On day 2 of the Steem Creators Conference, @adamkokesh joined us via video chat.
I'll be honest, I didn't know who Adam was until I sat in the front row if this video chat. Boy, was I blown away by this guy. The way he speaks, what he has to say, and his story are all captivating, to say the least.
His bio on Steemit says:
"Pragmatic Libertarian running for POTUS 2020 to peacefully, responsibly dissolve fedl govt & #FinallyFreeAmerica!"
This guy has been in the military, been in the communication and media industry, and is now running for the Presidency of the United States! A presidential candidate is on the Steem blockchain and singing its praises! Seriously, how cool is that???
He talks a little bit about his background but mostly about how most media is being censored and how beneficial Steem will be for the freedom of content creators and news sources. One of his ultimate goals is to make the federal government much less necessary and he is really excited about how Steem can help do that.
He wrapped up his spiel by saying, "Ultimately what this is really about is liberating humanity from all forms of violent central control."
Watch the video on DLive and tell me what you think of what he says.
My video is at DLive
If this is really about “humanity,” for @adamkokesh, respectfully, should he not address the concerns of his fellow humans?
I wish he would address an issue many have been calling him to, which is the messages sent to his former staffer Angela Fisher Owens’ 9-year-old son.
I don’t pretend adults don’t have disagreements, but to drag a child into the middle of it with political pressure/veiled threatening language is just shitty. If there is some explanation for how this happened, I wish he would explain. These screenshots were sent to me directly by the mother of the child. Adam’s former campaign team member.
up to and including murder. (I have screenshots available if anyone needs a reference).He has also recently upvoted a comment, and other subsequent commentary of @fundposhprincess, a crazy old man who non-jokingly stated that a “hit” should placed on Angela (@angelafisher) and who directly stated that he meant violence,
Sure, @fundposhpriness is a bit nuts, and laughably so at times. That said, I don’t think calling for hits and threatening physical violence and death against other users is a good thing, and am curious why Kokesh continues to upvote this account’s commentary with no address of the aforementioned realities.
Adam’s failure to address these issues (amongst important others, threatening, financial, and otherwise) openly and specifically should concern anyone considering supporting his campaign. In my view, the campaign is already opposed to Voluntaryist principle in that it prescribes non-free
market, centralized redistribution of trillions of dollars of resources, but even for those who are not Voluntaryists, is this the type of
leadership you want?
Charisma is nice. But if there is no real sense of integrity and responsibility beneath it, then what is the point? Charismatic “authority” is an interesting phenomenon worthy of more study:
If Adam Kokesh wants unity, and shares the fundamental values of libertarians, then why does he Narcissistically lash out at anyone who questions him.?
non-personal concerns about the campaign platform, it is my feeling that Kokesh has much to answer for.Whether it be calling @larkenrose a “little coward,” or myself an “annoying and ignorant troll” after I simply raised some
I hope I will be proven wrong here. I have reached out to Adam via email regarding the messages but have received no response (it’s been about a week now), and he is aware of the death threats and suggestions of a “hit” being put out (he commented briefly regarding the matter, simply saying I should email him) but continues to upvote the account making these suggestions and outright death threats.
I have been made painfully aware that questioning of Kokesh often results in vindictive backlash, not only from his supporters, but also from himself, and
I know for a fact that other major players here on Steemit (they have told me directly) feel as I do and have the same questions, but are afraid to speak out.
I also have some slight hesitancy, as I do not know Kokesh personally, or how he may erratically attempt to deal with persistent questioners (if calls for hits are not problematic enough to warranted a dedicated address, and the commentary containing them are even upvoted by his account, it stands to reason one might be a little nervous).
That said, I think it’s important to speak my truth here, because I know for a fact there are several others here on Steemit, afraid of raising the ire of this account, and individual, who wish to raise this questions as well. The truth is important. Rocking the boat may be uncomfortable, but it is absolutely necessary to the preservation of happiness and freedom.
It’s going to take more than his recent non-apology about abusing the platform and complaining about receiving only $1,000 for his first post here to restore peoples’ confidence in his sincerity, libertarian or otherwise.
I hope some real, non-politicized, down-to-earth dialogue can be had, sans persona, for the sake of everyone involved.
Peace.
Thanks for the great opportunity and the great feedback! RSing and upvoting!
You're welcome. And thank you again!
Your initial impression and assessment of Kokesh is exactly what I felt. It's early stages, but he has my support come 2020
On his views am in favour of his anti-war, anti-establishment perspective and rereducing the excessive powers of government
He's a very likeable guy. I want to know more of his policies before I fully support him in 2020. But I'm so excited with what he is doing.
Here y'a go:
@daveonarrival. You ROCK!!! You in the front row. Thank you for coming and sharing your time with us. Safe travels. When ever you come to Vegas; you,can always stay with us. -resteemed-
It was my pleasure. Thanks for the offer.
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