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E. Spengler
The national LP just shed a lot of dead soy weight. A coup by the Mises Caucus took over the elected positions, and is getting rid of a lot of leftist crap.
I'm not trying to start another "wasted vote" debate, just suggest that if you lean that way they might suck less than they have for a long time.
http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mises_Caucus
Ron Paul himself once called the caucus "the libertarian wing of the Libertarian Party".
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many Ron Paul supporters believing the Libertarian Party became more politically correct and pro-identity politics, this all led to the formation and rise of the Mises Caucus.
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The Mises Caucus claims in their platform that they
Angela McArdle, a board member of the Mises Caucus, said in 2021 that the party should be ideologically closer to Ron Paul than Gary Johnson, and that Johnson didn't "put a fire in anyone's hearts".[29]
Here's a hatchet-job from Reason, who liked the party as it was:
http ://reason.com/2022/05/29/mises-caucus-takes-control-of-libertarian-party/
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The caucus's official platform is plumb-line libertarian, but its foes say that too many Mises Caucus members and fans downplay libertarian positions that might offend the right, are intentionally obnoxious and bullying, and are often racist. For example, the New Hampshire L.P., a powerful vector of Mises Caucus messaging, tweeted on Martin Luther King Day that "America isn't in debt to black people. If anything it's the other way around." (The tweet was later deleted.)
And finally a 45 minute video offering the inside view.
I'm not trying to start another "wasted vote" debate, just suggest that if you lean that way they might suck less than they have for a long time.
http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mises_Caucus
Ron Paul himself once called the caucus "the libertarian wing of the Libertarian Party".
...
many Ron Paul supporters believing the Libertarian Party became more politically correct and pro-identity politics, this all led to the formation and rise of the Mises Caucus.
...
The Mises Caucus claims in their platform that they
- support private property rights and reject socialism[32]
- support the Austrian School of economics[32]
- reject mainstream monetary policies, such as central banking and state-issued currency[32]
- support decentralization, including secession and localism, "all the way down to the individual"[32]
- support non-interventionist foreign policy and opposition to war[32]
- reject identity politics as "weaponized tribal collectivism that is antithetical to individualism"[32]
Party "Takeover"
The Mises Caucus has been highly critical of the Libertarian National Committee and the pragmatic faction of the party, and states their goal is to "takeover" the Libertarian Party and realign it closer to Ron Paul's presidential campaigns and the Mises Institute.[12] The caucus has accused many in the party of supporting political correctness and "wokeism" and being "SJW friendly".[6][12]Angela McArdle, a board member of the Mises Caucus, said in 2021 that the party should be ideologically closer to Ron Paul than Gary Johnson, and that Johnson didn't "put a fire in anyone's hearts".[29]
COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the caucus strongly opposed lockdowns,[33] mask mandates, vaccine passports and vaccine mandates.[34][27] The Mises Caucus also criticized the wider party for being silent and "not taking a stand".[35][12]Here's a hatchet-job from Reason, who liked the party as it was:
http ://reason.com/2022/05/29/mises-caucus-takes-control-of-libertarian-party/
Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party
Dominating the convention body by more than two-thirds, the Mises Caucus claims to offer an edgier, more libertarian organization. Foes accuse it of right-wing deviationism and racism....
The caucus's official platform is plumb-line libertarian, but its foes say that too many Mises Caucus members and fans downplay libertarian positions that might offend the right, are intentionally obnoxious and bullying, and are often racist. For example, the New Hampshire L.P., a powerful vector of Mises Caucus messaging, tweeted on Martin Luther King Day that "America isn't in debt to black people. If anything it's the other way around." (The tweet was later deleted.)
And finally a 45 minute video offering the inside view.
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