swissaustrian
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So I'm sitting here in cab after arriving at the airport of Zürich and the first thing I have to read is that Rand endorsed Romney yesterday (the icing on the cake) on Hannity. As you know, I'm not an American. But even from my outside view, this seems to be a very bad move politically as well as morally:
1. It makes him look like a sell-out.
2. It alienates the grassroots, the biggest asset of the liberty movement. Lot's of people are going to leave the GOP again in disgust. They'll (re-)join the Libertarians and have no significant impact on American politics in the future.
3. It demotivates his fathers delegates on the way to the convention. His father's stellar record also looks damaged to me.
4. It is going to weigh on future liberty candidates as their loyalty will be questioned much more seriously. Fundraising is going to be more difficult.
In essence: I think Rand just dug a hole for himself and dragged many others with him
1. It makes him look like a sell-out.
2. It alienates the grassroots, the biggest asset of the liberty movement. Lot's of people are going to leave the GOP again in disgust. They'll (re-)join the Libertarians and have no significant impact on American politics in the future.
3. It demotivates his fathers delegates on the way to the convention. His father's stellar record also looks damaged to me.
4. It is going to weigh on future liberty candidates as their loyalty will be questioned much more seriously. Fundraising is going to be more difficult.
In essence: I think Rand just dug a hole for himself and dragged many others with him
