(04-17-2014 11:33 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(04-17-2014 11:31 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(04-17-2014 11:18 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(04-17-2014 11:13 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(04-17-2014 08:53 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  By using this forum as a sample...yes. I basically see the modern libertarian movement lock step with most of what the left wants.

However, I see a lot of disunity and misinterpretation among libertarians on what exactly your party stands for. Some are so far left they actually promote govt control without even knowing it...then sport the Gadsen flag. It's quite bizarre. It also raises my suspicion that the movement may serve a purpose more in tune with Occupy. Just a distraction or cog in the wheel.

Evidently you are under the impression Liberty minded people care about being in a gang. I understand your confusion.

The confusion is not about me. I get what you are supposed to be. I am saying it doesn't appear that way. To become mainstream and not a populous movement, the libertarians will have to gain the public's trust and tweak their platform. Some of us feel that some laws are good.

Liberty minded folks support plenty of laws...just not those designed to protect people from themselves....those pesky laws that do nothing but seek to control the lives of people and do not prevent and deter actual crimes(theft,fraud,violence and destruction of property). I can only speak for myself..but..I support even harsher penalties for actual crime. I'm talking close to medieval punishments.

but that is the opinion of many in your party...not necessarily true. What you see as as a case of personal liberty, others see as a necessity for a safe society.

There lies the conundrum. May of us see what you think as necessary as an intrusion upon our personal liberties. Personally..I am open to a limited amount of it. The problem is that it never seems to be limited. It just grows and grows. The evidence of this is indisputable.

For the record. I don't belong to any gang. I have always been a registered "unaffiliated" in NC.