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    When will libertarianism rise again?

    In 2007 and again in 2011 it felt like we were on the cusp of success. In 2015 we thought maybe moderate Rand Paul could be the compromise candidate that lead our cause. Now it seems like alt-right nationalism has totally co-opted our movement.

    On the positive we've gained a few great congessmen like Massie, Walter Jones, and Amash. But on the negative our entire movement has been taken over by Trumptards.

    When will we rise again? I'm a decade older than when I first joined but still standing by for the Revolution.
    Last edited by brandon; 05-12-2017 at 10:59 PM.



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    I think you may have seen the peak until the next downturn . I also do not think it is trump you lost future members to but more like Sanders .
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    I feel like the only other Ron Paul tier candidate we have in the pipeline is Massie, and he still needs another decade or more in congress before he's ready to lead the charge. We need to fill the pipeline with more good honest libertarians. Why are they so hard to find? In any case, I'm ready to print a million Massie Revolution banners when he runs for president.

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    As long as we can continue to get 3-4 house reps and 1 senator every 10 years, we'll have 6-8 house reps and 2 senators in no time, and then theres no stopping us
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    It will rise from the ashes of empires.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brandon View Post
    In 2007 and again in 2011 it felt like we were on the cusp of success. In 2015 we thought maybe moderate Rand Paul could be the compromise candidate that lead our cause. Now it seems like alt-right nationalism has totally co-opted our movement.

    On the positive we've gained a few great congessmen like Massie, Walter Jones, and Amash. But on the negative our entire movement has been taken over by Trumptards.

    When will we rise again? I'm a decade older than when I first joined but still standing by for the Revolution.
    Think of the Trump candidacy as a stepping stone to the liberty movement rising again.

    It would have likely been hopeless for a very long time if Hillary had been elected.. but with Trump, we actually have someone in the Oval office battling the deep state.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brandon View Post
    In 2007 and again in 2011 it felt like we were on the cusp of success. In 2015 we thought maybe moderate Rand Paul could be the compromise candidate that lead our cause. Now it seems like alt-right nationalism has totally co-opted our movement.

    On the positive we've gained a few great congessmen like Massie, Walter Jones, and Amash. But on the negative our entire movement has been taken over by Trumptards.

    When will we rise again? I'm a decade older than when I first joined but still standing by for the Revolution.
    Although it's certainly not as exciting as seeing a libertarian run for President, I think the movement starts at home. Start in your house. Live your philosophy the best way you can and set an example. Then get out in your community, meet people and spread ideas.

    One quote that keeps me from losing hope.

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    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brandon View Post
    Why are they so hard to find?
    They are hard to find because freedom is not popular.

    Poll after poll indicates utter disgust with the fedgov machine.

    And once you dig a little bit into the poll's questions and answers, you find that the reason for that disgust and disapproval is uniformly because the fedgov is either:

    A) Not handing out enough benefits, dole and "freebies".

    B) Not visiting enough violence on on the enemy du jour in the poll taker's mind.

    Liberty belongs to brave minority who are willing to take, by any means necessary, what is rightfully theirs, seize it from the clutches of the authoritarians of whatever stripe and the rest of the addlepated masses be damned.

    We, the fringe minority, lack the will to do that.

    So here we sit, and will continue to sit.



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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    Think of the Trump candidacy as a stepping stone to the liberty movement rising again.

    It would have likely been hopeless for a very long time if Hillary had been elected.. but with Trump, we actually have someone in the Oval office battling the deep state.
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    Libertarianism isn't properly equipped to take on globalism at this juncture. It's too taciturn and compromised. Nationalism is the perfect transitional solution in the interim. First the invaders (including the Davos crowd) have to be repelled.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    Think of the Trump candidacy as a stepping stone to the liberty movement rising again.

    It would have likely been hopeless for a very long time if Hillary had been elected.. but with Trump, we actually have someone in the Oval office battling the deep state.
    Nationalism is the only thing at the moment that's keeping us from being fully merged into a more hellish relationship on an international scale.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AuH20 View Post
    Nationalism is the only thing at the moment that's keeping us from being merged into a more hellish relationship on an international scale.
    As far as I can tell it aint doing $#@!.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    As far as I can tell it aint doing $#@!.
    It's summoned great numbers in the coming fight. Even TPP was stopped to a sudden halt.

