A good way to respond to attacks

[Russell Kanning]

Most people I have talked to out side of our little group do not really care for the Libertarian Platform as a whole.

When I signed up for the FSP, I didn't even know there was a "Libertarian Platform" .... and I don't agree with the current LParty platform either....or the republicans or the democrates.

[BillyC]

Most people I have talked to out side of our little group do not really care for the Libertarian Platform as a whole.

When I signed up for the FSP, I didn't even know there was a "Libertarian Platform" .... and I don't agree with the current LParty platform either....or the republicans or the democrates.

I agree with ya Russ I dont agree with 100% of any current platform....... even my own party.

[d_goddard]

Most people I have talked to out side of our little group do not really care for the Libertarian Platform as a whole.

When I signed up for the FSP, I didn't even know there was a "Libertarian Platform" .... and I don't agree with the current LParty platform either....or the republicans or the democrates.

I agree with ya Russ I dont agree with 100% of any current platform....... even my own party.

Heh... I don't think of any party as "mine". They call us Independents and we're almost half the voting population in this state!

[BillyC]

Most people I have talked to out side of our little group do not really care for the Libertarian Platform as a whole.

When I signed up for the FSP, I didn't even know there was a "Libertarian Platform" .... and I don't agree with the current LParty platform either....or the republicans or the democrates.

I agree with ya Russ I dont agree with 100% of any current platform....... even my own party.

Heh... I don't think of any party as "mine". They call us Independents and we're almost half the voting population in this state!

I would go further and say Independents make up half or more of the nation.

[d_goddard]

I would go further and say Independents make up half or more of the nation.

Certainly half not of registered voters nationwide. No way.

[Michael Fisher]

Marcy hit the nail on the head, and Dreepa is doing excatly the right thing.
Job #1 for any newcomer is: volunteer.
Observing the Selectmen or any other civic function, just by being a warm and atentive body in the room, eventually somebody will ask you to lend a hand with something. DO IT.
Volunteer to read to children, walk dogs at the animal shelter, spend time with seniors, ladel out soup at the soup kitchem, or (like Irena does) help out the Library with their semi-annual book sale.

Do all of these things wihout trumpeting your politics or personal opinions. Just be a good neighbor lending a hand to help make the community work.

After a few months, you'll be just another one of the Good Folks. Then when it comes up in conversation, by all means, let people know your political opinions and that you're a Porc. They'll know you're not scary, you don't want to kill children or deface property. They'll know that you honestly want to make things better -- because that's what you've been doing, together, for months already.

VOLUNTEER.
It's the most effective, first thing you can do to make NH Free.
Everything else flows from the goodwill you build up as a good neighbor.

Exactly. Thank you very much for that post! 

IMO, volunteering should be priority number one for as many of us as possible if we are to succeed in our mission by reinforcing New Hampshire's culture of liberty. All things follow the culture of the land. No big government, and perhaps no government at all, can exist in a land with a self-governing, pro-liberty culture.