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{Clint Russell @LibertyLockPod | 07 November 2024}
I've gone out of my way not to talk about Chase Oliver, good or bad. I wanted him to sink or swim on his own merits. Now that the results are in, I think it's fair that I give my thoughts. Just for tactical purposes moving forward.
He will not surpass 600K votes.
Here's why:
1. A 3rd party bid is primarily valuable in terms of messaging. He declined Timcast and POTP with Dave Smith. Both enormous audiences with highly persuadable likely voters. I assume he declined because he thought the interviews could be contentious. Huge mistake. If you can't take our ideas into even semi hostile environments, you have no business being in politics at all. He proceeded to do no media that even approached the reach of either of these shows. Game over.
2. Most libertarians are not woke. We are individualists. We reject collectivist oppressed versus oppressor narratives. Running woke candidates is a dead end. Particularly now. The delegates chose him as their candidate. I hope they will reflect on that choice.
3. Blue pilled libertarians are useless in national politics. Ron Paul didn't wake people up or gain notoriety by telling people about the housing crisis two years after it happened. He did it by warning them 5 years before it happened. Chase was all in on the covid hysteria for many years. People thought I was attempting to shame him when I asked about his Vax status. Wrong. I was challenging his ability to see thru propaganda. To know things in advance of the public. Can he warn them? The answer is no, he can't. He carried this same blue pilled analysis into the transing kids phenomena. Going so far as to advocate for state funded sex changes for prisoners under the guise of "health care". He chose the woke answer over the right answer. In large part because he doesn't think for himself. He doesn't do his own research. He follows the crowd. Again, useless as a 3rd party candidate. Better suited to the democrat party, just being honest.
4. Instead of accepting feedback about his bad ideas, from his constituents no less, he shielded himself with claims of homophobia and bigotry. Woke 101: I'm not wrong, I'm a victim. Useless.
5. Lastly, as a consequence of his blue pilled worldview, he offered very little in the way of attention grabbing ideas. Can you wake people up while being cautious? Not really. Ron Paul got booed when he courageously educated Rudy Giuliani about blowback during the 08' GOP debates. Didn't matter. He was right. He woke up millions as to the horrors of our warfare state as a consequence. That's how legends are made. Take the boos, tell the truth. Fck the consequences. That's how you shake people awake.
I don't hate Chase Oliver. I love libertarian ideas. I want someone who can deliver our ideas in a way that ignites a fire, the way Ron Paul did. He couldn't do that, he never could. I told you that 9 months ago. Not because he's a bad person, because he has bad ideas.
You can get mad at me for telling you the truth. It doesn't matter. Someone needed to.
Chase Oliver proudly rejected Ron Paul so the libertarians rejected him. If that fact surprises you even slightly then you have no business being in the libertarian party.
Onward.
https://x.com/LibertyLockPod/status/1854424219422949801
{Clint Russell @LibertyLockPod | 07 November 2024}
I've gone out of my way not to talk about Chase Oliver, good or bad. I wanted him to sink or swim on his own merits. Now that the results are in, I think it's fair that I give my thoughts. Just for tactical purposes moving forward.
He will not surpass 600K votes.
Here's why:
1. A 3rd party bid is primarily valuable in terms of messaging. He declined Timcast and POTP with Dave Smith. Both enormous audiences with highly persuadable likely voters. I assume he declined because he thought the interviews could be contentious. Huge mistake. If you can't take our ideas into even semi hostile environments, you have no business being in politics at all. He proceeded to do no media that even approached the reach of either of these shows. Game over.
2. Most libertarians are not woke. We are individualists. We reject collectivist oppressed versus oppressor narratives. Running woke candidates is a dead end. Particularly now. The delegates chose him as their candidate. I hope they will reflect on that choice.
3. Blue pilled libertarians are useless in national politics. Ron Paul didn't wake people up or gain notoriety by telling people about the housing crisis two years after it happened. He did it by warning them 5 years before it happened. Chase was all in on the covid hysteria for many years. People thought I was attempting to shame him when I asked about his Vax status. Wrong. I was challenging his ability to see thru propaganda. To know things in advance of the public. Can he warn them? The answer is no, he can't. He carried this same blue pilled analysis into the transing kids phenomena. Going so far as to advocate for state funded sex changes for prisoners under the guise of "health care". He chose the woke answer over the right answer. In large part because he doesn't think for himself. He doesn't do his own research. He follows the crowd. Again, useless as a 3rd party candidate. Better suited to the democrat party, just being honest.
4. Instead of accepting feedback about his bad ideas, from his constituents no less, he shielded himself with claims of homophobia and bigotry. Woke 101: I'm not wrong, I'm a victim. Useless.
5. Lastly, as a consequence of his blue pilled worldview, he offered very little in the way of attention grabbing ideas. Can you wake people up while being cautious? Not really. Ron Paul got booed when he courageously educated Rudy Giuliani about blowback during the 08' GOP debates. Didn't matter. He was right. He woke up millions as to the horrors of our warfare state as a consequence. That's how legends are made. Take the boos, tell the truth. Fck the consequences. That's how you shake people awake.
I don't hate Chase Oliver. I love libertarian ideas. I want someone who can deliver our ideas in a way that ignites a fire, the way Ron Paul did. He couldn't do that, he never could. I told you that 9 months ago. Not because he's a bad person, because he has bad ideas.
You can get mad at me for telling you the truth. It doesn't matter. Someone needed to.
Chase Oliver proudly rejected Ron Paul so the libertarians rejected him. If that fact surprises you even slightly then you have no business being in the libertarian party.
Onward.
https://x.com/LibertyLockPod/status/1854424219422949801
