From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Tue Oct 10 2000 - 21:24:34 MDT
"Michael S. Lorrey" wrote:
>
or Browne than see them driven into further apathy.
>
> I would rather that Browne and the LP get some major backing from some of these
> alleged silicon valley libertarians, before I invest my vote in a candidate that
> is too high a risk for me. If the LP got $40 million tomorrow to spend on the
> campaign, then I'd be all for it, because they could finally start to compete in
> the media. Asking me to vote LP is like asking street people to invest in Rotary
> Rocket. Elections are won by money, face the facts. Until the LP gets some
> significant backing it is a non-starter.
I am a Silly Con valley libertarian although I haven't struck it rich
yet as you seem to misapprehend we'uns here in the land of high rent all
have. So, your thought is to not invest your vote until somone richer
than you invests a lot of bread. Your analogy does not hold. No one
asks you to invest one cent if you don't want to. Although as far as I
can see it would make could sense to invest minimum libertarian party
dues ($35) as you seem to agree with most libertarian positions. Let's
see, if 1 million people just signed up and made the minimum dues...
- samantha
"Michael S. Lorrey" wrote:
>
> Samantha Atkins wrote:
> >
> > "Michael S. Lorrey" wrote:
> > > Its a matter of what is the greater threat versus lesser evil. Gore has a far
> > > better chance of being elected than Browne, and the more that vote for Browne
> > > instead of Bush increases Gore's chances. Gore is the one we definitely don't
> > > want in office for any reason. To maximize the odds of Gore losing, I am
> > > campaigning for Nader, and voting for Bush.
> >
> > But don't you see that many of us want neither Tweedledum nor Tweedledee
> > and are tired of these lesser-of-two-evils games as both evils are
> > utterly intolerable? I would rather see millions make their fed-upness
> > known by voting for Browne than see them driven into further apathy.
>
> I would rather that Browne and the LP get some major backing from some of these
> alleged silicon valley libertarians, before I invest my vote in a candidate that
> is too high a risk for me. If the LP got $40 million tomorrow to spend on the
> campaign, then I'd be all for it, because they could finally start to compete in
> the media. Asking me to vote LP is like asking street people to invest in Rotary
> Rocket. Elections are won by money, face the facts. Until the LP gets some
> significant backing it is a non-starter.
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