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    Exclamation Libertarian Party Becomes Woke Follows Democrats "We Must Support BLM for Justice"


    Tim Pool.
    Libertarian Party Then - "Don't Tread On Me"
    Libertarian Party Now - "We MUST Tread"


    It is not enough to be passively not racist, we must be actively anti-racist.
    #BlackLivesMatter
    #VoteGold



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    "It is not enough to be passively not racist, we must be actively anti-racist." is what Jorgensen actually said (along with the hastag #BlackLivesMatter) and she's getting torn up for it (including by me, who has donated twice so far).

    If she wants to say black lives matter, that's one thing (another tweet clarified it's not the organization Black Lives Matters she was referring to) though personally I agree with the sentence "black lives matter" but am extremely suspicious about the movement.
    It's another thing to say "we must be actively anti-racist". That's thought policing (at the worst possible time) and you can be sure it will not be libertarians who define what is "anti-racist" but people like these:


    That second one I posted about 4 years ago. People like that are why Trump won. If Jo doesn't do damage control she'll lose a huge amount of supporters (including me) and some (not me) will probably vote for Trump out of spite - if there's one thing Trump can be relied on, it's not bowing down to garbage like this

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    Hard to believe she is really that stupid . Something is looking off .

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    Right at this moment , the lp is headed to lowest ever vote total .

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    And this is the LP nominee?

    Yet more evidence that "the Movement" was mostly nothing more than a bunch of punks and leftarians who just wanted to burn $#@! down for the sake of burning $#@! down.

    No wonder everybody was freaking out about the Ron Paul newsletters, when frankly, I found nothing wrong with them.

    The LP is a $#@!ing joke...can't believe I wasted 15 years even remotely associated with assclowns like this.
    Last edited by Anti Federalist; 07-10-2020 at 10:00 PM.
    Another mark of a tyrant is that he likes foreigners better than citizens, and lives with them and invites them to his table; for the one are enemies, but the Others enter into no rivalry with him. - Aristotle's Politics Book 5 Part 11

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    lp has nothing to offer , dems already have it

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    Quote Originally Posted by emazur View Post
    It's another thing to say "we must be actively anti-racist". That's thought policing (at the worst possible time) and you can be sure it will not be libertarians who define what is "anti-racist" but people like these:
    Would +rep if I could.

    "Libertarian" Party, my ass ... ("Lickspittle" Party is more like it ...)

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    Quote Originally Posted by oyarde View Post
    Hard to believe she is really that stupid . Something is looking off .
    Everything is off with this its almost like they were threaten. "Support them or else"



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    Quote Originally Posted by Occam's Banana View Post
    Would +rep if I could.

    "Libertarian" Party, my ass ... ("Lickspittle" Party is more like it ...)

    Make Orwell Fiction Again.
    First thoughts:

    Who, exactly, is "we"?

    And if "we" do not...then what?
    Last edited by Anti Federalist; 07-10-2020 at 10:27 PM.
    Another mark of a tyrant is that he likes foreigners better than citizens, and lives with them and invites them to his table; for the one are enemies, but the Others enter into no rivalry with him. - Aristotle's Politics Book 5 Part 11

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    First thoughts:

    Who, exactly, is "we"?

    And if "we" do not...then what?
    First thoughts on your first thoughts:

    "We" are not "they."

    Then "they" move on to more, shall we say, "hands on" techniques of hectoring "we" ...

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    The LP is a front for communists and has been for some time.

    They need to lose ballot access to make room for a new 3rd party.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AngryCanadian View Post
    [It is not enough to be passively not racist, we must be actively anti-racist.

    https://www.twitter.com/Jorgensen4PO...38042315489284

    Aka "silence is violence".
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    According to the doctrine, if you're not antiracist, you're racist. Be careful not to become a good white though.

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    I prefer Ron Paul's newsletters over this anti white garbage.

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    The LP candidate can't grasp a basic concept of the movement. Government can never be racist, but an individual has the right to be. If you want government to take away a racists rights you are just as bad as the racist.

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    I would like to remind you guys that you should not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Before I count them off, I'll like to know how that rhetoric translate to policy. The libertarian party if elected I believe is still going to be way way better than the dems or republican party.

    Thats my 2 cents



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    Somebody should tell her that two of the founders of BLM called themselves trained Marxists.
    "Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration is minding my own business."

    Calvin Coolidge

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    Quote Originally Posted by oyarde View Post
    Right at this moment , the lp is headed to lowest ever vote total .
    voting is irrelevant.

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    Interesting twitter thread defining the rigid mindset of the "woke".
    Cancel culture doesn't just attack free speech. Cancel culture attacks the very foundation of civilization and democracy itself and we need to understand it if we want to fight back effectively.
    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...566987776.html
    ... or ... https://twitter.com/wokal_distance/s...80650566987776

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    https://www.twitter.com/Jorgensen4PO...17713291956224

    “#BlackLivesMatter means standing in solidarity with a mourning black community as we fight together to end qualified immunity, police brutality, sentencing disparities, and the war on drugs, not support of any “organization” by that name.”

    She tried to clarify that she doesn’t mean any specific BLM organization, but then she specified “mourning black community” which is a sore spot with activists who have worked for Police reform for years, only to see this turned into a race thing instead. It’s pandering, which politicians do, but it raises questions from libertarians who wonder what the true agenda is. We have seen some Libertarians come out of the closet recently as “we never liked Ron Paul or his ilk, we are really leftists.”
    Last edited by Brian4Liberty; 07-11-2020 at 10:40 AM.
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    "Beware the Military-Industrial-Financial-Pharma-Corporate-Internet-Media-Government Complex." - B4L update of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
    "Debt is the drug, Wall St. Banksters are the dealers, and politicians are the addicts." - B4L
    "Totally free immigration? I've never taken that position. I believe in national sovereignty." - Ron Paul

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    The LP is a front for communists and has been for some time.

