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Gregory Morris, 6/13/08 8:24:44 am |
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Whited Sepulchre says it well. Man, I'd love to vote Libertarian. But I can't. This post is about why I can't register as a Libertarian. I really want to, but I can't convince myself that its a good idea. I've never been a "L"ibertarian, and will probably continue to not be one for the foreseeable future.
I agree with the Libertarian party on what the country should be, but we disagree on how to get there. There are only two ways to get smaller government and increased liberty: 1) Revolution, which is a terrible last resort that should only come into play when tyranny becomes intolerable, and 2) change from within the existing system, which is tedious and seemingly impossible these days. The Libertarian party thinks you can accomplish #2 by running on a platform that terrifies Grandma Newdeal and Suzy Soccermom. You can't accomplish anything if you can't get elected. (ex. - How do you think Ron Paul got elected to Congress? He ran as a Republican.)
The Libertarian argument to this point is, "If people would just..." Do I need to even continue with that statement? If you think about it, those four words prove my point. You can't rely on a mass of people to change their nature all at once to achieve your political goal.
In addition, there is an inherent problem within the Libertarian party... namely that unity for party growth is almost impossible. In my opinion, the fundamental belief of the Libertarian party simply doesn't allow it to become powerful enough to out the Republicans or Democrats. |
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