This thread is remarkable in a number of ways.
I agree with the sentiment that we are all less than dogmatic when it comes to the various planks in our party platforms. That some here consider themselves L or l and still are not totally in favor of “that which cannot be spoken of on THR†or advocate controlling our borders encourages me.
The thread mentioned in the original post of this thread convinced me a few days back there was perhaps less flexibility in the L and l POV than I might have guessed.
Ten or fifteen years ago the percentages in favor of “that which cannot…†were vastly in favor of the process we were told. That trend is reversing. Slowly but surely the %s are shifting the other way. Even Hillary Clinton paid note of subject recently, luke warm, but slightly anti still. I know there is triangulation but even she knows partial “that which†and 1 in 4 pregnancies ending in “that which†may be changing opinions.
Will the L and l be the final stalwarts in battling for a topic the rest of the country has moved away from? Don’t know. I’m not sure the nation ever had the comfort level with “that which...†claimed by its most ardent supporters.
What about drugs? We hear lots of numbers both ways but it could very well be the silent majority in the US has very different perspectives on legalization than the apparently very vocal majority here on THR. Is there a L or L fall back position? If pot were legal would thay let the rest stay illegal. BTW I'm 100% in favor of the W on D as we know it ending. No more aggressive entry period. None of that was ever necessary.
Some additional states will inevitable legalize or decriminalize pot, prostitution and even assisted suicide. In the end, as with “that which...†, the mainstream will recoil from these things after they have a chance to experience them in our culture for a while. The border is a non-issue. America already wants something done there.
I’m not saying the L or l platform is composed of lost causes but there is the stuff of jousting at windmills in some of it.
If the real objective of Libertarian politices is to change public opinion and the direction of government, what is to be done when the country is headed in the opposite direction?
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Your friendly local, windmill jousting CP supporter