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The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire is under fire after allegedly writing on social media that assassinating Vice President Kamala Harris would be heroic.
Multiple users, including reporters, posted screenshots of a deleted post shared to X early Sunday morning that read: Anyone who murders Kamala Harris would be an American hero.
The Libertarian Party addressed the post Sunday morning, writing that Libertarians are truly the most oppressed minority.
We deleted a tweet because we dont want to break the terms of this website we agreed to, the post said. Its a shame that even on a free speech website that libertarians cannot speak freely.
https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/09/15/nh-libertarians-appear-to-encourage-the-assassination-of-kamala-harris/
Free speech?! WTF!
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New Hampshire Democrats, Republicans react
Raymond Buckley, the chair of the states Democratic Party, called the post disgusting, dangerous, and wrong."
Raymond Buckley
@ChairmanBuckley
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The Libertarian Party of NH encouraging the assasination of Vice President Harris must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. Political violence is never acceptable, and their statement was disgusting, dangerous and wrong.
#NHPolitics
https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/09/15/nh-libertarians-appear-to-encourage-the-assassination-of-kamala-harris/
edbermac
(16,067 posts)sheshe2
(86,068 posts)I have no words.
newdeal2
(581 posts)According to Wikipedia. Seems like this NH party was taken over by some nasty people.
Yoyoyo77
(293 posts)Lovie777
(14,025 posts)we are in dangerous time and free speech should never advocate murder, killings and harm to any living thing.
sheshe2
(86,068 posts)They are on the ballot...let's not blame twitter for them.
THEY ARE THE THIRD LARGEST PARTY IN THE UNITED STATES!
Third!
https://ballotpedia.org/Libertarian_Party
pat_k
(10,310 posts)The initial post shared Sunday by the New Hampshire Libertarian Party on X read, "Anyone who murders Kamala Harris would be an American hero."
Later, the party explained on X why the post was deleted:
We deleted a tweet because we don't want to break the terms of this website we agreed to.
It's a shame that even on a 'free speech' website that libertarians cannot speak freely.
Libertarians are truly the most oppressed minority.
. . .
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/politics/nh-libertarian-party-twitter-post-kamala-harris/3489310/
So, incitement to murder is just "free speech." To treat it as a crime is "oppression."
sheshe2
(86,068 posts)Birds of a feather.
ArmedLiberal24
(54 posts)For a long time now, some Republicans pose as Libertarians and then spew their vile ideology. So when confronted on any of their sick comments made or disgusting ideas proposed, they pathetically try and hide behind being a false Libertarian. All points made, they threatened the Vice President of the United States by encouraging an assassination of the Vice President of the United States. They need to be held accountable for this sick and disgusting suggestion of assassination. To stop political violence, bite down hard with sharp legal teeth. No one should get to walk away from something like this ! TRE45ON.
PortTack
(33,978 posts)Astraea
(484 posts)that Trump is not a libertarian?