A thread for my fellow libertarians on the #HelsinkiSummit:
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To suggest that anyone critical of the president’s conduct opposes diplomacy is to employ a strawman argument. It’s virtue signaling, not libertarianism.
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The virtue being signaled is opposition to all things “neocon.” If someone doesn’t like how the meeting transpired, it must be because that person is a Deep State anti-Trump neocon warmonger, etc.
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When a libertarian’s political prime directive becomes “owning the neocons” (or “owning the libs”) rather than advancing libertarian ideals, then that person undermines libertarianism as a philosophy.
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The general public are not more likely to see themselves as libertarian when, for the sake of “owning the necons,” prominent figures associated with libertarianism conflate libertarian-style governance and Trump-style governance.
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People then connect our principles to the president’s failings, which have nothing to do with libertarianism.
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Nor are libertarian values advanced when the effect of the president’s press conference—set aside the intent—is to further isolate our country from Russia.
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The widespread reaction on Capitol Hill, for example, has been to rally around the intelligence community. People are proposing resolutions of support for the FBI, despite its dubious track record and unconstitutional activities, particularly with respect to the
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Worse yet, thanks to the press conference, we’re likely to see more ineffectual sanctions bills and resolutions of condemnation against Russia, which will serve primarily to stunt further efforts at diplomacy and dialogue.
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We libertarians need to be smarter and more effective in our approach. Acting like partisans—pushing demagoguery and tribalism—is a self-defeating proposition. Stand strong on your principles; you’ll find most Americans standing with you.
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They are afraid to tell him. He cannot be criticized
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He changed his mind after seeing Fox&Friends.
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He didn't try to correct it. He lied about it!
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This is wrong. He never "recognized" that and contiunes to say it went "very well." Ohters in his administration urged that lame walk-back. And it was no misstatement. He's beein saying the same thing for nearly two years.
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Oh, he thinks it went well. He tweeted as much today. Also, that statement yesterday where he said he misspoke--turns out that he said the SAME thing that he said at Helsinki to Carlson--that he didn't see why it would be Russia. So he thinks it went well, plus, he's a liar.
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Thank you, sir, for being willing to stand alone in a sea of complicit sheep. And thank you for encouraging us to come together as Americans-it would be much easier for you to feed the partisanship that is wrecking this nation. My hats off to you
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The President is not a well individual. You must realize that.
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An article in the Washington Post which sourced over a dozen White House staff, the President never realized it did not go well. He saw the bad coverage and couldn't understand why. It was his staff who finally hammered into his head, that the record needed to be corrected.
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It went very well with rational Americans! Maybe not with someone who used the Tea Party to get elected!
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