He's Not Wrong, You Know: Ian Freeman - Granite Grok

He’s Not Wrong, You Know: Ian Freeman

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Let’s be clear from the outset: while I can be friendly with Ian, I hate his stances.  I know that GraniteGrok is the most favorable of all NH media to the Free State Project (another notch as to why uber-Progressive/Socialist Zandra Rice-Hawkins detests me and the ‘Grok – I’ll take it!) on the duo purposes of maximal freedom and limited Government but Ian and the rest of the Free Keene-ers (aka “Keene Kiddies”) have made a mockery of such sober attempts.  While the results might be acceptable, their tactics show why the phrase “the means justifies the ends” is such a horrible mindset.

However, NH Journal does have a quote from him as to why he’s running as a Republican for NH State Senate even as he’s a self proclaimed neo-anarchist (even as he masquerades as a Libertarian – and the Free State Project rocketed him out of their midst because of stances) in essentially stating: “You have brought me upon yourselves“:

Freeman said given the current ballot access laws in New Hampshire, is it easier for him to run as a Republican than a libertarian.

“As you may know, New Hampshire’s ballot access laws make it difficult to run as a third party. Running as a libertarian would cost many hours of gathering 700 valid signatures – probably gotta shoot for 1,500 as they will try to disqualify them – whereas running for New Hampshire Senate as a major party is only $10,” Freeman said. “If the parties ever make ballot access equal for smaller parties, then perhaps fewer libertarians will run under the majors’ labels. I understand some in those parties are frustrated by the infiltration of libertarians, but they did it to themselves by keeping third parties off the ballot.”

Freeman’s run under the GOP banner is reminiscent of Aria DiMezzo’s campaign for Cheshire County Sheriff in 2020. Identifying as a trans and Satanic anarchist, DiMezzo was the only Republican in the race. DiMezzo lost the election and is currently one of Freeman’s co-defendants in the money laundering case.

The problem is a double one – a Duopoly.  Certainly, Freeman is right – can I frame it as “Crony Campaigning” where both the Dems and the Repubs so cozied up to Government so as to make it all but impossible for any other Party to exist and get on the ballot.  So why SHOULDN’T they go to the only two Parties available? While there are a couple of Free Staters that have embedded themselves into the Democrat Party (Amanda Boldin comes to mind but is of an ordinary Democrat than an FSPer nowadays, IMHO), most gravitate to the NH GOP simply because there is an intersection on limited government and personal responsibility (the main ones). And they are SMAHT as well. They end up, as AFP’s NH Exec Dir Greg Moore says about us, “punching above their weight class” (driving Zandra Rice-Hawkins nuts).

However, most of the Establishment Republicans hate them, which I think is rather odd when they are happy to apologize for Rs that really stray from the NH GOP Platform and have lousy HRA and NHLA voting scores (e.g., how well do you vote in line with the Party Platform and how well do you do in voting to maintain or free personal liberties that have been “jailed” by Government). NH Governor Chris Sununu is one of those, given his actions lately –  in ways that “elevated” the Left’s Collectivists’ social agenda (government forced, btw) over Individual Rights (see Steve’s take).

However, these “Republican Republicans for the sake of the Republican Party” often go after “Libertarians as Republicans” who, pretty much, vote much better than these other Republicans. And they hate them for it.  Too often I hear “Let the Libertarians stay in their own Party (there is an NH Libertarian Party).

So, Republicans – put your money, legislation, and votes where your mouths are – change the law.  Frankly, I hope you fail even as you don’t know why I say this.  Take this, which I’ve been saying more often lately:

God knew that he (the Grandson) needed us (TMEW and I) – what we didn’t know is that God knew we needed him as well.

Frankly, the Establishment Rs need the Free Staters more than they realize. The FSPers need the NH GOP to serve and fight for our Liberties – something that many Establishment Rs don’t care about (along with the Culture War fight in which, if they don’t “shoulder arms,” they’ll be at the south end of the Donkey from changing demographics and the “educational grooming” for Collectivism). And the Establishment Rs need those numbers (small as they may be), to make things happen.

 

 

 

 

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