As a libertarian, there are a certain set of principles that I have that were I to compromise them I could not honestly call myself a libertarian. As many of my friends know, they are free to call me out anytime I take a position that is in conflict by EJ Moosa
(libertarian)
Friday, November 4, 2011
As a libertarian, there are a certain set of principles that I have that were I to compromise them I could not honestly call myself a libertarian. As many of my friends know, they are free to call me out anytime I take a position that is in conflict with those principles.
Ronald Reagan, whom I consider to be the greatest President in my lifetime, had principles. I did not agree with his principles each and every time. But, I knew enough about the man, to know what his choices would be on most every issue he would face. That is what you call a principled man.
Today, we have candidate after candidate, vying for our votes. The problem is that most of these candidates are without principled beliefs. So every time they are presented with an issue or a crisis, we must all sit and wait to hear what their decision will be on these issues.
This is NOT leadership. And this is why the Republican Party continues on the road of failure.
Those of the liberal mindset are not playing the game by these rules. Instead, they wait upon the edge of their seats to hear what the anointed leader has to say on the subject, and then they all nod in approval. This is how they desire their leadership to be.
Unfortunately, because of a few victories from the left, there are many conservatives and libertarians that have decided that they must compromise their own principles in order to win.
Let me call BS on this. How many of you compromised and supported McCain in 2008? And how did that work out for you? Now you are seriously considering a candidate that lost to McCain as the nominee for the Republican Party. All I can say is you get what you deserve.
They say that losing builds character. I will agree to that to a certain point. It only builds character if you learn from your loss. Apparently, there are still too many that have learned too little.
InAtlanta, Neal Boortz, a nationally syndicated talk show host has repeatedly made it clear that he will support a candidate that he thinks can win versus a candidate that has the principles that he believes in. Frankly, that is the problem in our country today.
Using this logic, I can only wonder who he supported in 2008? Was it the middle of the road, compromising John McCain? How did that work out?
Let's for a moment, imagine a different scenario. Where would we be today had the 2008 election taken place and Obama won( no difference) and McCain had come in third behind the libertarian candidate?
Do you think that the Republican Party would have heard the message? Would Mitt Romney have even considered running?
Those people that were willing to stand behind their principles would have been heard loud and clear. And the Republican Party would have either shifted or become obsolete.
Instead, we have wasted four years. We are still unwilling to stand on our principles out of the fear of losing. And we pay the price.
So I am going to challenge Neal Boortz and others of the same mindset: Stand on your principles. Do not be afraid to be a principled person and lose in this election.
In 2008, we were told this was the most important election in our lifetime. And we lost it.
Now they have started again, stating that 2012 is the most important election in our lifetime.
If that is indeed true, then be brave enough to stand and support your principles. The rest of the equation will take care of itself. But if you are constantly willing to abandon your principles, then I am willing to say you have no principles at all.
Because 2016 just might be the most important election in our lifetime, and we are going to need principled leadership to undo the damage of the last 8 years. And if we do not act now, we will not be able to make it happen then.
These are my thoughts.
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