| Despite the sometimes driving rain, LAMA attracted dozens of attendees to its booth. Once there, visitors spoke with LAMA members, read pamphlets on libertarian issues, and took part in Operation Politically Homeless (OPH).
OPH is a grassroots effort to sample the political opinion of the average citizen. Passersby take a short, ten-question political quiz that scores their stances on several personal rights and economic freedoms. These scores are used to place them on a two-dimensional political chart that shows not just whether they are "left" or "right," but also whether they favor more personal responsibility or more government control.
The majority of respondents who took the quiz on Saturday scored between 70% and 90% favorable on personal issues, while being rather evenly distributed on economic issues. Nearly half of the test-takers were classified as "liberal," while most of the other half were "libertarian." Those who were curious about their scores signed up to receive additional information from LAMA.
"I am very pleased with the outcome," said LAMA Chairman David Blau after the event. "The OPH results were typical for Boston Pride. Attendance was down due to the weather, we were still able to support our friends in the GLBT community and keep our message fresh."
LAMA's next public outreach event is at the Van's Warped Tour event in Mansfield, MA on July 13.
About LAMA
The Libertarian Association of Massachusetts (LAMA) is the Massachusetts affiliate of the Libertarian National Party. LAMA is committed to recruiting and supporting libertarian candidates for federal, state-wide, and local office who support individual freedom, personal responsibility, and efficient, right-sized government.
Contact
David E. Blau, Esq.
Chairman, Libertarian Association of Massachusetts
(617) 487-5204
chair@lpmass.org
http://www.lpmass.org
irc://irc.coldfront.net/#liberty |
