I'm a @FreeStateNH mover and libertarian, but I will NOT be voting for @jeremykauffman on Tuesday, or for any @LPNH candidates. The party has turned me from an easy, automatic "yes" voter on some races to "no" across the board, and I'll explain why below 👇
#NHPolitics
1/8
#NHPolitics
1/8
First, let me outline my voting criteria:
Neither A nor B is possible when voting for the LPNH this cycle. No candidate has a realistic chance of winning, and I don't like the message I would be sending with a vote of conscience.
2/8
https://twitter.com/TheDesertLynx/status/1575902340661579776
Neither A nor B is possible when voting for the LPNH this cycle. No candidate has a realistic chance of winning, and I don't like the message I would be sending with a vote of conscience.
2/8
Don't get me wrong: I like @jeremykauffman personally and respect (even admire) the work he's done with @LBRYcom and helping the @FreeStateNH gain exposure.
If he actually got elected I have no doubt his voting record would be stellar, and would improve liberty.
3/8
If he actually got elected I have no doubt his voting record would be stellar, and would improve liberty.
3/8
However, no LPNH candidate is going to win, so I'm left considering option B: send a message.
What message has the party been sending lately? NOT liberty. Not peace. Not a better tomorrow. Really nothing other than an appeal to crush mutual enemies.
4/8
What message has the party been sending lately? NOT liberty. Not peace. Not a better tomorrow. Really nothing other than an appeal to crush mutual enemies.
4/8
The LPNH voice can be characterized by an entrenchment of collectivist "us vs. them" thinking.
"They" are bad and must be punished whatever the means, "we" are on the right side of history and should be supported unequivocally, no matter what dumb stuff we do.
5/8
"They" are bad and must be punished whatever the means, "we" are on the right side of history and should be supported unequivocally, no matter what dumb stuff we do.
5/8
"bUt YoU'rE jUsT sCaReD oF bEiNg BoLd!"
Nope. I've just seen the "boldness" erode the focus on liberty itself.
Pro-peace has become anti-Ukriane, pro-freedom of movement/association to anti-immigrant, anti-violence to pro-aggression all the way up right before violence.
6/8
Nope. I've just seen the "boldness" erode the focus on liberty itself.
Pro-peace has become anti-Ukriane, pro-freedom of movement/association to anti-immigrant, anti-violence to pro-aggression all the way up right before violence.
6/8
This isn't the first time I've publicly disagreed with the LPNH and I've gotten viciously attacked for a respectful opinion.
It's mind-blowing the amount of contempt and abuse this microscopic corner of the liberty movement has for their own friends who step out of line!
7/8
It's mind-blowing the amount of contempt and abuse this microscopic corner of the liberty movement has for their own friends who step out of line!
7/8
So I won't be voting for the Libertarian Party for the foreseeable future. I'm a free-thinking individual. My vote, my choice.
Believe in the free market? Earn my "business" by being better, not shouting at me for what you demand I do.
Welcome to liberty.
8/8
Believe in the free market? Earn my "business" by being better, not shouting at me for what you demand I do.
Welcome to liberty.
8/8
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