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Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:32:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> Since I share Bruce's misgivings on this subject, I'll mention a few
> thoughts, too. The validity or invalidity of the LP's views is, of course,
> wholly independent of the racial, cultural, age, or gender makeup of the
> party, but that's not what Bruce appears (to me) to be disputing. My
> feeling, and the feeling of many others, is that the message of the group is
> apparently favorable to white males if white males are the principal
> proponents of the message. If, as the LP press packet indicates, the
> Libertarian agenda is truly the best plan for every man, woman, and child,
> then why is it that only white males latch onto it? If the problem is
> simply one of exposure (which I do not believe to be the case), then the LP
> needs to make its presence known so that the non-white-male populace can see
> the benefits of the party.
> I suspect that Bruce isn't simply dismissing the LP's platform as a white
> supremacist construct; he has noted its shortcomings and sees in those
> shortcomings something that the white male constituency identifies as
> expressly beneficial to them. The supposition is that, if it were the
> greatest good for all, then all would be eager to join.
>
> Dave!
Yup, that's pretty much it - and let me add that I don't regard the
Libertarian Party as a white supremacist group in the slightest. I'd said
what I did in part because I think the Libertarian Party *for it's own
benefit* needs to address the issue of why they are so heavily white male.
Bruce
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