Provocative political challenge thrown down to our libertarian WCF readers, by Gentle Reader Eleanor Thompson, lodged on the unofficial Weber County Democrats Facebook site:
"Here is a good explanation WHY the Libertarians among us should either plan on voting for Obama or STAY HOME. I would like to send this one out to all the Libertarians on Weber County Forum":
Ms. Thompson then hammers her point with this selected quote:.
....As long as the Democrats are opposed to Neocon wars for plunder, as advocated by Niall Ferguson and others, then libertarians would be better off voting for the Democrats. If the Democrats then stop living according to principle, all that is left for many is antisocial behavior. I worry about that. America needs to start doing the right thing. We could be a powerful and peaceful nation at the same time. We have to be both for our survival!...So what about it, O Gentle Readers of the libertarian philosophical persuasion?
Does Ms. Thompson make a valid point?
15 comments:
Why wouldn't or shouldn't they vote for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson???
Who IS Gary Johnson? WHAT is he running for?
Ummm...he's the Libertarian presidential candidate...
http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/
Libertarian Candidate for PRES in 2012? Kinda like peeing up wind, imho.
Better than the crap in the wind we've been getting for quite a few years, and not just the last 4.
Since none of us earned anything ourselves with hard work, I say vote for Obama, that's is how he feels. We should start by handing back all that money from all the charities back to every citizen.
Share the wealth. All you A students should share your A's on your grade point average so all students get C's. That will make it equal for everyone. Don't you dare tell me how hard you worked, that does not matter in our new share the wealth government.
Gary Johnson is the former Republican malcontent who didn't do well in the Republican Primaries so has decided to take all the votes he can away from the Republican candidate, presumably Mitt Romney, and help Obama. Great guy, huh? From what I hear, Ron Paul's Libertarian crowd are better sports and wiser voters than that. They will be voting with the Republicans and advancing their cause where they can on the final agreed upon Republican Platform for this year's convention.
Ms Thompson could never make a valid point. She is ultra left wing and divisive to the democratic party. She needs to learn who her audience is. Or who it used to be, because she loses more listeners every day.
Better sports? This sounds like blaming Nader for Gore's loss.... get in line and do the 2 party 2 step or else....
Dbell21:
In your comment about the local BLOG: WC DEMs &
CD#1……..you make the assumption that the blogger is trying to GAIN followers
and keep people on that FB group. As I read all the comments, from all the
posters, the group is an ongoing Political Satire of LDS Republican Politics in
Utah…by people who identify themselves, regularly, as DEMs living in Utah,
mostly in CD#1.
The
fact that people are added by members and that some people do not choose to
stay in this group, allows all participants to clean up & out their
personal “FB Friends.” Most people who use FB for more than 6 months, have too
many “FB friends” and people regularly clean out their FB Friend base. No big
deal.
As
well, throughout the blog, DEMs posting on it regularly contribute jokes, links
to other Political Satire, links to local news items in the SL TRIB, SE, SL CW,
WCF, etc. No attempt is made by any member who posts to make any reader (member
or passerby) feel comfortable about the politics. Some of the members do not
live in Utah and some do not live in the USA. With few exceptions, no member on that FB group is running
for any elected position, in Utah or elsewhere.
Just
a bunch of DEMs entertaining themselves. If Republicans, Libertarians, Mormons, LDS DEMs
or Romney voters do not like what they read, who cares. Apparently no one still
in this group of 300+ members does. The fact that Rudi Zinc joins when he wants
to post and then leaves……. is noted by many, to their constant amusement.
Dbell21:
In your comment about the local BLOG: WC DEMs &
CD#1……..you make the assumption that the blogger is trying to GAIN followers
and keep people on that FB group. As I read all the comments, from all the
posters, the group is an ongoing Political Satire of LDS Republican Politics in
Utah…by people who identify themselves, regularly, as DEMs living in Utah,
mostly in CD#1.
The
fact that people are added by members and that some people do not choose to
stay in this group, allows all participants to clean up & out their
personal “FB Friends.” Most people who use FB for more than 6 months, have too
many “FB friends” and people regularly clean out their FB Friend base. No big
deal.
As
well, throughout the blog, DEMs posting on it regularly contribute jokes, links
to other Political Satire, links to local news items in the SL TRIB, SE, SL CW,
WCF, etc. No attempt is made by any member who posts to make any reader (member
or passerby) feel comfortable about the politics. Some of the members do not
live in Utah and some do not live in the USA. With few exceptions, no member on that FB group is running
for any elected position, in Utah or elsewhere.
Just
a bunch of DEMs entertaining themselves. If Republicans, Libertarians, Mormons
or Romney voters do not like what they read, who cares. Apparently no one still
in this group of 300+ members does. The fact that Rudi Zinc joins when he wants
to post and then leaves……. is noted by many, to their constant amusement.
Hey, Outdoors...girl, it ain't my job you push YOUR political agenda. I was gracious enough to put your "challenge" up, which should be enough, methinks.
On the WC DEMs CD#1 group, we are in the business of political satire.
Dbell21: "... She is ultra left wing and divisive to the democratic party. She needs
to learn who her audience is. Or who it used to be, because she loses
more listeners every day."
Dbell21 is the one who does not get it. We are only interested in amusing ourselves, with political satire. If people want to join a DEM group, do so. Ours is in virtual space, with no strings attached, no meetings. Other DEM groups in Utah do that kind of stuff.
I have no idea where Dbell21 ever got the idea that we were trying to sell any kind of politics. Political Satire rarely has any agenda, except to make some people laugh, some of the time.
We are not dissing you, Rudi, about joining and leaving that group. If you want to stay, fine.
Correction: I've never "left" your group, OG.
Can you say "Whack Job?" Political satire, eh?
From the same satirist who was "excommunicated" from the real Weber County Dems FB page.
Outdoors Girl has been crunching too much granola.
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