The Vacation from Idealism

For so long libertarian authors, activists, and leaders have been dancing their way throughout the pages of history -- thin pages that contain only mild accounts of real world instances and facts. But that all changed with the Revolution. Ron Paul led the way to 'libertarianism' becoming a household name. His will pave the way for more activism.

Our vacation from idealism begins now.

The story of real-life people has been the tale of politics forever in America. Barack Obama's hit book about a Kenyan village sold more copies in its first two weeks than the Communist Manifesto has sold in ten years. Why is this worthy of notice? "People don't catch philosophies as often as they catch personalities," exclaims James Moresdon, a specialist in analytic demographic research. "People don't like the 'isms' and 'schisms' that appear so frequently in rhetoric. They hate words like 'socialism' and 'communism,' and so 'democracy' is the common favorite that trumps them."

Thus libertarianism is in desperate need of a face lift. But as Ron Paul followers pointed out, there is no simple answer in real policy decisions. Everything is complex, everyone is pragmatic.

If what libertarians need and want is victory, then the real hope at fulfilling our ideals is through the stories of common people.