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I guarantee you, a National Park Search and Rescue ranger faces far more danger than a file clerk on a continental U.S. based military base, but there is soooo much hoopla about anyone that served in the military as being a hero, it demeans the meaning of the word. Being in uniform doesn't mean you did something especially heroic. Vets get many, many breaks and benefits that other uniformed and un-uniformed government workers do while doing work that is dangerous and deadly. Not to in any way demean our people in the military that do face danger and risk or lose their lives or are injured and harmed in many ways! Just... appreciate heroism in its many forms and maybe stop elevating those that don't do anything heroic as heroes. Appreciate those that serve in any way, but tax breaks, discounts, free college, loans, etc., etc., etc. For some and not others is a bit of a slap in the face, depending on what they do and did. Parachute into a forest fire? Rescue injured mountain climbers by helicopter in a stormy situation way below zero? Heroism is determined by actions, not a uniform.

Just watched Dave Smith and Tom Woods' show together they just did, both of these guys have suggested they will vote for Trump on Tuesday.

I understand some of their reasoning. The guys Trump has seemingly surrounded himself this time around much, much better. Ramaswamy, RFK Jr., Tulsi, etc. are all pretty solid compared to the average politician even if far from truly libertarian, and one of the points Dave made is that people like him actually have some influence in that sphere. I also definitely see why Oliver has almost 0 support especially among the Mises-caucus aligned Libertarians.

Even still, I still don't feel too great about what we'd actually see in a Trump 2nd term. I feel like when it comes down to it, Trump will just make too many terrible appointments and decisions to really earn the amount of support they're giving to him. I'm fine with making the case that the Democrat party is just too awful right now to not use our vote as strongly against them as possible, but it seems a bridge too far to really read any optimism into what a Trump 2nd term will look like.

Curious what you guys think, but I feel like I'm trending toward a Ron Paul write-in here.