I believe Libertarians are marginalized because most Americans are scared to death of what their lives would be like if they had the freedom and responsibility as stated in the constitution. This is the true reason I see little difference between the dems & the gops.
Bingo! Support of big governemnt is a sign of the fear of responsibility that comes along with freedom.
You are too correct, sir.
BUMP for a good article. Everyone should note that everythng that Harry pointed out has been pointed out by many (libertarian)freepers on this site as well.
freedom of choice
is what you got
freedom from choice
is what you want
I don't know.
I mean it's true that some are scared of freedom. Many. But most? I don't know.
I do believe that one thing that keeps the Libertarians from gaining more support is their reputation as the party of dopers and whores. The "Libertine Party".
They have wonderful ideas about reducing government. Ridding us of Social Security. Retiring the national debt. Cutting taxes. Abolishing the IRS. Returning government to its legitimate constitutional role.
These are all things that people want to hear. These are all things that many people really want.
So what does the Libertarian Party talk about? How the first thing they'll do is legalized drugs. They explain at detail how this will mean that drugs will be cheaper and more readily available. Then, in a very transparent and stupid lie, they say that drug use will go down because of their policies. In virtually every speech and article, they harp on this one subject.
Guess what. It's a sure loser. People don't want drugs to be cheaper and more readily available. They are terrified that their kids will be hooked on drugs. Even if their kids are 40 years old, they don't want them doing drugs. They don't want druggies in their neighborhoods. And it doesn't do any good to tell them that there are already druggies there. This is an emotional issue and the LP is on the wrong side of it.
Does that meant that the LP should give up on fighting the War on Drugs? No. The WOD is wrong. It is (on the federal level) unconstitutional. On any level, it puts too much power in government's hands.
But the LP has to decide which is more important. Constantly talking about the WOD or being elected so they can actually do something about it. The LP needs to decide to lead with the issues that will appeal to most Americans and that will change its reputation.
The old, ugly, scowling, and embittered spinster with the humpback and warts can always blame her lifelong loneliness on the low tastes of males.
The Libertarian Party is strictly self-marginalized. After 911, let's hear their ideologue platform calling for unlimited immigration and the supposed 'right' of people to carry C4 plastic explosives in their sneakers, and they'll go from 1/2 a percent to 1/100th of a percent.