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DefiantDandelion | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Why do you think the majority of libertarian delegates voted for Chase Oliver?
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Jeff Swann | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Idk how the LP nomination BS works, but from what I have been hearing it sounds like one of the other candidates gave his votes to Oliver in order to help him win. Alot of the libertarians involved in politics are also just liberteen pieces of shit.

And Rectenwald, despite getting more votes than either of the other two candidates individually, is apparently too much of a pothead to be a decent messenger anyway. The LP is just destined to always be a complete fucking joke. Which is just as well, a consistent application of libertarian principles is completely incompatible with politics.
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DefiantDandelion | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Stay open to new information.
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Jeff Swann | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The LP is a dumpster fire. If you have some info feel free to provide it, but the Mises Caucus takeover was a failure & a dead end anyway because politics is never going to be the solution. The clowns will always care more about the clown show than sane people will. Fuck em.
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atyh | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 There are arguments to be had over whether they are a political op, or just ridiculous. 
And none of them matter. 
Theyre completely irrelevant now.
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DefiantDandelion | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I’m still learning who the chase Oliver guy is. I don’t think voting for president does much. And I think investing more energy into yourself, family, property etc is orders of magnitude more important. But if I’m going to do it, and I typically do, I can’t imagine voting for any other party than LP. It may be a dumpster fire, and I may not personally agree with the personal opinions of every LP candidate but if I’m going to spend anytime voting, it’s the closest to what I think the size and role of government should be. I’m not going to deviate from that because one bad is screwing the other bad.