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My Thoughts On Rand Paul And His Political Strategy For 2016

• popularliberty.com - Trevor Lyman

I like Rand Paul and I hope he wins the 2016 elections (unless a better liberty candidate somehow emerges), but he wants to play the game and I don't. It's really as simple as that for me. I'm not changing who I am to adapt to politics. The whole reason I got into politics was because I thought it was the political system that needed changing, and that compromising politicians weren't doing us any favors (to put it mildly).

So while I hope Rand Paul will win (I guess that is an endorsement) I can't take any action in support of his campaign. The path he has taken is just not possible for me to follow.

My path is to support truly principled politicians and educators. I'm all about getting behind people who are great educators and helping to expand their voices and reach.

I like politics because this is where all of the eyeballs are and so this is where the greatest educational opportunities are. I think even anarchists should care about politics, as Ron Paul (through his Presidential campaign) probably created more anarchists than any other person alive today.


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