"Why Does Humble Libertarian Link To Crazy Conspiracy Stuff That Undercuts Libertarianism?"

A Humble Libertarian reader messaged me on Facebook to ask:

Dude is Alex Jones still on the 911 truth "Bush did it" train?

reason I ask is I see that you listed them as a top 10 Libertarian site but I think crazy stuff like that undercuts pretty much everything he/Info Wars does

I responded:

oh yeah, but he's worse than that in a lot of ways

i think with his antics, he riles up a lot of angry people with mental illness

then again, i can also say that i think he reports news that MSM won't report and reports fair points about it that MSM won't make

and i think the same criticism can be made of MSM (riles people up to be angry and worsens mental illness)

Then he said:

his Bohemian Grove stuff "Look! they are worshiping an owl!"

nah it''s just a bunch of rich pricks doing some fraternal bullshit.

Messamore:

^love that he had the balls to just walk up to their party and take video of it. def deserves props for that

it's a tough call for sure.

last time i edited and revised that list was 2013. i gave an explanation for it at the time saying more or less that my latest version of it was the most robust and diverse version with a lot of people in the libertarian world that are very different and don't consider it an unqualified endorsement, just information about who's big in libertarianism

THL Reader:

I understand that it's not all in a vacuum

Alex Jones can believe that Hillary Clinton is possessed by a demon AND make some salient points against the MSM at the same time

Not sure why Libertarian sites seem to attract crazies

which is why I like "Reason"

most of the stuff I've read from them seems

well

reasoned

(And here's what I most wanted to share with y'all) Messamore:

not sure why we always get the bad rap for attracting crazies. you see 'em all over the Republican and Democratic Parties in many different forms.

i bet even by percentage, the more conventional political groups have more crazies.

THL Reader:

Republicans attract religious fundamentalists. Democrats attract those weird super libs with their 27 gender pronouns

Libertarians attract the type that want UFO and alien disclosure

I like those types better than the fundamentalists and the gender pronoun people actually

Hahaha. The truth is out there.

Anywho-- the Humble Libertarian list of top 100 libertarian websites and blogs is outdated (last update being 2013) and is in disrepair again. Do people read libertarian blogs anymore? Is anyone interested in an update?

Barack Obama Tattoos

With Barack Obama's approval ratings still at a solid 62%, I became suddenly curious to know how popular the 44th U.S. President really is. Are people so enamoured with President Obama that I could do a quick Google search and turn up some photos of people with permanent tattoos of Obama inked into their very skin? Oh yeah. It's that bad. Below are ten examples of Barack Obama tattoos (some decent, some pretty awful). PS: As a control, I decided to Google "bush tattoos." I found only two examples in the first couple pages, and they were decidedly anti-Bush. I also learned to never, ever Google "bush tattoos" again. Seriously. Don't. There are some gross tattoos out there. In the interests of full disclosure, I must admit that I am not a fan of President Obama . But I've got to say that the tattoos above aren't nearly as bad as this: Editor's note: The pictures are linked to their respective sources. To view the source pages, simply click ...

Legal Marijuana On The Michigan Ballot for 2018

A Michigan ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana received enough valid signatures to qualify for a vote in November. When the required number of ballot signatures was certified by the State Board of Canvassers, the 4-0 decision of the board was met by cheers from supporters of the initiative who were present, the Detroit Free Press reports . Rick Thompson, a board member of the Michigan National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), put this ballot initiative in perspective as a matter of the State of Michigan safeguarding its own sovereignty and protecting its own citizens from an intrusive federal policy: "The people of Michigan deserve this. They earned it. We've faced many trials and tribulations. We've had so many stop and go signs from the federal government. That's why states have to take the reins on the issue and really be the crucibles of democracy that they've always been intended to be." Indeed the last time ...

What I did on the ten year anniversary of 9-11

During my brief trip to Korea, on the ten year anniversary of 9-11, I did exactly what the terrorists didn't want me to do: I lived without anxiety. I lived without regrets. I lived without fear. I let nothing intimidate me. I let my soul be still. I laughed with my friends. I tried something new. I marveled at nature. I sang at the top of my lungs... badly. My heart was at ease, because I spent all day knowing that for me, this day and every one that preceded it for the last decade was not about the terrorists, but about loving my life, the world I live it in, and the people with whom I am so lucky to share this world. The best memorial I could offer for so many thousands murdered ten years ago, was to ignore their murderers, live without terror in my heart, and in its place let blossom joy. This post is dedicated to you, chingu . Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

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