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There is no doubt that libertarian students have to overcome a lot of challenges for the four years that they spend in college.

If youre a libertarian student, you will be misunderstood by your fellow students and your professors as well. You have to brace yourself for the critical eye of the college community so that you complete your studies with your pride and belief system intact.

One of the things you should bear in mind is that most of your classmates and professors are ignorant of your strong belief in independent thinking. Therefore, understanding their ignorance and empathizing with them will make it easier for you to cope with their attacks on your personality.

Here are some tips to make your college stay easier as a libertarian student.

College is a place where you will have to express yourself. Airing your opinions is part and parcel of college life. Most of the arguments advanced by your colleagues and even tutors will in most cases go against what you hold dear.

You will definitely defend your position. Learn to listen patiently to your opponent and prepare your rebuttals and arguments before hands. Learn your history and ancient philosophies such as those advanced by Socrates and Plato in most cases they are in tandem with libertarian ideologies and give them as evidence of your claims.

If youre pursuing a master of law degree, this is a perfect opportunity for honing your oratory and persuasion skills. Dont be afraid of expressing your disagreements on most issues that go against your beliefs, but do it respectfully.

If you are angry and rude, it will be almost impossible to communicate effectively and youll make a lot of enemies even if your arguments are credible.

There is strength in unity, especially in the face of all that opposition youll likely face from the college community. Find other libertarians like you and form a libertarians student organization.

This will make you stronger in your quest of informing your fellow students on how independent thinking is the best school-of-thought for mankind. Moreover, in a group youre likely to be listened to more than if you took on the struggle single-handedly.

If you find that youre all alone, the chances of getting overwhelmed are enormous. You may as well consider getting an online degree instead. This will allow you to study at your own paces without having to deal with the social pressures of college. Pursuing an online degree in political science or an online master of laws is a perfect option for any libertarian student.

Be proud of being a libertarian. Decorate your room with posters of great libertarians in history such as the famous actor Trey Parker and the novelist Isabel Paterson.

As a libertarian, youll be different from most of your fellow students and even tutors. Youre likely to be labeled and judged. Dont let this get to you. Who knows, you may just end up winning a few of your colleagues who see the sense in what you preach and stand for.

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Should the Libertarian Party Even Bother Existing Anymore? Being Libertarian (satire) Unless a major voting reform is done, the LP will never become a thing unless someone like Mark Cuban or Jeff Bezos ran as a Libertarian, in which case I doubt the party would even nominate them to begin with. What should the liberty movement do in ...

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Hannah Grover , hgrover@daily-times.com Published 4:30 p.m. MT May 26, 2017 | Updated 22 hours ago

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FARMINGTON For the first time in nearly a decade, the Libertarian Party of New Mexico has a San Juan County chapter.

The chapter was organized earlier this month andwill meet weekly. Meeting information will be posted on its Facebook page.

"We're trying to create some growth," chapter chairwoman Ranota Banks said. "We experienced quite a bit during the Johnson-Weld campaign."

The Libertarian Party has traditionally been the largest of the third parties in the state. Elizabeth Hanes, the chairwoman of the Libertarian Party of New Mexico, said the western ethos of working hard and minding your own business contributes to the success of the Libertarian Party in New Mexico.

"That's very much what Libertarianism is about," she said.

Hanes said the Libertarian Party hopes to run about half a dozen candidates in state and federal races in 2018. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson's campaign in 2016 led to an increase in registered Libertarian voters.

Johnson received about 9 percent of the votes in New Mexico, or more than 74,000 votes. The number of registered voters and the percentage who voted for Johnson qualified the party to hold primary elections during 2018.There are approximately 6,000 Libertarians registered to vote statewide. Hanes said there are about 400 registered Libertarians in San Juan County.

"This past general election, we had a lot of people switch their affiliation to the Libertarian Party," Banks said.

Hanes said some Republicans identify with the Libertarian stance regarding smaller government. She said the party also aligns with Democratic views on social issues and civil rights, such as same-sex marriage.

Drew Degner, chairman of San Juan County's Republican Party, said there may be some voters who switch affiliation because of the similar stance on smaller government. He said he has seen frustration on both sides nationwide.

