An open-minded individual recently engaged me non-confrontationally and sincerely regarding my profound distaste for and aversion to, all things “Adam Kokesh 2020.”
What follows is my reply to this individual, and an index of links for those who wish to to examine and form their own opinions.
Ah man, I don’t “confront” people just to be a jackass. I initially asked Kokesh some questions about his platform and made criticisms of it, and was told I was an annoying and ignorant troll. Usually when people get defensive and resort to name calling that quickly, it is a signal that something’s amiss.
I’ve mailed him directly about the messages to Angela Fisher’s son but have received no response. There are a million details such as this, and they all trace back to narcissistic type behavior.
My initial gripe was simply—and still is—that I don’t believe his platform is compatible with voluntaryism. Now I am convinced he is a dishonest individual, and is actively damaging the “liberty movement,” and basically scamming good-hearted individuals into dumping their hard-earned money into politics supporting him as a “full-time activist.”
When you make implications that everyone who disagrees with you is “mentally disturbed” or a “state plant” the chances are that something is amiss. He may even be projecting.
Here are some resources:
Calling on Voluntaryists to “put down the ideology”
Self-upvoting his own flame thread comments at 80 - 100 dollars
Shield Mutual financial conflict)
EDIT: In Kokesh's latest video he has said that real activists know that "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." Still think this cat is a voluntaryist?
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~KafkA
Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DLive and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)