Spreading the Libertarian message on NON-libertarian websites.

Well said, Brit!

I have joined the ranks of spreading the message outside of the Dailypaul to other sites with different philosophical foundations....

Thanks for helping spread the message!

To be banned or in your case "thrown in EP jail" on a forum should be worn as a badge of honor.

I joined Sean Hannity's site to ask one simple question....my first post...."Why doesn't Sean Hannity ever talk about the Audit the Fed bill, H.R. 1207?

By asking that question, I was "banned for life!"

I remember debating folks on Michelle Malkin's sites, MicheleMalkin.com and HotAir.com, in 2007 and 2008. I managed to get membership in both sites as she would only open it up to new membership every so often.

I remember a Brit on that site too, but not sure if it was you. If it was, I always enjoyed the posts.

I would throw out a thought now and then and get into a discussion by asking questions (socratic method) and learned quickly that if I said anything against the war, I would be categorized immediately as a "leftist." Then, when they found out I wasn't a leftist, but a Ron Paul supporter, I would be categorized immediately as a "tin foil hat wearing, 9/11 truther, racist."

So practically every post I had to utilize a disclaimer saying "I'm not a leftist, tin foil hate wearing, 9/11 truther or racist."

Having cleared that up in advance, I could get down to some good discussions. The folks who tried to slander me were immediately eliminated from any further discussions, as they had no further talking points.

So having established myself as someone who could debate on the issues, I challenged anyone and everyone to debate me "on the issues" choosing their candidate over mine, Ron Paul.

I only had one person accept the challenge. I remember a moderator chiming in that he was keeping an eye on me. But why? Because he wanted to prevent the others on the site from being swayed to the truth?

I noticed the "Experience Project" was started in San Francisco. I'm sure you know SF politics are slanted a certain direction. I'm sure they were keeping an eye on you too, ha!

I think the best thing to do these days is approach conversations from an economic effect point of view and ask questions without getting political or revealing your intention of garnering support for the liberty movement. Perhaps if you had a little more time to get your "circle" larger, then you could have some allies in protesting censorship once you started getting more political. Then, if you were still banned, you could spend $10 and start a website like "ExperienceProjectCensorship.com" or something that would expose them for who they really are. Free speech and all...

I did notice that by Googling "Hannity H.R. 1207" that there are a couple Ron Paul supporters that are on his site talking about the Audit the Fed bill. A moderator shut one thread down for any further posting because it was his first post. But there are a couple other recent posts on the issue from folks who have over 1,000 posts.

What irks me is when it is one sided like that where the person or sites agenda keeps someone from asking pertinent questions that might be in conflict with said agenda.

I take screen shots of everything now and expose it on my blog. I wear the screen shot of being banned by Hannity as a badge of honor: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dd8ngkwz_5fcz9v372

Cheers!

In fact,I've already been doing it this morning.

Many forum-type websites have a "general discussion" page for all topics to be discussed. It is common for current events topics to come up, and they often include what is considered to be the "crisis du jour", or "problems that need fixing", and involve politics in some way.

I just present the Ron Paul solutions, and expand on the needs to return to free markets and less gov't interference.
I don't mention "libertarian" or "Republican" hardly at all. I talk about acting on principles, and doing the right thing, and show how these plans could work out for our benefits.
I don't argue, or get contentious. I just present the material in a non-confrontational way, and some people begin to wake up.

It's pretty easy to do, and many times it results in converts, or at least results in people going to check out Ron Paul and his positions more thoroughly than they ever would have before.
This makes progress.
It's slow, but it's sure. Each convert can convert more from his social circle. It's the "ever-expanding circle theory", and this is proven to work.

It's just one of many ways that each of us can have some more impact every day to move forward.

Just this morning, a few minutes ago, I had some discourse on a non-political website where healthcare was being discussed. The other person was employed in academia, and obviously surrounded by liberal thinkers, and was promoting socialized health care.
I brought up Ron Paul's HR 1495 healthcare reform act, and described it.
That resulted in this liberal-thinker looking into it, and he came back and said that he actually liked alot of what Ron Paul's positions are, and never really knew about any of that before.
His only answer after that was that there aren't enough people who know about this or about RP to get something done, "in time".
Obviously this person was caught-up in the "crisis management trap" and thinks "something has to be done right now".
But, the seed was planted, and now he knows, and he admits to liking the idea.
You know what happens then.

So, even liberals can come around somewhat. But if they never hear about it, they won't know about it.
Just let them hear about it.

I think I'm going to get myself an account there and try to throw some wisdom on their boards once in a while.

I also recently signed up for the local news sites in Kentucky. We need to get Rand as many positive reviews as possible.

My focus is to provide commentary that runs in contrast to the establishment mantra. The idea, of course, is to at least implant a few freedom-related thoughts in the off chance somebody actually considers it and takes it along them into the future. Even if they don't immediately come around, it could always come back to them sometime in the future.

Don't waste your time with the loyal rank-and-filers. They will never come around. Keep them guessing on your party affiliation. The sooner they find out you are "one of them," is the sooner they disregard everything you've stated. Use words like "We" and "Us." Never, never, refer to others as "you people," or "you liberals," or "you neocons." The moment you start categorizing them, is the moment you fall victim to the very thing you were hoping to prevent. Be critical, but phrase it in the form of a question. Instead of "obama is a war-hawk!" say: "I was supportive of obama's anti-war stance, but, wouldn't you agree that he has dropped that position?" this personalizes your message and gets them to consider the scenario without rejecting it as an attack. Even if you think you've lost your effectiveness with the regulars after a few months, you are still having an impact on the casual observers. Stick to high-traffic websites that you can actually effect the pool of commentary. I'm extremely pleased with those libertarian-minded people who have maintained the patience to stick with it at huffingtonpost. Not only does it rank high for volume, but it offers unbiased commentary opportunity. If you happen to be there right when a brand new story hits the wire, then you get the first stab at commenting. I, personally, don't have the patience for huffpo, but that is a great example of a place that we should focus on for the greatest impact. The right has a lot in common with the left -- we just don't know it.