Aaron Russo, who ran for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 2004, has now turned his hand to documentary film making. The trailer is chock-full of soundbites that, taken out of context, help to maintain that widespread image of libertarians as nut-cases.
Even if some of what is discussed is real, true, and urgent.
For the record, even if — as strongly asserted in the trailer — the US income tax is technically "illegal", most people hearing this for the first time will mentally file the claim as conspiracy theory/kookiness. If you're trying to persuade people, getting the wildest statements front-and-center is a really good way to block any chance of your message getting through.
More clips here, here, and here.
Posted by Nicholas at July 10, 2006 10:42 AM
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