Yet another statist idiot, J. Pepper Bryars, who also claims: Libertarianism isn't an alternative to the Republican Party

Libertarianism – the political ideology of the live and let live – is enjoying a surge in popularity. Some believe its hour has finally arrived and it can truly become an alternative to the Republican Party.

I understand its appeal. I like libertarians, and can read Ludwig Von Mises and listen to Murray Rothbard all day long. But it isn't an alternative. It's an electoral distraction.

Diehard libertarians disagree, of course. Last week the Libertarian Party's 2012 presidential nominee, Gary Johnson, visited Alabama on a fund-raising tour. The former two-term governor of New Mexico made stops in Mobile, Montgomery and Birmingham touting his party's message of civil liberties and personal responsibility. He probably met receptive audiences since more voters are identifying themselves as libertarians now than at anytime in recent memory.

This trend should worry conservatives, especially since the libertarian candidate cost the GOP votes – and victory – in last year's gubernatorial election in Virginia.

But how many of these new libertarians really support what the Libertarian Party stands for?

Many call themselves libertarians because of a single issue – pot. When comedian, drug legalization activist and self-identified libertarian Bill Maher attended one of conservative Grover Norquist's policy discussions, he rattled off a list of things the government should be doing and how taxes should increase as well. Norquist laughed, and then asked if he represented the big government wing of the Libertarian Party. Maher didn't get the joke.

More crap here: http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/04/libertarianism_isnt_an_alterna.html
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Yet another statist idiot, J. Pepper Bryars, who also claims: Libertarianism isn't an alternative to the Republican Party

Yet another statist idiot, J. Pepper Bryars, who also claims: Libertarianism isn't an alternative to the Republican Party

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