[Lnc-business] Save Scranton article on LP.org – Why cover non-Libertarian freedom fighters?

[Carla Howell]

Thanks, Starchild.

I note that the delegates to the 2014 national LP convention added support
of libertarian ballot measures to the LP's mission.

Carla Howell

"The system [of government our Founding Fathers designed] has turned into a
congealed ball of lard that eats money and excretes red tape.

- Scott Adams

On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Daniel Hayes <danielehayes at icloud.com>
wrote:

> Starchild,
>
> It sounds like you might be supportive of the Affinity Group Support
> committee.   It's something that the Democrats and Republicans actually use
> to my understanding.  Affinity groups seems like something that might be
> more useful to a party of activists than to establishment parties.  We have
> overlap on many specific issues with people that otherwise do not line up
> with our party AT ALL.  If we can make better use of this as long as there
> are some core libertarians involved with whatever group it is, we can
> hopefully shift some paradigms.
>
> That all said, I need to get back to work on the likely to be "late"
> Affiliate Support Committee Report.
>
> Daniel Hayes
> LNC At Large Member
>
> On Dec 07, 2016, at 04:44 AM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>      I want to commend whoever on staff is responsible for the article on
> LP.org about the group Save Scranton, which is fighting to defend the
> people of that town in Pennsylvania against the abuses of bloated
> government, along with whoever used the national LP Twitter account to
> tweet about them back in July, and Carla Howell for taking the time to talk
> with and give advice to someone from the group back in January.
>
>      The LP.org piece, published December 3, attracted my attention in
> part because it's the only story on the front page of our website that does
> *not* mention the Libertarian Party:
>
> https://www.lp.org/st-fleur-using-ballot-measure-to-force-city-bankruptcy/
>
>      Wait, you may be saying – am I arguing that not mentioning the LP in
> this story is a *good* thing? Yes! Every other currently listed story on
> the front page of LP.org explicitly mentions our party. Of course it's
> good to cover and praise Libertarians who are fighting for freedom, but
> it's also good to cover others who are fighting for freedom, who do *not*
> necessarily have any connection to the Libertarian Party*.
>
>      The fact that doing so can in turn generate positive exposure for the
> LP among folks who might not otherwise be much aware of us...
>
> http://savescranton.com/2016/01/13/the-ball-rolling/
> http://savescranton.com/2016/07/14/thanks-to-the-
> libertarian-party-for-the-shout-out/
>
>      ...is a nice side effect, but it's not the main reason we should do
> it. We should do it because it shows that we are not just another
> self-promoting organization mainly concerned with tooting our own horn, but
> part of a larger movement for freedom:  *It sends the message that if you
> stand for freedom, we stand with you. *Isn't that part of what being the
> Party of Principle is about?
>
> Love & Liberty,
>                                  ((( starchild )))
> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>                                 (415) 625-FREE
>                                   @StarchildSF
>
> *I don't know whether Gary St. Fleur or his Save Scranton group have any
> connections to the Libertarian Party, but if they do the article does not
> mention it. If they haven't been aware of our supported the LP in the past,
> this kind of recognition from us may make them more likely to do so in the
> future.
>
>
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