    Seducing someone with the flag and redirecting their nationalistic tendencies is a whole lot easier than converting them fully to Mises. We need bodies to throw into the gears of the machine.

    Whomever wants to bring the fight to the international bodies that control the world, I'm on their side.
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    As a viable political movement, I don't think you will ever see it happen. Libertarians can't unify around a set of core principles. They will never be any kind of force in the political arena until that happens.

    And the Libertarian label is beyond redemption thanks to 2016 and Gary Johnson.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    They are hard to find because freedom is not popular.

    Poll after poll indicates utter disgust with the fedgov machine.

    And once you dig a little bit into the poll's questions and answers, you find that the reason for that disgust and disapproval is uniformly because the fedgov is either:

    A) Not handing out enough benefits, dole and "freebies".

    B) Not visiting enough violence on on the enemy du jour in the poll taker's mind.

    Liberty belongs to brave minority who are willing to take, by any means necessary, what is rightfully theirs, seize it from the clutches of the authoritarians of whatever stripe and the rest of the addlepated masses be damned.

    We, the fringe minority, lack the will to do that.

    So here we sit, and will continue to sit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    Although it's certainly not as exciting as seeing a libertarian run for President, I think the movement starts at home. Start in your house. Live your philosophy the best way you can and set an example. Then get out in your community, meet people and spread ideas.

    One quote that keeps me from losing hope.


    This is one of our bests shots achieving our common goal...
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    I enjoy more liberty every day than 99.99 % of the population born after 1912 ever will, but I carve it out for myself. Which as an individual is your only shot. You have to find the right place to work , right place to live that allows you to steal the maximum liberty allowed .
    Do something Danke

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    Oh yeah ,and AF is right , most people who do not like the govt . ? It is because they want more " free" $#@! .
    Do something Danke

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    Don't blame it on liberals. Blame it on yourselves and the people you put forward as your leaders. Gary Johnson was never a libertarian of any kind. As president he would use the full force of government to defy the inalienable rights of citizens. But because cannibis he was libertarian.

    And don't keep saying it's to educate people. If we were educating people, we would have a discernable identity. We don't. The people who scream the loudest on this forum about rights are the very first ones to shout down any legitimate libertarian argument when it comes down to liberty issues.

    The cake is one example. Cannabis is another. Until libertarians carve out some sort of liberty identity, they will continue to fail.
    Last edited by euphemia; 05-13-2017 at 09:16 AM.
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    Oh don't worry, you sourpusses! Things are fine. We're stronger and better positioned than ever before. Our ideas have become well-known and, among the native American population, well-respected, even if not entirely shared.

    One thing to realize is that libertarianism is a part of the right. It is a right-wing ideology. The American nation, and in fact Europe, too, is in the midst of a major right-wing shift. Is it all about Libertarianism specifically? Of course not. There are other right wing ideologies, and even more right wing people who are not ideological at all. So we can bellyache about this, or we can realize that our side, broadly speaking, is ascendant.

    Now, will the right actually get anything we want? That remains to be seen. That, if it is to happen, will require some serious, historic-caliber motion and action. For now, the Left is still in total control, as they have been for the past hundred years, though they are getting a bit worried.

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    Quote Originally Posted by euphemia View Post
    Don't blame it on liberals. Blame it on yourselves and the people you put forward as your leaders. Gary Johnson was never a libertarian of any kind. As president he would use the full force of government to defy the inalienable rights of citizens. But because cannibis he was libertarian.

    And don't keep saying it's to educate people. If we were educating people, we would have a discernable identity. We don't. The people who scream the loudest on this forum about rights are the very first ones to shout down any legitimate libertarian argument when it comes down to liberty issues.

    The cake is one example. Cannabis is another. Until libertarians carve out some sort of liberty identity, they will continue to fail.
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    Don't wait for the political environment to change. Pick a single pro-liberty issue that also meshes well with other mainstream views (guns, taxation, etc) and get out there on your local level and push it.
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    That's kind of what I keep saying, but people here do not want to do it. The low profile identity of libertarianism isn't for lack of talking. Plenty of preaching to the choir here. It's for lack of principle. Ron Paul is a very principled man. That gets lost in muh weed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    They are hard to find because freedom is not popular.

    Poll after poll indicates utter disgust with the fedgov machine.

    And once you dig a little bit into the poll's questions and answers, you find that the reason for that disgust and disapproval is uniformly because the fedgov is either:

    A) Not handing out enough benefits, dole and "freebies".

