Libertarians Can Disagree with Ron Paul; Try Not to Faint | IVN.us - Shawn M. Griffiths:
March 25, 2014 - "The one mistake people can make when considering the libertarian movement is that all libertarians are alike. When some people think of libertarians, they think of college students who kneel at the alter of Ron Paul. This is a mistake. The conscience of a libertarian is not a collective conscience.
"Ron Paul is considered by many to be the godfather of the liberty movement, but not everyone who self-identifies as a libertarian, or is labeled as such, will agree with Paul 100 percent of the time. Not all libertarians are like the former Texas congressman. Not all libertarians are like former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson. Not all libertarians are like Students for Liberty president Alexander McCobin.
"So, it shouldn’t be treated as such a surprise when someone like McCobin disagrees with Paul.
After all, the liberty movement (or the libertarian movement) is not founded on a singular ideology. Most people who either self-identify under the contemporary identity of a libertarian or are labeled as a libertarian typically are fiscally conservative, but take a more liberal stance on social issues — because of course that is how we have to break it down.
"Throw foreign policy in there and I guarantee not even members of the same local Libertarian Party will agree on every issue or even any issue."
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March 25, 2014 - "The one mistake people can make when considering the libertarian movement is that all libertarians are alike. When some people think of libertarians, they think of college students who kneel at the alter of Ron Paul. This is a mistake. The conscience of a libertarian is not a collective conscience.
"Ron Paul is considered by many to be the godfather of the liberty movement, but not everyone who self-identifies as a libertarian, or is labeled as such, will agree with Paul 100 percent of the time. Not all libertarians are like the former Texas congressman. Not all libertarians are like former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson. Not all libertarians are like Students for Liberty president Alexander McCobin.
"So, it shouldn’t be treated as such a surprise when someone like McCobin disagrees with Paul.
After all, the liberty movement (or the libertarian movement) is not founded on a singular ideology. Most people who either self-identify under the contemporary identity of a libertarian or are labeled as a libertarian typically are fiscally conservative, but take a more liberal stance on social issues — because of course that is how we have to break it down.
"Throw foreign policy in there and I guarantee not even members of the same local Libertarian Party will agree on every issue or even any issue."
Read more: http://ivn.us/2014/03/25/libertarians-can-disagree-ron-paul-try-faint/
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