Bruce Barlett has rendered another piece about the relevancy of the LP. This time it's not about whether the LP should exist, but whether it matters. I think the time before was about how we could matter. Bruce can be confused at times.
In that most of my fellow libertarians are making their way to Denver, I'll get back with Bruce a bit and explain why we matter. He says this time;
" The fact that such well-known, former establishment figures would seek a fringe party's presidential nomination demonstrates to many libertarians that their party has come of age. It's also created fear in Republican ranks that a viable LP candidate could throw a close election to the Democrats. "
Fringe ? . . . . Twinge.
Viva la resistance !
Poor Bruce. I bet he really does have a sense or belief that life could be better if we just had less government. The fact that he's never realized this is Utopian thought and has cozied up to establishment figures who just propagate more empire and blunder is telling of his mindset. Of course, he's the practical type and two parties are the only reality, so . . . .
. . . we better accuse Libertarians of seeking to addict the populance with drugs, and allying with those dirty Dems about the war and the ACLU (who by the way defends NAMBLA). Yep, Stan Jones took all those NAFTA haters, collodial silver nuts and conspiracy theorists from the Republicans and gave it to John Tester.
And the GOP keeps losing people. How many more no shows does it take before voting off the reservation is acceptable in polite wine and cheese circles ? The good news is that the Bush haters and McCain naysayers will show up and offset the coming self-induced pain by voting in Congress Critters . . . um.
" Although this may turn out to be a banner year for the Libertarian Party, the LP is not a real alternative to the Republicans and Democrats. Because of the Electoral College, restrictions on ballot access and onerous campaign finance laws, third parties simply aren't viable for actually electing candidates. "
I agree. How can we change that ?
Here's the deal Bruce. I don't want to be associated with the Red or Blue. I believe that the welfare/warfare compromise between these two gangs has almost ruined the country. My kids will know nothing but contempt for the system and it's players. My hope is that their kids and those that follow again will resist, and so on and so on. But there is hope and it doesn't dwell in the heart of you status quo types.
I don't want to wade in the murky waters of pluralism or start an assignment to the Ministry of Popular Resistance, picking and choosing little battles inside the corridors of power. I want full fledged protest and dissent until these folks ears bleed. I want a rag tag group of activists and really smart people who fly in the face of fashion and tell it like it is. It's why we slog for signatures, suffer bureaucratic machinations and hate lawyers. We may not get the money or popular support, but we'll continue to be there and try. Sorta like when Cool Hand Luke keeps trying after everyone in the yard just looks on. I don't care if people are afraid to vote beyond the lesser of two evils and I want the reality of single plurality districts emblazoned in the seed of every little consciousness at every middle school in America, like the war on drugs is constantly in Kindergarten and beyond now. That's a bit statist, but you know what I mean.
The Conservative movement is toast Mr. Bartlett. The next eight years of Socialism is your fault, not ours. The Bill Kristols and Karl Roves of the world have insured that the nightmare of the 21st Century will be faceless Muslims half way across the world with no real capacity beyond inciting our own fears through our own frail sensibilities.
As a parting reminder to the smug power holders and realistic beings that enslave the rest of us, remember that the Libertarian Party has;
1. Never sent a kid off to war in 'our' name.
2. Never imposed a tax.
3. Never imprisoned anyone unjustly.
None of this is our fault. Give it up bub.
BTW . . . . Don't be surprised if Barr and Gravel aren't selected as the POTUS candidate.
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