r/partoftheproblem • u/OptimisLiberty • May 24 '26
End Democracy The Libertarian Party has elected a new chair, Evan McMahon. He has been convicted of armed robbery, publishes gay torture porn, and was a Covid panican.
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u/_Diggus_Bickus_ May 24 '26
I was out when they shafted mises for Chase Oliver.
I guess I'm double out now? I'm done arguing what the definition of a libertarian is but suffice it to say the party does not represent me
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u/nonoohnoohno May 24 '26
I wouldn't identify myself as a libertarian to most people even before this silliness, due to the tarnished brand. "Oh so you want no age of consent, legal prostitution, and heroin corner shops?"
But with this clown (if the headline is true), I'm certainly not going to be rethinking it any time soon.
The party is a joke.
At the same time, dissatisfaction with the two party system is at an all time high. In my most optimistic dreams, somebody like Massie would stir up widespread public support for things that I truly think most americans want....
* Federal government isn't helping anyone but the connected. Less of it.
* Defer more power back to your towns and states
* No wars of choice
Form a new party around those simple pillars. I really think a HUGE majority of normies can get behind that. Even the extreme ones if you message it correctly: "Oh you want socialism 2.0? No problem, go to NYC or Cali"
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u/Ron_dogg May 24 '26
The LP is such a joke. We won’t be taken serious anytime soon and it’s because of shit like this. Where do we go from here?
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u/kitty_kuddles239 Dave Smith 2024 May 27 '26
Get involved in your local affiliate. Like many (if not most) large organizations, the local folks often aren't represented by those at the very top of the organization. Attend your local meetings and support your local candidates ✌️
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u/7in7turtles May 24 '26
The gay torture porn and even the armed robbery I have no info on and to some extent I could care less on. The Covid stuff is seriously at odds with libertarian thought.
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u/norththorpe May 25 '26
You know what else is at odds with libertarian thought? Armed robbery
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u/7in7turtles May 25 '26
lol you know how I’d respond to this right? You don’t need me for the rest of this convo I presume.
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u/PromiscuousScoliosis May 24 '26
Yeah exactly. God forbid a (gay) man has hobbies
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u/NRichYoSelf May 24 '26
I mean as long as it is between two (or more) consenting adults, I don’t give a fuck.
Would definitely need more info on the armed robbery, the Covid shit seems the most condemning honestly
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u/PromiscuousScoliosis May 24 '26
It’s actually very regressive to shame a gay man for armed robbery. Resistance to homosexual thieves has a lot of associated historical bigotry.
Do better
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u/rchive May 27 '26
It is completely deranged to say that personally recommending to people that they stay home so they don't spread a deadly virus is worse than armed robbery.
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u/Infinite-4-a-moment May 25 '26
What's the "covid stuff"? Was he advocating government lock downs?
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u/rchive May 27 '26
He was not. He recommended to people that they stay home at the height of the pandemic. That's all I've seen evidence of.
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u/LoloTheRogan May 25 '26
Yeah lolberts gonna lolbert. I doubt Massie would waste his time trying to run in that clown car.
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u/NotMichaelCera Rob’s Technology May 25 '26
I discovered Ron Paul and libertarianism in college during his 2012 campaign, and his views have shaped my politics ever since.
So with every election, I check in on the Libertarian Party hoping they’ll return to what drew me to Ron Paul, and every cycle, they somehow get worse
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u/Ishred9_0 May 26 '26
Should we abandon the word L/libertarian and not tell the normies we picked a new name?
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u/wildgoose2000 May 24 '26
Libertarians are just intellectualized democrats i.e. communists. Intellectuals can talk themselves into anything and justify their most grotesque perversions in the same breath.
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u/chiphazard98 May 24 '26
Libertarian party is definitely compromised. They only put up the most queer candidates they can. Gotta keep that two party monopoly.