Half the libertarian position is typically about being very socially liberal (privacy, freedom of speech, religious freedom, marriage equality (via removal of the state from that equation), drug decriminalization/legalization, et al). The pirate party tends toward socially liberal based on what I've read over the years. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Libertarian has different meanings: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_socialism

I'm holding hope for an actual political act to happen - there is remarkably much for the alt-right and the left to agree on, if the ideas can be put forth in such a way that they aren't wedged against each other. If the democratic party becomes the moderate republican party then you'll see a lot of the left break away.

No amount of prep was going to help that train wreck -- Johnson never had a reputation as a particularly smart politician (he was rather proud of his ignorance, actually), but he showed less knowledge of world affairs than the average evening news viewer. And he's still the most credible candidate the Libertarian party has posted!

If you want libertarian views to gain political credibility, you'd probably be better advised to try to start within the GOP, especially given the state of factional conflict likely to follow Election Day. Libertarian, moderate and the few remaining Rockefeller-style Republicans are the only ones who have kept their hands clean when it comes to Trump, and who have an arguable basis for reconstructing the party -- though it would be a long slog to do so.

The Mark Ames Media Empire are not big fans of Johnson

https://pando.com/2016/01/08/interview-weed-nazi-mark-ames-a...