Sad that this need to be said, but...VOLUNTARYISTS DO NOT NEED A PRESIDENT!
Keep yo' money!
Finance yo' projects!
Feed yo' kids! Help yo' community!
I implore you not to dump your money, time, and resources into the cesspool that is the "Libertarian Party."
Why? Well, let's look at "Joe:"
Hello, my name is Joe. I have an idea! I am going to put an end to organized crime by joining the mafia. I am going to tell them from the outset that my goal in joining is to put an end to them. They will let me in. Why? Because of your massive support and donations.
Once they let me in to "the family" I will then immediately disband the family, and put an end to the mafia, by first eliminating the largest crime syndicates, leaving only the smaller, less violent local crime networks. From there, we will let the smaller local crime networks disband themselves. Brilliant!
As for the stolen property and loot, it will all be returned to the rightful owners. The way this can be done is to allow a group of my close friends and I to decide who is the rightful owner of what, and send the property back. Those who have disagreements will have to meet with my circle of bosses to air their disagreements. I know this sounds a lot like another mob deciding things top-down, but listen. We have to be pragmatic and not get all purist notions of self-ownership and and property. Do you honestly think individuals in their local communities could figure this shit out themselves!? My mob is not like the bad mob because my mob is going to end the bad mob by joining the bad mob!
That is how I will end the mafia.
So yeah, voluntaryists are already decentralizing everything as best they can non-violently. Based on principle. I implore you to use your time, energy, money and other resources for that!
Or, you know what. Nevermind. Just dump your money back into the same absurd and woefully violent system you are trying to escape. Who knows, maybe the mafia will choose voluntarily to destroy itself. Makes sense. At the very least, maybe they will take you seriously ↓
Anyway, Joe's a good guy. So what if he has to use a little "persuasion" to end the mafia? All in a day's pragmatic work, right?
fuhgeddaboudit.
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~KafkA
Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DTube and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)