At the beginning, I was behind him. My preferred candidate Rand Paul dropped out and the only one left was Johnson...upon further inspection, however, it's clear he is not what he claims to be. At the very least, I know this. He's not libertarian. A libertarian would not choose a "pro-gun control" VP. A libertarian would not go on an SJW tirade saying that the term "Illegal Immigrant" should not be used because it's offensive. I could go on, but I think this article sums it up nicely. I skipped around a bit to cut out the fluff. [quote]Johnson is an inarticulate and boring communicator. But that isn't his biggest problem. Unfortunately, he never bothered to actually learn what it means to be a libertarian. If you ask Johnson what it means to be a libertarian, he will say "fiscally conservative and socially liberal." Another way of putting that is half Republican and half Democrat. But that sloppy soundbite couldn't be more misleading. David Boaz of the CATO Institute describes libertarianism this way: “Libertarianism is the view that each person has the right to live his life in any way he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others. Libertarians defend each person’s right to life, liberty, and property – rights that people possess naturally, before governments are created. In the libertarian view, all human relationships should voluntary; the only actions that should be forbidden by law are those that involve the initiation of force against those who have themselves used force – actions like murder, -blam!-, robbery, kidnapping, and fraud.” The role of a libertarian in politics is to maximize freedom and minimize government. While being fiscally conservative (if defined as being for lower taxes and lower spending) is something a libertarian should support, it still misses the larger point of the philosophy... Johnson's fiscal policies also apparently include government-funded prizes for science and paying U.N. dues... Johnson's embrace of social liberalism has gotten him into trouble with the base of the party. It reveals him to be not a libertarian, but a libertine and an authoritarian, which are qualities today well-represented by the Democratic Party. Like Democrats, Johnson is in favor of legalizing only marijuana. Libertarians are in favor of all drugs being legal. Like Democrats, he is in favor of government-sponsored gay marriage. Libertarians oppose government involvement in marriage. Like Democrats, he believes that businesses must cater (literally-he believes Jews should have to bake [url=http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law]-godwinslaw!-[/url] cakes) to anyone and everyone. Libertarians believe in freedom of association and freedom of conscience/religion. Like Democrats, he supports funding for Planned Parenthood. Libertarians oppose government subsidization of private organizations. Like Democrats, Johnson is in favor of some gun control. Libertarians oppose restrictions on gun ownership.[/quote]Even Ron Paul has said he's not Libertarian. The point of a libertarian candidate is not to win(though that would be ideal for libertarians, it's not likely), it's to spread the word of Libertarianism. Johnson is not doing this, sadly.

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