Exactly my point. That's why I'm baffled by Anenome promoting him.
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Yeah the other minarchist (Koch-funded) websites are mostly supportive of Johnson as well. Weak sauce.
Oh you know, let's not be sectarian. He's not perfect but if he actually became a contender that would be a huge move forward.
Yeah...I honestly don't care for Gary Johnson too much...
If only Rand Paul were less of a sell-out... Maybe daddy will beat some sense into him before 2016.
Anenome:Oh you know, let's not be sectarian. He's not perfect but if he actually became a contender that would be a huge move forward.
Honestly, I don't think Gary Johnson would be a huge move forward. I think he would be a small move forward at best.
And I don't think I'm being sectarian here, because I don't consider him to be a libertarian at all.
He's not a libertarian. He's a moderate. He'd moderate the demands of the two major factions which only looks on the surface to be libertarian. Having said that...he'd still be better than the other two.
I heard Johnson's VP, Gray, speak at Libertopia, defending voting generally, and he made weak arguments and also said some statist / minarch things. So they're both not going far enough as we'd like with libertarian ideas.
But what we have in Johnson is a prominent voice for libertarian ideals, even if he's not pure enough to support without reservation. He's practically Thomas Jefferson compared to the other two.
The difference is, if Johnson ever actuall got power, I'd be pushing for the next candidate against him who is a true libertarian. And that would be an enviable position to be in comapred to now.
I really have no problem throwing Johnson under the bus if it comes down to that :P