Via https://www.facebook.com/libertarians:
Mr. President and the NSA,
Going through our private phone records is a lot of work, and very expensive. And since we aren’t huge fans of paying you to invade our privacy, we thought we’d save you the time and save ourselves the money by answering your questions openly, publicly, and transparently:
Q: Are Libertarians associated with any organization with any anti-government goals of any kind?
A: Yes. Our goal is to dismantle most or all of government. Many of our members are associated with many other anti-government, pro-freedom groups as well.
Q: Do Libertarians intend to use violence?
A: No, we leave that to the experts: the Federal government. Our goal is to stop you from engaging in nonstop and unnecessary violence around the world. No terrorist we know of has caused as many needless civilian deaths and as much destruction to property as the U.S. Federal government.. We want to shut down military bases and bring our troops home. At home, we want to end the ludicrous swat team raids on peaceful civilians, and have the government stop using violence against peaceful citizens.
Q: Do you intend to distribute government secrets to enemies of freedom?
A: Right now, the Federal government IS the biggest enemy of American freedom. Distributing Federal government secrets to the Federal government would be as pointess as, well, most government programs.
Q: What other subversive goals do you have?
A: We plan to take back our fundamental rights to live our lives without unjustified interference. We will regain control over our education, our recreation, and the fruits of our labors. You can read a full list of our subversive goals here: www.lp.org/platform .
Nobody at LPHQ wrote this. It was posted by the volunteers on the LP national facebook page. They are looking for more volunteers.
Phillies for LNC Chair!!!!
Dave Terry asks:
Where do you think “nuclear attacks” will obviously emanate from doing the transition to anarchy.
I think “nuclear attacks” will obviously emanate from Dave Terry’s imagination “doing the transition to anarchy” – let’s do the transition and find out.
The government, including at least the Executive and most of the Senate, has risen in rebellion against our Constitution and People.
Is that supposed to be news? Where were you during the last 150 years or so, George?
Oh my, if only we could just elect the right people, then a centralized federal government ruling over about 300,000,000 would be great! And just because we haven’t elected the right people for over a hundred years doesn’t mean government is a bad idea or that we can’t elect the right people, right?
The Second American Revolution has begun. It’s just not the one most people expected.
The government, including at least the Executive and most of the Senate, has risen in rebellion against our Constitution and People.
George Phillies, candidate for Libertarian Party Presidential nomination said the following in 2008:
1) Electronic Warfare is Warfare. If you don’t believe me, look up how much money the military spends on it.
2) America is the American People. America is not a flag, or a piece of hemp paper: America is its people.
3) Waging electronic warfare on the American people, listening to their phone messages and reading their email, is waging war on America
4) Waging War on America is treason. It’s one of the three crimes enumerated in our Constitution.
The responsible parties should have the accusations against them presented to grand juries and if indicted should be given fair trials.
TB @ 5: “Maybe they are waiting to see if it is merely another conspiracy theory”
LOL, Tom!
I’m surprised the libertrarian reformist contortionists have not weighed in on the NSA data sweeping of all Americans.
Maybe they are waiting to see if it is merely another conspiracy theory, or perhaps the wonkers are holding a confab for a policy solution – maybe something like the NSA should target only 50% of all Americans based on zip codes?
I believe dat it vas der Katzinjammer Kid vot said dat any guvvermint dat claim to guvern 300,000,000 subjects is der big guvvermint.
I’d like to know when dismantling government became the same as being “anti-government” instead of “anit-big-government.”
Seriously, what failed abortion at LPHQ wrote that mess?
TB @ #2; “OMG!! This is crazy!
You are RIGHT, it IS crazy, but NOT in the hyperbolic and moronically disingenuous misdirection that you clearly intended.
Of the FIVE ominous results of anarchy that you mention, only ONE is correct, CHAOS! Clearly you are not so naive as to believe that we don’t already have “teen age crack whores” OR many neighbors with WMDs. Never heard of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Homeland Security Agency? Where do you think “nuclear attacks” will obviously emanate from doing the transition to anarchy.
Further, present company and the author of this little ditty excepted, The LP Has NOT gone all radical; there are still PLENTY of rational, balanced and objective libertarian who don’t swallow every false dichotomy they are served.
OMG!!
This is crazy!
Our goal is to dismantle most or all of government.
ALL???
LP members should be wringing their hands about now. This will alienate all the miniauthoritarians, limited-statists, true conservatives, neo-libertarians, progressatarians, and moderate absolutists. Forget about ever having another well known former Republican wanting to run for President as a Libertarian Party candidate.
Umm, dismantling ALL of government is outright anarchy and we know what that means – chaos, nuclear attacks, teenage crack whores, neighbors with WMD, maybe even SHARIA LAW!!!!
Yikes!
When did the LP go all radical? They don’t really want those crazy radical anarchists to come back and ruin everything the disgruntled conservatives and moderate extremist moderates have accomplished, do they?
I like it, it’s whitty and true.