Whither the Libertarians?

Knowing full well the state of the Republican and Democrat parties

of late, with their in-house loonies, D.C. swamp critters, sell-outs,

flim-flammers, and elitist pigs, it makes a temptation for some 

voters to explore other electoral possibilities such as the Libertarian

Party. The third-largest political party in the country, making it the 

largest of the "third parties" which finish way on down in the vote 

totals from the aforementioned "Big Two" in our elections, have 

long stood for small government, admittedly smaller than the 

GOP, let alone the Democrats, want to have. 

For the most part, they have gotten respect from followers of the 

political scene, praised for their principles and for their integrity,

both that of their presidential and other candidates and for that of 

their membership. However, of late this party has gone off on some 

bizarre tangents and taken up with some bizarre people. Hunters for

political party alternatives, take note!

A party-sponsored Rage against the War Machine rally in Washington,

D.C. held just last winter had for some of their guest list (and speakers)

former representatives Ron Paul and Tulsi Gabbard, a former 

Republican and a former Democrat respectively, members of the 

Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and supporters of Russian dictator

Vladimir Putin waving Russian flags. The former reps Paul and 

Gabbard are OK people, quite respectable political figures.

The same cannot be said for the rest of this bunch among the 

attendees your Peasant has just now mentioned. "Not my 

libertarianism,", Cato Institute David Boaz tweeted. One can

certainly understand Boaz' discomfort. 

Meanwhile, the New Hampshire Libertarian Party sent up a tweet

of their own, hailing how the endings of four presidencies finished,

those presidents being .... chillingly, presidents Lincoln, Garfield, 

McKinley, and Kennedy. All were assassinated while in office.

Their pictures were shown as mug shots. 

And to think that this party and the adherents to this ideology 

looked up to and honored intellectual giants such as Ludwig von Mises.

Now they are honoring people of questionable character and 

ideas.  Your disillusioned Peasant once had high regard for both this 

party and this ideology. If one is going to be involved in politics in 

any way, shape, or form, one had better be prepared to be bitterly

disappointed in certain people and organizations from time to time.

MEM