Late Night Ramblings - Vol. 1

I just finished brainstorming not too long ago, as one does when one hits the cheeba. Actually it's more like cheapa. Forgive me while I ramble some more before I hit the hay and wake up to best friggin' day of the week.

Tack on another piece of flair for Stephen Gordon as he creates a survey that is supposed to help us better understand where libertarians are coming from. I'm interested in seeing what conclusions will be drawn from the eventual statistics. I know one thing's for sure and what this will confirm. There are many clearly identifiable factions of liberty groups, some being divisive, within the liberty movement. If the liberty movement is to make any particular headway, and if the LP is the vehicle that drives us there, the LP will have to figure out quickly how it can create a sense of unity among the factions. Not in agreement necessarily, as that's why many of them are unique enough to merit their own agenda...but to generate a consensus among the groups that it benefits them, to support the Libertarian Party rather than sitting by idly as has been the case. To do this, we have to be more practical in the way we approach our politics. The in-fighting that has been going on as of late at the LP blog has to stop. It's healthy to hash out our points, but unless we back off a little to keep conversation civil...I'm afraid we'll have another Cato incident. Until we realize that there are bigger fish to fry than ourselves, we'll be lost.

All I'm saying I guess, is to give the people an option of embracing more liberty. I know it's been said often among this pragmatic group, but the libertarian macho flashing has got to go. Michael Cloud coined that term, and he's no moderate! Don't corner yourself into your own strictly defined view of liberty and libertarianism. Let liberty take its course.

I learned that "The Declaration of Independence took EFFECTIVELY 13 years to actually implement" from one of Tim West's post's on the LP blog. Yet there's clamor about the new Iraq exit plan put out by the LP because it wasn't calling for an immediate withdrawal of our troops. How careless of you, it saddens me. You hold back this party for your own selfish and warped political safe-haven. You quote, selectively, certain intellectuals in the freedom movement and use it out of context, or as a defense for some major & complex political issue.

We found a party that respects and holds up our individuality in celebration. We found a philosophy that confirms our deepest beliefs of human nature and the proper role of government. The era of Enlightenment produced amazing thinkers whose words live through us to this day. Let's move forward already and pay those people respect by giving substance to their words.

So to this I say to all the factions that create the larger whole, let's stop the pettiness...and kick some government ass already!