[ExI] Piker

[John Clark]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 4:49 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*> If McEntee had been a Libertarian, I still wouldn’t know who it is.  How
> many internet followers does he have?  I am not one of them.  I will offer
> that Libertarians have personalities like that.  That’s why our conventions
> never go anywhere.*
>

*If, as you say, behavior similar to that of John McEntee is common among
members of the Libertarian Party, then why on earth would you want to be
associated with such a bunch of sadistic creeps? Let nobody forget what I'm
talking about: *

*Trump advisor John McEntee gives fake money to homeless people*
<https://www.youtube.com/shorts/olMsBil-Pug>

*> Piker is relevant in that he has a huge following, and he is actively
> campaigning with candidates El Sayed and Cortez.*
>

*I admit that Cortez it's an embarrassment for the Democrats but every
political party has a lunatic fringe except for the Republicans, because
for them the lunatic fringe has become the mainstream, and according to you
the same thing could be said about the Libertarian Party. *

*As for El Sayed, he said “I am not somebody who is a socialist. I believe
in capitalism, I just believe that capitalism has to be regulated”. Abdul
El-Sayed (the man would not be nearly as controversial if his name was Sam
Smith) does have some progressive ideas such as Medicare for all and a
wealth tax on billionaires, but like it or not there is a 100% chance that
we will see both those things in less than three years, unless of course AI
kills us all before then which is entirely possible. *



> * > **His constitution rant was in response to someone reminding him that
> socialism is not constitutional.*
>

*For millions of people, such as yourself, the words socialism and
communism are synonymous because they both mean "political ideas that I
don't like", therefore when asked if socialism is constitutional the only
answer that one can give is "it depends".  *


*John K Clark*
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