I have a daughter who is 22. She is the most awesome person in the world.
She also questions her gender and orientation, putting her firmly in the LGBT continuum, This is not an issue for us in any sense. When she came out about her questions it was probably the most boring coming out ever.
Perhaps as a result of being raised by two cantankerous freethinkers, my kid also voted third party this year. Her vote was Green Party this year, not Libertarian but she chose a candidate whose views matched hers and I could not be prouder.
Today, my kid's Facebook feed has been lit up with people who feel entitled to decide who people should vote for, scolding and shouting at people who vote third party.
Warning: this kid has never been one to tolerate bullying and vapid browbeating. She is very bright and you can convince her but trying to control her will be like talking to a wall. Taking her vote for granted in future elections is foolish. Trying to manipulate her opinion this crudely only means that you will probably NEVER have her vote.
You have been warned.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
I am a libertarian.
I am a libertarian.
People talk about libertarians as if they are selfish, borderline antisocial members of the community. From my perspective, we're not. To me it seems to me that it's other political parties that are selfish, muddled, incoherent. Not examining the implications of their party platforms and actions.
Democrats claim to be pro-choice (at least 1 choice), claim to want unity and freedom. But they don't if you're a gun geek or religious or own property. (On that last point, you know that the DAPL pipeline wouldn't have been forced down peoples throats without eminent domain laws, right?)
Republicans claim to want small government but try to be the morals police, worrying about which consenting adults sleep together.
Both those parties criminalize things they shouldn't, attack countries they shouldn't and are awful on basic civil liberties. Both are essentially for unlimited government which can do whatever it chooses and only complain when it chooses to hinder them.
I'm a straight white guy with a quiet lifestyle and it would be *much* easier for me to be Republican and just protect my rights. But I'm a libertarian instead so I can *also* support the few positive rights Democrats also claim to value, even if they mostly don't.
I'm a libertarian but after this horror show of an election maybe I'll be an anarchist.
Don't try to control me and we'll get along fine. But if you do, we'll have a serious problem. And you will lose.
People talk about libertarians as if they are selfish, borderline antisocial members of the community. From my perspective, we're not. To me it seems to me that it's other political parties that are selfish, muddled, incoherent. Not examining the implications of their party platforms and actions.
Democrats claim to be pro-choice (at least 1 choice), claim to want unity and freedom. But they don't if you're a gun geek or religious or own property. (On that last point, you know that the DAPL pipeline wouldn't have been forced down peoples throats without eminent domain laws, right?)
Republicans claim to want small government but try to be the morals police, worrying about which consenting adults sleep together.
Both those parties criminalize things they shouldn't, attack countries they shouldn't and are awful on basic civil liberties. Both are essentially for unlimited government which can do whatever it chooses and only complain when it chooses to hinder them.
I'm a straight white guy with a quiet lifestyle and it would be *much* easier for me to be Republican and just protect my rights. But I'm a libertarian instead so I can *also* support the few positive rights Democrats also claim to value, even if they mostly don't.
I'm a libertarian but after this horror show of an election maybe I'll be an anarchist.
Don't try to control me and we'll get along fine. But if you do, we'll have a serious problem. And you will lose.
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