence out of context
It's the central point of a paragraph YOU took care to pluck from the midst of the link - and the gist of the rest of that paragraph doesn't appear congenial to your outlook on libertarianism nor social issues: "America is becoming more libertarian [...] particularly when it comes to social issues."
A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.
#10. To: ConservingFreedom (#9)
Thank you for expressing your thoughts.
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