Are We Nearing the Libertarian Tipping Point in America?

(From the Persuasion Powerpoint section in Volume 20, No. 2 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) …and if we are, what can YOU DO to speed up the process? A number of libertarian researchers, thinkers, and writers strongly believe that the libertarian movement is growing faster and moving forward faster than ever before. They cite the growing and snowballing numbers of libertarians in the Millennial Generation. Seventy-four million Millennials — ranging from 10 to 33 years old — are becoming more and more libertarian. They point out the large number of 18- to 35-year-old voters who supported and voted for Ron Paul for President in 2008. And the larger and growing number of Millennials who campaigned and voted for Ron Paul in 2012. And they note the increasing percentages of these young voters who voted for Libertarian Party candidates in 2012 and 2014. The momentum is increasing each election. And, just as importantly, it’s increasing between elections. In high schools. On college campuses across America. On talk radio. On TV talk shows. And online. If these numbers are right, if these trends are happening… what can YOU do to speed up the process? To get us nearer to the Great Libertarian Tipping Point?

1. Talk with high school and college students about liberty. 
2. Talk with 18- to 35-year-olds about liberty — and the difference it can make for their future.
3. Ask for permission to forward them links to short YouTube videos or clips or talks. Then do it — sparingly.
4. Get their permission to send them online links to well-written essays and articles. Or email newsletters such as the Liberator Online. Then ask them to forward the stuff they like best to their friends and classmates.

Here’s the secret to speeding up libertarian growth among the Millennials: winning more Millennials to liberty… and getting them to share it with their friends and classmates and colleagues. Share your best libertarian conversations and online materials with a dozen receptive Millennials for several weeks or months, and then ask THEM to share the libertarian conversations and writings with a dozen of their friends and classmates. With people roughly their own age who know them and like them and trust them. You can set this in motion in less than 30 minutes a week. Then, together, we will push past the Tipping Point — and begin dismantling Big Government and expanding liberty.