    B) Not visiting enough violence on on the enemy du jour in the poll taker's mind.

    Liberty belongs to brave minority who are willing to take, by any means necessary, what is rightfully theirs, seize it from the clutches of the authoritarians of whatever stripe and the rest of the addlepated masses be damned.

    We, the fringe minority, lack the will to do that.

    So here we sit, and will continue to sit.
    Addlepated is a new word for me. Also I am stealing this and posting it on fedbook.



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    Quote Originally Posted by helmuth_hubener View Post
    Oh don't worry, you sourpusses! Things are fine. We're stronger and better positioned than ever before. Our ideas have become well-known and, among the native American population, well-respected, even if not entirely shared.

    One thing to realize is that libertarianism is a part of the right. It is a right-wing ideology. The American nation, and in fact Europe, too, is in the midst of a major right-wing shift. Is it all about Libertarianism specifically? Of course not. There are other right wing ideologies, and even more right wing people who are not ideological at all. So we can bellyache about this, or we can realize that our side, broadly speaking, is ascendant.

    Now, will the right actually get anything we want? That remains to be seen. That, if it is to happen, will require some serious, historic-caliber motion and action. For now, the Left is still in total control, as they have been for the past hundred years, though they are getting a bit worried.
    Country is roughly 1/4th cuckoo liberal by raw individual numbers, but liberal ideas still dominate the mainstream.
    Last edited by AuH20; 05-13-2017 at 11:01 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brandon View Post
    In 2007 and again in 2011 it felt like we were on the cusp of success. In 2015 we thought maybe moderate Rand Paul could be the compromise candidate that lead our cause. Now it seems like alt-right nationalism has totally co-opted our movement.

    On the positive we've gained a few great congessmen like Massie, Walter Jones, and Amash. But on the negative our entire movement has been taken over by Trumptards.

    When will we rise again? I'm a decade older than when I first joined but still standing by for the Revolution.
    Are you still out there in the city of brotherly love ?
    Do something Danke

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    Quote Originally Posted by AuH20 View Post
    Country is roughly 1/4th cuckoo liberal, but liberal ideas dominate the mainstream.
    My guess is the tipping point of 50 - 60 percent is arriving and has been in the past decade .
    Do something Danke

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    Quote Originally Posted by oyarde View Post
    My guess is the tipping point of 50 - 60 percent is arriving and has been in the past decade .
    Yes and we're literally feeding & housing this next wave of despicable ingrates. We're going to need a massive disruption to stop the engineered population shift. Maybe it will take the form of a Venezuelan type crisis to organize and mobilize. Things being overly comfortable doesn't portend to any winning equation going forward. See my sig quote for emphasis.
    Last edited by AuH20; 05-13-2017 at 11:25 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post


    Originally Posted by euphemia

    Don't blame it on liberals. Blame it on yourselves and the people you put forward as your leaders. Gary Johnson was never a libertarian of any kind. As president he would use the full force of government to defy the inalienable rights of citizens. But because cannibis he was libertarian.

    And don't keep saying it's to educate people. If we were educating people, we would have a discernable identity. We don't. The people who scream the loudest on this forum about rights are the very first ones to shout down any legitimate libertarian argument when it comes down to liberty issues.
    The cake is one example. Cannabis is another. Until libertarians carve out some sort of liberty identity, they will continue to fail.OK mom.

    Yeah, but she's right, though. It's quickly grown into a libertine movement. And libertine is not libertarian. In fact, libertine patently contradicts the most fundamental aspect of libertarianism which is its primary foundation for moral code.
    Last edited by Natural Citizen; 05-13-2017 at 11:43 AM.

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    I think that my greatest fear about this stuff is that one day we're going to have the clutural Marxists redefining a 'libertarian' movement. I think we're going to see 'libertarians' help that to happen, too. And we're sure heading there if we're paying attention to the moral decline of 'libertarian' philosophy from within the so called movement. Live your own philosophy, as was mentioned. libertarianism is gradually being redefined as Individual Liberty's primary foundation for moral code is increasingly removed from the education of the philosophy as well as society as a whole. Liberty requires public morality or virtue. The erosion of public morality is, in my view, the most unrecognized threat to liberty today.

    Youth sure is wasted on the young. It's true. Whatever, though. I can plant seeds and live in the woods and be just dandy.
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