We're going to have to drop this thread, and agree to disagree. I see some Libertarians will never ever accept the fact that there are actually some individuals out there who love partisan politics, are political animals, love the game, yet happen to hold libertarian stances on many issues.
Perhaps you believe that every single individual who has ever come to the libertarian movement has come by way of Ayn Rand novels, L. Neil Smith Sci-Fi paperbacks, or at LP supper club meetings. Can't even fathom that perhaps some of us were turned onto the movement simply because we wanted to vote for Ed Clark for President. --- In [email protected], Kenneth Gregg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Indeed James, > What Eric fails to grasp, is that in such a situation, he would be wiser > to engage in a voter boycott, encouraging all to refuse to engage in > ballot-boxing. Telling people to stay away, is a far more libertarian > policy than telling them to vote for some lesser of two evils. > > It may be that, for him, he is so addicted to politicoholism, or Acton's > Disease, if you will, that no alternative is possible. Libertarianism's > strategy is more than just getting someone elected; it has a goal of a > free society, and for this, a cultural change is required. Without > this, no third-party politics will be relevant. I would suggest that > those "supper club" and educational activities that Eric denigrates are > far more important than going hat in hand, upon bent knee to some > political institution, saying, in effect, "please sir, may I play in > your sand-box. I will use your rules and never rock the boat!" > > Cheers! > Just Ken > http://classicalliberalism.blogspot.com/ > > James Landrith wrote: > > > Huh? So, in your opinion, any old statist will do when there is no > > libertarian? This is the basic point you just made below. > > > > That is your approach? > > > > Umm, okay, have fun playing footsie with the big government parties. I'll > > stay off that train and just watch the wreck from afar, content in the > > knowledge that I played no role in aiding and abetting their anti-liberty > > activities. > > > > Doing nothing is usually better than doing the wrong thing. You go and do > > the wrong thing to your heart's content. I'll just watch you snuggle up to > > the enemy, like a true traitor to liberty. > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > James Landrith > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com> > > cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 > > AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 > > MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith > > Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com > > <http://www.jameslandrith.com> > > The Multiracial Activist - http://www.multiracial.com > > <http://www.multiracial.com> > > The Abolitionist Examiner - http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ > > <http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/> > > __________________________________________________________ > > > > _____ > > > > From: [email protected] > > <mailto:Libertarian%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:Libertarian%40yahoogroups.com>] On > > Behalf Of Eric Dondero Rittberg > > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 5:27 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:Libertarian% 40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Leftists mad cause Bob Kerry backs Lieberman; > > "Abolish Social Security" > > > > Okay, fair enough. So, tell me who is the Libertarian candidate for > > Senate in Connecticut? > > > > Let's remember this is the hottest, most watched race in the > > Nation. THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL US SENATE RACE!! > > > > If you don't have a horse in the race, do you seriously suggest just > > sitting it out completely? > > > > If you do, you and I are on entirely two different planets, and > > there's basically nothing else for us to talk about. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
