[Lnc-business] Darker Shade of Liberty

[Nicholas Sarwark]

I am a big fan of highlighting and using language of civil rights
and/or abolitionist heroes as applied to the current struggle for
liberty.  There are very good Malcolm X, Frederick Douglass, and
William Lloyd Garrison quotes that are applicable.

I also think we need to do better at highlighting Libertarian support
for the less privileged and unpopular, as examples of how we really
care about people.  See, e.g. the Oklahoma Libertarian Party's recent
activism at the state capitol, some of the Florida Libertarians who
rallied in support of the pastor arrested for feeding the homeless,
etc.

-Nick



On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 5:29 PM, Rich Tomasso <rtomasso at lpnh.org> wrote:
> This was the title of a session I attended at the recent Liberty Forum.
> The topic was mostly about why typical liberty outreach does not appeal to
> minorities. And a few ideas to improve our efforts.
>
> The highlights of what's not working:
> The 1776 fetish.
> Historic revisionism of a libertarian golden age.
> Awkward framing of issues.
> Insensitivity to racism and playing on old paradigms.
>
> Opportunities:
> Left Statists courting minorities and nothing from the Right.
> Growing frustration with Progressives, feeling taken for granted, but
> ignored by Conservatives.
> Memes to counter political myths.
> The Drug War is clearly racist.
>
>
> ~Rich
>  Region 8 Rep
>
>
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