I believe that this aspect of libertarianism—the desire to seek friendship and peace whenever possible—is among its most appealing qualities.
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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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Trying to make peace with Russian can be both. If Trump and Rand Paul both believe 1 + 1 = 2, I'm not going to say it makes 3. You and Bill Kristol might.
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The whole "Libertarian" thing is a scam, obviously, except for principled folks like the Honorable Dr. Ron Paul, Senator Paul, journalists like Justin Raimondo and Tucker Carlson and some notable others.
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Representative Thomas Massie is awesome, too.
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Shocking how people confuse libertarians with Trumpers.https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1021072265956405249 …
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Shocking, I tell you!https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1020067212739203073 …
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And another liberty caucus member gets caught in the webhttps://twitter.com/gsarafan/status/1021134791154991104?s=21 …
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You really should explain how Trump-style governance somehow conflicts with libertarian-style governance.
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