The Trail Less Traveled: The Great Libertarian Debate

If you recognize three of the top Libertarian candidates for president, it may be because they all formerly belonged to one of the two major parties. The Trail Less Traveled caught up with them at a Libertarian candidate debate at 'Reason' magazine in DC.

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[Mwaterfall]

This is what I don't understand! How is it that the Libertarian Party as large as it is, has candidates that are not charismatic, with youth and vigor! Look at Barak Obama! People are attracted to personalities. I don't know, but I think someone is paying someone to avoid libertarians who are charismatic with attractive personalities to run for President. All I got to say is that the LP ought to do better! They need to have ATTRACTIVE candidates who will sell Libertarian principles!

[BungleZippie]

Am I missing something--What has child porn got to do with anything? Of course it would be illegal because its a coercive abuse and sexual assault on a child. Libertarians central core is to protect individual liberty and life not abuse it

[Jizuschrist]

Doesn't Godwins law apply here?

[0lord0kinbote0]

So three libertarian frontmen get together in an echo-chamber and compare their libertarian 'purity' for fellow corporate lobbyists.

[overmind25]

Where can I see this debate?

[StupidIsAsHumanDoes]

That's actually way better then what I was going to say. Mostly because of the insight to what you would employ that I have pushes the responsibility aspect. Plus from what I have read about this guys idea, he actually seems more satisfied with what we have currently. Which is ironic enough.

[SSSLLLAAYYEEERRRR]

Exactly I did not check what user name he(my brother) was in. That is why I re-posted under my name. Period end of story, those are the kind of tactics you should employ to stop debate not asserting that others are one person. You have proved to be the one uneducated in political theory not me. How do you know I freeload anything or am irresponsible. I advocate a system that requires responsibility and providing for yourself. Your arguments do not make sense but at the least your attacks could.

[truthout911]

You posted the same comment twice, because you are a moron and too dumb to check what YT user he was in. Trying to make it look like another user give me break. YOU ARE THOUGHT NAZI, PERIOD END OF STORY. A DUMBASS, and a freeloading irresponsible brat, NOW FUCK OFF.

[SSSLLLAAYYEEERRRR]

I posted the same comment twice to be sure that you knew it was me tearing your argument apart. If I was coordinating the comments of multiple handles why would I betray that by posting the same comment twice? If it makes it easier for you to ignore dissent by believing it is one person that is for your own delusion but stop bringing it up. It is bothersome when you use such a false assumption to undercut debate. You have employed so many other tactics to undermined debate, use them instead.

[SSSLLLAAYYEEERRRR]

You are right but I am not the police. I have no authority and have no way to arrest you for not thinking my way. All I am doing is debating you. If debate is Nazism then fine I am a Nazi. Also, it is authoritarians who preach control policies; Nazis are authoritarian but not all authoritarians are Nazis. Nothing I am doing falls under your's or my definition of a Nazi. In fact I am suggesting ideas that lead away from control while you and your NI4D leads to control. Maybe you are the Nazi?