Comment: Whenever something gets going in popularity

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Whenever something gets going in popularity

there are always those who feel like it wasn't the way they wanted it to be.
The Libertarians have had their noses out of joint for years about it, but many of them come here anyway because it is where the action is. They can't deny it, and many of them are supportive.
Around this time, when they have their own nominee, there have been the trolls here trying to suck support off this movement with Bob Barr in 2008, and now with Johnson in 2012.
But it's not all of the Libertarians. Many Libertarians have become Ron Paul Republicans, and have fought long and hard for the cause.

There are also other little factions that want their little slice of the action, like the anarchists, and the Occupy, and little groups like that which are never going to get popular, and don't really totally support what we support, but it's closer to what they want than getting nothing. So, they give some support.

The truth is that the only way to hold a tent this diverse together is to just promote freedom, and not try to narrow it down. Narrowing it down with details just serves to push some people out because they feel snubbed.
As long as the goal is to keep the gov't out of our lives to the most possible extent, I think we'll have wide ranging support.