[Lnc-business] The Purging of Alex Jones

[john.phillips at lp.org]

Yes. That.  Ugh.  I need my brain to heal.  
John Phillips
Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
Cell 217-412-5973
------ Original message------From: Alicia Mattson via Lnc-businessDate: Thu, Aug 9, 2018 3:33 PMTo: Libertarian National Committee list;Cc: Alicia Mattson;Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] The Purging of Alex Jones
It seems that our platform addresses this in plank 3.5 as:

"Members of private organizations retain their rights to set whatever standards of association they deem appropriate, and individuals are free to respond with ostracism, boycotts and other free market solutions."

This isn't the government shutting his accounts down.  Just as the bakery can refuse service when it violates the owner's personal standards, social media platforms can refuse service.

-Alicia



On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 1:10 PM, john.phillips--- via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:









    Try reading it again.  I did not say the platform needed anything I said if we made a statement it should mirror the abortion plank.
I also did not say a statement should not be made, I said statements should be issued by candidates because it is an election year and the focus should be on them.
I also said I had already done so.  As have several other candidates.
John Phillips
Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
Cell 217-412-5973
------ Original message------From: Caryn Ann HarlosDate: Thu, Aug 9, 2018 2:57 PMTo: john.phillips at lp.org;Cc: brent.olsen--- via Lnc-business;brent.olsen at lp.org;Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] The Purging of Alex Jones
And that is the excuse we used to be silent about Melissa's Sweet Cakes.
I never said any platform should be forced to do anything but that is not where the argument ends.
-Caryn Ann
On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 1:32 PM, john.phillips at lp.org <john.phillips at lp.org> wrote:









    Which is exactly why I said a party position should mirror the abortion platform, if we take one at all.  
Personally I would say we are in an election year, let the candidates make their own statements and focus on them.
John Phillips
Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
Cell 217-412-5973
------ Original message------From: brent.olsen--- via Lnc-businessDate: Thu, Aug 9, 2018 2:06 PMTo: lnc-business at hq.lp.org;Cc: brent.olsen at lp.org;Caryn Ann Harlos;Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] The Purging of Alex Jones
I am seeing a lot of divergent libertarian positions on this matter.  
For some of us, like myself, it is a matter of freedom of association - 
private organizations should not be forced to provide a platform for 
speech they disagree with.  For some it is a restriction on free speech, 
as they see these large corporations as monopolies with too much power 
to restrict speech.  So I would have to see what was in the statement 
before giving my thumbs up....

In Liberty,
Brent Olsen
Alternate, Region 4

On 2018-08-09 11:21, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> Is the LP going to issue an opinion on this?  It is the perfect
> opportunity to affirm rights while showing that rights are not the end
> all and be all to a healthy society.  A society of peaceful bigots -
> for instance - is a sick society. So is a society that
> paternalistically protects us all from "those unfit to speak".
> 
> Whether or not they are *allowed* to do it misses the point.
> 
> --
> 
> IN LIBERTY,
> CARYN ANN HARLOS
> Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary -
> Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
> 
> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
> _We defend your rights_
> _And oppose the use of force_
> _Taxation is theft_







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In Liberty,Caryn Ann HarlosLibertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org


A haiku to the Statement of Principles:We defend your rightsAnd oppose the use of forceTaxation is theft










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