Comments on: Why Libertarians for Obama? http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/ ...and you should be too Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Francis Vorhies http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/#comment-16 Francis Vorhies Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:11:14 +0000 http://www.libertariansforobama.org/?p=3#comment-16 America's failed imperialism in Iraq has proven that America's militaristic approach to international relations is neither in our planet's interest nor in the interest of America. We all know what has come out of the Irag invasion -- decreased international security, increased oil prices, decreased respect for America and its underlying values, increased government spending, decreased economic development, and increased human suffering. However, we will never reduce the size of the US military budget and the use of military options until we have leadership which engages constructively with the international community and considers the real human consequences of America's reckless militarism. Clearly libertarians or libertarian-leaning citizens need to support Obama as the best candidate for promoting peaceful -- and dare I say 'liberal'? -- approaches to the many serious problems facing our planet. America’s failed imperialism in Iraq has proven that America’s militaristic approach to international relations is neither in our planet’s interest nor in the interest of America.

We all know what has come out of the Irag invasion — decreased international security, increased oil prices, decreased respect for America and its underlying values, increased government spending, decreased economic development, and increased human suffering.

However, we will never reduce the size of the US military budget and the use of military options until we have leadership which engages constructively with the international community and considers the real human consequences of America’s reckless militarism.

Clearly libertarians or libertarian-leaning citizens need to support Obama as the best candidate for promoting peaceful — and dare I say ‘liberal’? — approaches to the many serious problems facing our planet.

]]> By: DDH http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/#comment-13 DDH Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:42:03 +0000 http://www.libertariansforobama.org/?p=3#comment-13 My Endorsement as a German Libertarian: http://dominikhennig.blogspot.com/2008/01/america-needs-change.html My Endorsement as a German Libertarian:

http://dominikhennig.blogspot.com/2008/01/america-needs-change.html

]]> By: En Toute Liberté: blog de Guillaume Varès http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/#comment-12 En Toute Liberté: blog de Guillaume Varès Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:39:48 +0000 http://www.libertariansforobama.org/?p=3#comment-12 <strong>Des libertariens pour Obama?...</strong> Les primaires en vue des élections présidentielles américaines ont cette année une résonance médiatique considérable. Les sommes dépensées par les candidats n’ont jamais été aussi élevées et la participation aux primaires atteint des... Des libertariens pour Obama?…

Les primaires en vue des élections présidentielles américaines ont cette année une résonance médiatique considérable. Les sommes dépensées par les candidats n’ont jamais été aussi élevées et la participation aux primaires atteint des…

]]> By: musefree http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/#comment-11 musefree Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:04:37 +0000 http://www.libertariansforobama.org/?p=3#comment-11 Thanks for creating this site, William. None of the candidates with a realistic chance of winning can be described as libertarian, but Obama looks like the best choice. Regarding position on free markets, have a look at this link. http://volokh.com/posts/1202297113.shtml Thanks for creating this site, William.

None of the candidates with a realistic chance of winning can be described as libertarian, but Obama looks like the best choice.

Regarding position on free markets, have a look at this link.

http://volokh.com/posts/1202297113.shtml

]]> By: Gosling http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/#comment-10 Gosling Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:22:24 +0000 http://www.libertariansforobama.org/?p=3#comment-10 Three steps back and one step forward is infinitely better than seven steps back, then for good measure, calling you a terrorist for doing it while videotaping the entire thing through hidden CCTVs. Spit in one hand and want in the other, see which gets full first. If you want to go down with the ship, by all means go for it, but some of us would like to put forth a little damage control and at least try to make things a little less horrible than they could be. Three steps back and one step forward is infinitely better than seven steps back, then for good measure, calling you a terrorist for doing it while videotaping the entire thing through hidden CCTVs.

Spit in one hand and want in the other, see which gets full first. If you want to go down with the ship, by all means go for it, but some of us would like to put forth a little damage control and at least try to make things a little less horrible than they could be.

]]> By: Anonymoose http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/#comment-9 Anonymoose Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:46:20 +0000 http://www.libertariansforobama.org/?p=3#comment-9 Gosling, the only way real change will ever come about is if you vote for who you truly want, regardless of electibility. Voting for Obama is taking three steps back to take one step forward. He's a standard cut-out liberal who knows how to speak well, America's motivational speaker. Gosling, the only way real change will ever come about is if you vote for who you truly want, regardless of electibility.

Voting for Obama is taking three steps back to take one step forward. He’s a standard cut-out liberal who knows how to speak well, America’s motivational speaker.

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]]> By: Gosling http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/#comment-7 Gosling Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:45:05 +0000 http://www.libertariansforobama.org/?p=3#comment-7 What do you suggest we do then, Anonymoose? Waste our vote on someone who isn't going to come close to winning? Vote for someone else like Huckabee, the religious nut? I like my separation of church and state, thank you. William makes a good case. I know it might hurt your delicate little feelings to vote for somebody other than Paul, but you have to face reality and vote for someone we can rely on to not completely fuck our country over and turn it into a 9/11 themed military amusement park. What do you suggest we do then, Anonymoose? Waste our vote on someone who isn’t going to come close to winning? Vote for someone else like Huckabee, the religious nut? I like my separation of church and state, thank you.

William makes a good case. I know it might hurt your delicate little feelings to vote for somebody other than Paul, but you have to face reality and vote for someone we can rely on to not completely fuck our country over and turn it into a 9/11 themed military amusement park.

]]> By: spieluc http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/#comment-6 spieluc Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:09:36 +0000 http://www.libertariansforobama.org/?p=3#comment-6 Interesting. Keep up the good work. Interesting. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: William http://www.libertariansforobama.org/2008/02/01/why-libertarians-for-obama/#comment-5 William Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:38:44 +0000 http://www.libertariansforobama.org/?p=3#comment-5 As I'll detail in later posts, I think that Obama is not only the lesser of all evils, but he's actually good. There's more to libertarianism than economics - although some of his policies are either a step forward or defusing current trends towards strongly anti-libertarian ends. As I’ll detail in later posts, I think that Obama is not only the lesser of all evils, but he’s actually good. There’s more to libertarianism than economics - although some of his policies are either a step forward or defusing current trends towards strongly anti-libertarian ends.

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