Rep. Jared Polis represents the 2nd District of Colorado. A conventional Democrat in some respects, he also supports many causes that matter to libertarians: legalizing marijuana and hemp, restraining NSA surveillance, reforming copyright and patent laws, and making space for the virtual currency Bitcoin.
His background as a businessman is in Internet commerce and his background as a child of the 1980s is video games. Indeed, Polis is not just a congressman but an avid gamer. And when legislation such as the Stop Online Privacy Act threatened gaming culture and free expression more generally, he asked gamers to help him put the proposal on ice.
Reason’s Scott Shackford recently sat down with Polis in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss video games, his positions on surveillance, and why he thinks gamers skew libertarian. Read Shackford’s profile of Polis in the June issue of Reason magazine.
About 12 minutes.
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Affable Vagrant
Let’s focus on the issues that really matter. What is Rep. Polis’s stance
on nerfing Tryndamere? And how does he respond to allegations that he once
midlaned as Amumu?
Reason
Reason sits down with Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) to discuss video games, his
positions on surveillance, and why he thinks gamers skew libertarian.
HuskerRed
This asshole is voting to gut Dodd-Frank! Write this person to tell him
what an asshole is for wanting to destroy our economy once again.
TickedOff Priest
Gamers are not to be trifled with.
Cass Hern
Gaymer*
john galt
He’s stoned.
PhilipsCDi
I thought he spoke knowledgeably about what libertarians stand for, and was
able to make the distinction between those who are more anarchic and those
who aren’t. I kind of like this guy and I agree with him on many issues.
Don’t let anyone tell you that these issues aren’t important, of course
they are.
Chris Dyer
Reason sits down with Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) to discuss video games, his
positions on surveillance, and why he thinks gamers skew libertarian.
invisibleaznDJ
this guy is far more reasonable then most politicians. But he is still a
politician.
fleetcenturion
I don’t suppose Reason might highlight his stand on some issues that
actually matter.
He supports legalizing marijuana and pirating copyrighted material. Who
the hell cares? How about we make some headway in ending the welfare state,
rather than making honest people provide food, housing, and medical care
for people who want to get high and play computer games all day.
This man still wants to steal more money from us, so why is Reason
trying to make his brand of Marxism cool?
atlaspressed
More videos lying about how democrats and cultural marxists are
libertarians, what’s happened to Reason, or maybe I should say who his
infiltrated Reason to try and make it communist.
JakeTheGreat
Awesome guy. Hope his career goes very far and more politicians come in to
office with similiar modern beliefs!
Libertys Son
The 80’s were not the first generation for video games. If you didn’t
start video gaming with Pong then you were not part of the first
generation.
frank stein.
I think being outside playing is the way to go. Colorado is the most
beautiful state around
Ivan T
Don’t forget that Polis sucks cocks
Shane Mummaw
Whoa going full AP on mumu?!?! Come on you gotta go tank with the Sunfire
Cape and get the Trinity force for tons of damage.
Kizone Kaprow
A libertarian *and* a gamer…
That’s like being a midget *and* a dwarf.
AKlover
A parasite whore who pays lip service to libertarians and Libertarianism
while actively fucking them over while they are not watching. He still
seeks through government to redistribute what you produce at gunpoint, he’s
still the enemy.
xbradx11
libertarians more like retardarians
i2aymond
Dude that painting is so cyber.
Michael Thomas
Reason sits down with Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) to discuss video games, his
positions on surveillance, and why he thinks gamers skew libertarian.