tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897479481146623890.post1603690038698291646..comments2023-12-27T09:39:29.958-07:00Comments on Brian Dell: "libertarians" biggest winner in today's German election?Brian Dellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15277892651810185583noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897479481146623890.post-65791920929656260482009-09-29T06:45:21.173-06:002009-09-29T06:45:21.173-06:00I have adjusted the original post to make it clear...I have adjusted the original post to make it clear that Barr WAS one of the loudest defenders of the war on drugs seeing as his most recent statements suggest he has flip flopped completely, not just on drugs but on his support for the Defence of Marriage Act which would have banned the federal govt from recognizing same sex marriages. <br /><br />He also voted to invade Iraq and for the Patriot Act. He has taken an un-libertarian stand on religious freedom by proposing that the Pentagon ban the practice of Wicca in the military. As for what consenting adults do, Barr's biggest claim to fame is calling for Clinton to resign over his relationship with Lewinsky. <br /><br />While I'll grant that I should have acknowledged Barr's change in position, the point remains that US libertarians are hurting the international libertarian movement by latching onto southern Republicans whose flip-flopping to get accepted by Libertarian Party members ought to be clear evidence that these characters are primarily interested in being a bigger fish by virtue of being in a smaller pond.<br /><br />In Alberta, libertarians are trying to bring forward a relatively soft spoken person who hasn't held provincial/state or federal office before to be the face of the movement. American Libertarians could do the same. How about looking west of the Mississippi for your next leader?<br /><br />Germany's FDP is an example of a libertarian party that can be taken seriously because it is focused on sound economic policy. Meanwhile Barr, as the former director of the NRA, seems to think he needs his gun to be free, an idea that is peculiar to US culture when libertarianism as a movement ought to be independent of culture.<br /><br />The Republican Party has alienated the thinking man and that ought to create an opportunity. Would the Economist dare to endorse the US Libertarian Party? This ought to be your litmus test.<br /><br />Start talking more about free trade and the concerns of business and you'll be getting somewhere. The teabaggers have got the individual grievances market all locked up.Brian Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987594019787137564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897479481146623890.post-49095803124065525442009-09-29T03:37:14.611-06:002009-09-29T03:37:14.611-06:00Brian, that was a nasty swipe you took at Bob Barr...Brian, that was a nasty swipe you took at Bob Barr. He's not a "lunatic," or a "conspiracy nut." And he is opposed to the War on Drugs. How in the hell did you get the idea that he's in favor of it? <br /><br />Bob Barr posted the 2nd highest vote total ever in Libertarian Party history. We American Libertarians are very proud of his accomplishment, and for you to blast him as you did, was entirely uncalled for, and doesn't bode well for relations between US and Canadian Libertarians. <br /><br />Eric Dondero, Publisher<br />Libertarian Republican<br /><br />BTW, I'm linking to this story this morning at LR.Eric Donderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763399145451696076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897479481146623890.post-14529244010256064922009-09-29T02:04:49.995-06:002009-09-29T02:04:49.995-06:00Tack för kommentaren. Jag bodde i Stockholm somma...Tack för kommentaren. Jag bodde i Stockholm sommaren 2008 och i Lund från 2004 till 2005. Min svenska är jattedålig eftersom talar alla engelska!Brian Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987594019787137564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897479481146623890.post-54833608278525983732009-09-28T21:22:16.280-06:002009-09-28T21:22:16.280-06:00Norway is actually not really breaking the trend. ...Norway is actually not really breaking the trend. What all seems to forget is that the majority there woted right wing and over 40 procent voted for the extreme right (FRP) or a party that said they were prepared to form a government with the extreme right (Höyre)... <br /><br />It's tragic to see that the richest country take this path. Anyway, the red-green coalition could stay in power due to the way the mandates are distributed.Leif Mohlinhttp://leifmohlin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com