Degner said he wishes the Libertarians luck in their endeavor.

"If it is able to gain traction, it might be a good thing for everybody," Degner said.

While the Libertarian Party supports social issues and civil rights, it does not believe in government-funded charities, such as Planned Parenthood.

"We believe that personal giving is preferable to government giving," Hanes said.

She said the Libertarian Party believes in slashing taxes, which would give people more money to donate to charitable organizations.

While San Juan County Democratic Party chairwoman MP Schildmeyer said she wishes the Libertarian Party well, she said she does not agree with the party's stance regarding cutting back Social Security.

"To me, the Libertarian Party is a dangerous party," she said.

Banks said while the party does not believe in forced charity, it does believe in "people taking care of people."

Banks said twice a month the San Juan County chapter will have picnics or trash cleanups.

Hannah Grover covers government for The Daily Times. She can be reached at 505-564-4652.

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When I recently spoke with the Libertarian Partys chairman, Nicholas Sarwark, about his organizations unique perspective onthe presidency of Donald Trump, he highlighted a very important issue: the war on drugs.

Sarwark also argued that Congress needs tosay, Look, these penalties that we have for people having drugs or selling drugs or using drugs they need to be brought down into the area of reality. And stop locking people up for decades oversubstances people voluntarily consume and ingest.

Indeed many people onthe left might agree: What right does the government have to tell people what they can do with their bodies? Not to mention the fact thatsuch a crusade should be denounced for its racism,expenseand mass incarceration. Yet while those problems are horrific, the war on drugs could theoretically be reformed withoutdoing away with it altogether.

To me, though, the last part of Sarwarksphrasing perfectly captures whythe war on drugscannot be justified: Stop locking people up for decades over substances people voluntarily consume and ingest.

Do you want to claim that people who use drugs are more likely to commit crimes? Perhaps, but then outlaw the crimes themselves, not the substances that may make them more likely.

Sarwarksaid that anti-drug laws need to be brought down into the area of reality.

In my view, they shouldnt exist at all.

Watch our conversationto better understand libertarians argument aboutour governments drug policies.

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In the wake of Maxime Berniers loss to Andrew Scheer in the federal Conservative leadership race, another party has offered the Quebec MP its leadership: the Libertarian Party of Canada.

The Libertarian Partys current leader, Tim Moen, posted a video to YouTube Sunday promising to immediately step aside and nominate Bernier as leader should he accept the offer. The party also plans to adopt Berniers platform whether or not he joins them, Moen said.

I know Max and I know hes a solid libertarian, Moen said in an interview with the National Post. He hopes Berniers supporters shift their allegiance to the Libertarians, which he says will force the Conservative Party to consider adopting libertarian policies.

He could take a lot of political market-share away from the Conservative Party, he said. I think they need to be disciplined by the market.

Bernier finished a close second to Andrew Scheer in the Conservative leadership race, taking roughly 49 per cent of the available points toScheers almost 51 per cent. He campaigned on a platform that included lowering corporate taxes from 15 to 10 per cent, eliminating the capital gains tax and abolishing Canadas supply management system for dairy, eggs and poultry.

Moen said the popularity of Berniers platform shows that voters are interested in taking baby steps towards libertarian policies.

Maxs platform offers people something that is realistic and something that a libertarian can live with and embrace, he said. Itll show that were serious about winning some votes here.

Berniers office did not respond to a request for comment before deadline Monday.

The Libertarian Party of Canada was founded in 1973 with the mission of reducing the responsibilities and expenses of the Canadian government, according to the partys website. The party today has roughly 10,000 members, according to Moen.

The partys current platform which Moen says takes a more philosophically purist approach than Berniers plan includes proposals to establish a maximum federal income tax of 15 per cent, withdraw Canadian forces from all international conflicts and repeal the Canada Health Act to make healthcare a purely provincial responsibility.

Moen, who works as a firefighter and paramedic in Fort McMurray, has been leader of the Libertarian Party since 2014. He says hes reached out to Bernier (I sent him a text, he said) and he and Bernier will speak about the invitation this week.

Hes not sure if Bernier is at all interested, but said he felt he would be remiss not to provide the option.

I hope he takes me up on the offer, but Im not holding my breath.

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