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Former president Donald Trump disseminated on social media on Friday an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged, the latest example of the Republican candidate’s use of increasingly violent rhetoric and imagery this campaign season.

The image can be seen about halfway through a 20-second video that Trump posted on his Truth Social site. The post says it was recorded Thursday on Long Island, where Trump traveled this week to attend a wake for a recently killed police officer.

In the video, two trucks decorated with giant Trump flags and altered American flags are driving on a highway. On the tailgate door of one of the trucks is the image of Biden lying horizontally, bound and gagged.

Trump has a history of sharing and promoting violent images featuring his perceived enemies.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, focus on things that helps third parties in general, such as:

  • anti-war - other two parties are fairly hawkish
  • voting reform and ending gerrymandering
  • digital privacy and consent - both parties extended or replaced the Patriot Act
  • right to repair - greens would love the eco-friendliness, libertarians would like the stronger property rights; wouldn't be required for leased products

And so on. Basically don't push anything too controversial, and focus on things that the major parties so poorly and that most third parties and independents would agree on. That would show voters that having more choices is valuable.

I see three possibilities with this strategy:

  • major parties take up these proposals - win win
  • voters demand voting reform
  • nothing changes - so status quo

The Libertarian Party should transition to an advocacy organization instead of trying to get people elected. Basically, "policies before politics," which should improve the perception of the average person of the LP.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think it is essentially a advocacy organization, I do wonder if they could get a lot more influence if it were possible to get someone onto the debate stage so that everyone could see their opinions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, but that's not happening until the rules of the debates change or voting reform to eliminate the spoiler effect happens.