Well to use a libertarian argument, people are simply choosing who they want to associate with and do business with. The consumers have spoken.
I have my issues with libertarianism as a philosophy but I do think I have a lot of agreement with Clint. At least from what I heard in this conversation. So thank you for taking the time to do it.
It's important to note that Libertarian's are just as susceptible to TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) as any other group. It's a vast over exaggeration to claim that a sizeable percent of the population is disgusted with having to pick between Biden and Trump. It's the non-left leaning people who have TDS who are frustrated and they aren't nearly as many as proclaimed. Libertarians are also just as susceptible to being conditioned to expect a president to behave/act like all past presinmdets in both parties; doing business as usual, the business as usual that has made our nation worse not better.
Trump is by no means an ideal candidate but the mere fact that the existing political establishment is as desperate as they are to prevent him from a 2nd term should be more then enough for anyone feed up with how the Feds have traditional been doing things to vote for Trump. There is NO such thing as the ideal candidate; they will always be flawed in some way so your focus should be on will they as president make things better or worse for me and my life?
Thank you for that. I found so much validation in my thinking. Government by force is illegitimate. The soviets stated we would be beaten from the inside. Newspeak rules.
Having grown up in a liberal community founded by a group of Quakers in 1940 it was always interesteing to me the small segment of libertarians who were always in the community. Clint's explanation has cleared that up for me, understanding the "non-interventionist" aspect.
Thank you for giving Mr Russell your time and platform. Personally I believe he and the Libertarian party are just wasting valuable resources trying to run for the presidency when they know they have no chance but I respect his desire to bring about change and puts actions to his words. That said they should be focused on securing more libertarians ion state governments then on the State Governorship. Once they have influence at the sate level they should focus on getting more libertarians into the house and Senate. Once they have a sizeable representation in both houses should they then consider spending money on seeking the presidency. Any efforts before that are just a waste of money.
We are but doing it the way they are now is wasting resources. You have to start locally and move up. Let's say that the Libertarian nominee wins in 2024. How effective do you think that person can be with so few fellow libertarian's in either house? The new president wouldn't be going up against the Democrats and the Republican's but the Uni-party which I know you know about with as many interviews as you have done. Republicans like Senator Rand Paul, Rep Marjorie Greene Taylor, Representative Thomas Massie and a few more are all NOT establishment politicians and despite their efforts look at how little they;ve been able to do.
The only proper way for a 3rd party to get any influence is to start locally and work up
I really enjoyed this interview. I'm surprised it didn't gain more traction.
Well to use a libertarian argument, people are simply choosing who they want to associate with and do business with. The consumers have spoken.
I have my issues with libertarianism as a philosophy but I do think I have a lot of agreement with Clint. At least from what I heard in this conversation. So thank you for taking the time to do it.
I appreciate you covering such a large range of topics. It’s stimulating as a listener. American’s course correction has to be multifaceted.
It's important to note that Libertarian's are just as susceptible to TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) as any other group. It's a vast over exaggeration to claim that a sizeable percent of the population is disgusted with having to pick between Biden and Trump. It's the non-left leaning people who have TDS who are frustrated and they aren't nearly as many as proclaimed. Libertarians are also just as susceptible to being conditioned to expect a president to behave/act like all past presinmdets in both parties; doing business as usual, the business as usual that has made our nation worse not better.
Trump is by no means an ideal candidate but the mere fact that the existing political establishment is as desperate as they are to prevent him from a 2nd term should be more then enough for anyone feed up with how the Feds have traditional been doing things to vote for Trump. There is NO such thing as the ideal candidate; they will always be flawed in some way so your focus should be on will they as president make things better or worse for me and my life?
Thank you for that. I found so much validation in my thinking. Government by force is illegitimate. The soviets stated we would be beaten from the inside. Newspeak rules.
Having grown up in a liberal community founded by a group of Quakers in 1940 it was always interesteing to me the small segment of libertarians who were always in the community. Clint's explanation has cleared that up for me, understanding the "non-interventionist" aspect.
Indeed, thank you for giving Mr. Russell your time! I respect that you covered such a wide range of topics, and I appreciated this interview.
Thank you for giving Mr Russell your time and platform. Personally I believe he and the Libertarian party are just wasting valuable resources trying to run for the presidency when they know they have no chance but I respect his desire to bring about change and puts actions to his words. That said they should be focused on securing more libertarians ion state governments then on the State Governorship. Once they have influence at the sate level they should focus on getting more libertarians into the house and Senate. Once they have a sizeable representation in both houses should they then consider spending money on seeking the presidency. Any efforts before that are just a waste of money.
We're long overdue for having a viable third party alternative.
We are but doing it the way they are now is wasting resources. You have to start locally and move up. Let's say that the Libertarian nominee wins in 2024. How effective do you think that person can be with so few fellow libertarian's in either house? The new president wouldn't be going up against the Democrats and the Republican's but the Uni-party which I know you know about with as many interviews as you have done. Republicans like Senator Rand Paul, Rep Marjorie Greene Taylor, Representative Thomas Massie and a few more are all NOT establishment politicians and despite their efforts look at how little they;ve been able to do.
The only proper way for a 3rd party to get any influence is to start locally and work up