it is a good thing...my kids put me on facebook...otherwise i am in the same boat...

Lies better than Hillary,yes. So do the rest of the GOP looters.

sorry i did not, but i did get 40 likes on your article on the facebook post...

I am beginning to think the establishment will finally conquer the rest of us by electing Hillary Johnson will get nowhere, although he will help hillary

Better than hillary

On your last point, that could be the transition phase I suggest in the article. Like it or not, many Trump supporter think they've been left behind by the new economy and free trade. While I disagree--regulations that stifle economic growth is a bog problem--they are voters and have given Trump the GOP presidential nod. So arguing that we need a transition from the crony state just a the East Bloc needed a transition from communism to free markets makes political sense.

I use "cronyism" when I can because, as you say, we must communicate with words the way people understand them and I think it's easy and avoids the taint to say "Cronyism" is a system in which political pull determines who gets what. As I say, there's a difference between a philosophical seminar and a political campaign.

+1 Well said Freedomforall .

The lies that are so frequent . John Q public yawns and repeats their brainwashed reasoning .The end justifies the means.

I wouldn't give the time of day to anyone who freely lies.

Trump is a politician, but some haven't realized it. I must give him credit for learning weasel speech in this campaign though. Read his comments that supposedly support the 2nd amendment for an example of supporting nothing while giving a different impression.

Words have meanings that change over time. Try communicating in 15th century English. Uncorrupted terms like free market are better for scoring political debate points than corrupted terms like capitalism.

Acting on principle is doing something to stop statist evil. Consenting to more statist evil is worse than nothing.

There are two things in Trump's favor. First of all, he is not a politician. Politicians are who got us here. Secondly, he doesn't owe anyone that will be asking favors.No one is holding money over his head. He paid. The best part, as you have said, he couldn't lie that we couldn't know it. If you've seen his rallies, you know that already. Also, there is no way he will be worse that anybody else. Okay, so there were four.

I think your distaste of Trump has distorted your view. I don't think he aspires to a monarchy, nor do I think he'll be a dictator. He will expect what he wants done to be carried out with a minimum of friction. He won't brook objections. But that also describes Lincoln. He's not the best choice, but he has espoused in his rhetoric enough good stuff so that if he only holds that course for 4 years it will be a huge benefit.
Most people know that I wasn't a Trump supporter but if you don't have the tool you want, you must make do with the one you have, or do nothing. Doing nothing now, would be a calamity.

the Ayn Rand Institute site has the set in stone Objectivists' objections to Libertarian parties.

https://ari.aynrand.org/faq

Ayn Rand did not like the LP - comprised of as many Objectivists as Conservative Republicans because we were not war mongers,. Her fear of Russia clouded her judgement on the issue of politics. She was adamant that Russia should be opposed at every turn. She like Regan for his Warm War challange to the East that ended the Cold War.

"I could see 26 States voting for Gov Johnson."
They would also have some "moral" pressure pushing them that way if Johnson got the plurality of votes. If one or both of the D/R candidates have a serious scandal, something involving sex or clear theft that everyone agrees is a bona fide scandal, he has a real chance.

You are just doing the same thing other anti-Democrats have done for the past 30 years, and its the problem, not the solution. Trump wouldn't know the truth if it bit his privates off and spit them in his face. America revolted against monarchy 240 years ago, and monarchy is what HRM Donnie brings. If Libertarians don't make a breakthrough the primary reason will be people voting in fear (a) of Hillary for Trump and (b) of Trump for Hillary.
Those who fearfully sacrifice liberty for the illusion of temporary safety deserve neither.

You are looking down the road at the big picture. Up until recently, I would agree. However, it is my opinion that we have reached critical mass and unless we do something now, at the very least, to ease or put off the current edge-of-cliff situation, there won't be a tomorrow. By that, I don't mean a nuclear holocaust, but a socio-economic melt-down. We need something to stop or slow down the bleeding now, before the patient is too far gone.

Plus, the fact is, the Libertarians are not ready. They are neither fully organized nor properly funded. Look, I was there when Rothbard was the rage among Objectivists. I was among the first of them to encourage the Libertarian concept, which was difficult because A.R. was against it. However, to me, her opposition seemed to be more out of petulance than anything else. But I cannot back that up with anything other than my instinct. Perhaps in the next election cycle of '18 the Libertarians can show a little progress and actually win a seat or two, or at the very least come close in a meaningful election. Then, it may be time to take them more seriously.

In any case, I don't believe that I am compromising my principles by taking this position. If by some miracle, the Libertarians and Johnson make significant progress between now and November, I'd be willing to reappraise.

Pseudocapitalist Cronyism.

The only chance to do so peacefully is to abandon the looters who have betrayed our principles repeatedly (GOP and Dems) and to support and vote on principle for ethical men and women who support liberty and free markets. At present the only presidential candidate that qualifies is Johnson. Repeating past mistakes is a recipe for disaster regardless of which statist you feel will do less harm.
The alternative is armed revolt and no sane person wants that.