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My (dear, departed) father was active for some time — a few years, perhaps — with the LP, decades ago. Later, he declared himself (at least quietly, to me) an anarchist. He was a peace loving man, and never quite grokked the vital importance of guns in peaceful hands to a free society. But, aside from that …<\/p>\n
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I guess I’m a chip off the old block, since I repeated precisely the same pattern years after he did it — got actively involved with the L.P.; collecting signatures, stuffing envelopes, delivering yard signs, waving signs on street corners, making phone calls, the whole shebang — and ultimately I came face to face with the hideous nature of politics. Perhaps there are a few anarchists who are just “born that way,” or get there without experiencing the political grist mill — but I suspect my dad and I were\/are fairly typical. Who was it that first said, “The difference between a Libertarian and an anarchist is one election cycle”? — a statement so often repeated, I’m not about to turn to a search engine to find the answer . . . but it’s very apt here.<\/p>\n
I do think that becoming actively engaged, as both Dad and I did, is key to learning; that the vast majority of voters never do get actively involved, they just make sure to “get out and vote” every two or four years, without having a clue re: how manipulative and corrupt the political process is. Should they stay home? Probably, but they’re more prone to consider it their “duty” to vote. Instead, many of those who DO stay home (or go fishing) instead of voting … do so out of an uneasy familiarity with the system. Rather than apathy, it’s “I’ve got better things to do.” (There have to be better ways to change the world than choosing between Hillary and Donald. Personally, I’d rather learn how to fish. It’s at least a useful survival skill.)<\/p>\n
Years back, I recall a relative griping that she’d wanted an Al Gore yard sign (yes, really) but never got one. I wonder: Did it occur to her that someone had to get out and DELIVER her yard sign, and maybe there was no one available in her area to do it? Did she consider volunteering to do it herself? I doubt that. Too bad, if not — I’m sure she’d have found political activism educational. Maybe she’d even be an anarchist today. I love her too much to ask whose sign she’s still waiting for this year . . . Bernie’s, or Hillary’s? Or, if her yard sign was delivered this year, which one it is . . . \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
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When I first came across Larken Rose Exposes Statist Clowns, (Gary Johnson, Austin Petersen & John McAfee)<\/a> — a Youtube video where Larken Rose expresses annoyance over Adam Kokesh’s endorsement of John McAfee<\/a> — an objection that could just as easily apply to me, it felt appropriate to do some soul searching. Were my recent posts (re: McAfee) misleading people into politics (which was not my intent)? It seems reasonable to suspect that readers of VinSuprynowicz.com<\/a> are already quite aware, politically, and largely of a libertarian bent — was my enthusiasm for McAfee (tempered as it is by experience) irresponsible? I don’t recall having any reason to disagree with Larken before, and don’t wish to start now. He’s certainly one of the ablest — and least apologetic — spokesmen for anarchism around, IMO. I admire him for it; he’s good — and not shy — about being just that.<\/p>\n So I was glad to get further perspective from Adam Kokesh, defending said endorsement<\/a>. Adam recognizes that different individuals come to different conclusions about voting, and activism, and evolve individually. I really appreciate Adam’s ability to keep his cool, avoid using hot button language, the care and compassion with which he speaks. If he truly intends to run for president in 2020, that will be interesting to watch! It’s probably safe to say my own reasons for liking McAfee are similar to Adam’s.<\/p>\n
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