Please also see several concurrent thread where there is talk about the take-over of the Libertarian party by extreme (even by their standards!) reactionaries, specifically the Mises Caucus (brought to my attention by both @Atamasama and @DesertDog in different threads)
The Libertarian Party Mises Caucus (LPMC) is a caucus within the Libertarian Party in the United States that promotes paleolibertarianism, as well as a more radical version of American libertarianism associated with the presidential campaigns of former U.S. congressman Ron Paul. It was founded in 2017 by Michael Heise, mainly in opposition to Nicholas Sarwark's position as party chairman and the pragmatic faction of the party associated with the presidential campaigns of former New Mexico Gove Th...
The threads with mentions include:
I wasn’t aware of this either but it completely fits with what I’ve seen happened to libertarians over there last decade, who almost to a man (and they are all men) have gone from “free thinking independents who aren’t tied to any party doctrine” to card carrying MAGAts.
Sure you do. Become a delegate to the Libertarian National Convention being held in DC May 24-26. Be aware though, apparently the anarcho-capitalist (Republican-lite) branch* of the party has pretty well seized the reins from the anarcho-socialist (anarchist-lite) branch.
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The Mises Caucus has shifted the Libertarian Party further toward the right ever since their party’s national convention in May 2022.[9] As of 2022, the Mises Caucus is the largest caucus of the Libertarian Party, and…