    They need to lose ballot access to make room for a new 3rd party.
    The Constitution Party?

    Anyone on the ballot for them?

    We're being governed ruled by a geriatric Alzheimer patient/puppet whose strings are being pulled by an elitist oligarchy who believe they can manage the world... imagine the utter maniacal, sociopathic hubris!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post

    https://www.twitter.com/Jorgensen4PO...17713291956224

    “#BlackLivesMatter means standing in solidarity with a mourning black community as we fight together to end qualified immunity, police brutality, sentencing disparities, and the war on drugs, not support of any “organization” by that name.”

    She tried to clarify that she doesn’t mean any specific BLM organization, but then she specified “mourning black community” which is a sore spot with activists who have worked for Police reform for years, only to see this turned into a race thing instead. It’s pandering, which politicians do, but it raises questions from libertarians who wonder what the true agenda is. We have seen some Libertarians come out of the closet recently as “we never liked Ron Paul or his ilk”, we are really leftists.


    My spidey senses tingle when someone tries to "define" or "qualify" what the definition of something is and then interjects the collectivist "we" "us" "together" "solidarity" terms. Reminds me of the "Real Scotsman argument".

    For reference:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

    Also, The Nirvana Fallacy: Presenting as a perfect solution.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy
    Last edited by Pauls' Revere; 07-11-2020 at 10:50 AM.

    We're being governed ruled by a geriatric Alzheimer patient/puppet whose strings are being pulled by an elitist oligarchy who believe they can manage the world... imagine the utter maniacal, sociopathic hubris!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pauls' Revere View Post


    My spidey senses tingle when someone tries to "define" or "qualify" what the definition of something is and then interjects the collectivist "we" "us" "together" "solidarity" terms. Reminds me of the "Real Scotsman argument".

    For reference:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
    While I can appreciate her attempt to use a tactic of the Marxists and redefine a term like #BlackLivesMatter, but it represents a dogma at this point. A mandatory statement of faith.

    It’s like saying “Allahu Akbar”, and then explaining that it means that you support freedom of religion.
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    "Debt is the drug, Wall St. Banksters are the dealers, and politicians are the addicts." - B4L
    "Totally free immigration? I've never taken that position. I believe in national sovereignty." - Ron Paul

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    Quote Originally Posted by John-G View Post
    I would like to remind you guys that you should not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Before I count them off, I'll like to know how that rhetoric translate to policy. The libertarian party if elected I believe is still going to be way way better than the dems or republican party.

    Thats my 2 cents
    The LP is never getting elected. Now they are no better than the D or R party. I don't even think I will vote for president this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    While I can appreciate her attempt to use a tactic of the Marxists and redefine a term like #BlackLivesMatter, but it represents a dogma at this point. A mandatory statement of faith.

    It’s like saying “Allahu Akbar”, and then explaining that it means that you support freedom of religion.
    Tim Pool said it best its like a religious cult, brainwashing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pauls' Revere View Post
    The Constitution Party?

    Anyone on the ballot for them?
    Don Blankenship is the nominee.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John-G View Post
    I would like to remind you guys that you should not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Before I count them off, I'll like to know how that rhetoric translate to policy. The libertarian party if elected I believe is still going to be way way better than the dems or republican party.

    Thats my 2 cents
    Agree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    The LP is a front for communists and has been for some time.



    They need to lose ballot access to make room for a new 3rd party.

    Ok, sure. What exactly is your definition of communism?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post

    https://www.twitter.com/Jorgensen4PO...17713291956224

    “#BlackLivesMatter means standing in solidarity with a mourning black community as we fight together to end qualified immunity, police brutality, sentencing disparities, and the war on drugs, not support of any “organization” by that name.”

    She tried to clarify that she doesn’t mean any specific BLM organization, but then she specified “mourning black community” which is a sore spot with activists who have worked for Police reform for years, only to see this turned into a race thing instead. It’s pandering, which politicians do, but it raises questions from libertarians who wonder what the true agenda is. We have seen some Libertarians come out of the closet recently as “we never liked Ron Paul or his ilk, we are really leftists.”
    I know you're not saying she's anti-Paul but everyone can be sure Jo Jorgensen is actually "a huge Ron Paul fan" going back to the 1990s. I've heard her say it in multiple interviews (I think on Kokesh's youtube channel she says it or it was the Free Talk Live interview). But if you want something along those lines see here (obviously misspoke "Senator" instead of "Congressman"): https://news.bitcoin.com/2020-libert...d-19-response/

    "So first of all, it should have never been created. Second, it took a small problem and made it much larger. And third, the first thing I would do if I was President of the United States would be to audit the Federal Reserve.

    I would seek advice from former Senator Ron Paul and ask him his recommendation on who should be in charge of that investigation committee. Eventually, I’d like to see the Fed abolished. Because through the Federal Reserve we get money created out of thin air, which is basically the equivalent of counterfeit money.
    ...
    So a number of people say that they want to back USD with gold. That would be a step in the right direction, but that is not enough. We have competition in cars, competition with computers, and competitive grocery stores. Why not have competition with money? So the people have access to something that is more planned and a monetary system they can better predict. Right now what we have is money that’s created under the whims of Congress and the Federal Reserve Chair.

    I would act in support of a free market in currencies.

    ...
    First I would enact Ron Paul’s Free Competition in Currency Act. This would repeal legal tender laws and taxes on coins and monetary metals. And it would repeal the prohibition on coining money
    Actually outside of the open borders her entire platform is very, very solid. But she made a very stupid mistake with this Tweet.

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