Editing Rage Against the War Machine (section)

== Prelude ==
In 2022, the Libertarian Party underwent an internal revolution, with the [[Libertarian Party Mises Caucus]] (LPMC) taking over the party leadership.<ref>[https://reason.com/2022/05/29/mises-caucus-takes-control-of-libertarian-party/ Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party]</ref> Under the LPMC, the party reformed into an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] organization and centered the party to be based on the political positions of Ron Paul.<ref>[https://the162s6.substack.com/p/on-the-libertarian-party-freedom?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 On the Libertarian Party: Freedom or Fascism?]</ref> The newly Mises Caucus-led Libertarian Party reached out to [[Nick Brana]] of the People's Party, hoping to build an alliance between the [[Populism|populist]] "right" with the populist "left," an alliance previously predicted by the [[Make America Great Again|MAGA]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Matt Gaetz]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z337OQW4mW8 Gaetz: Right-Wing and Left-Wing Populists Can Work Together]</ref>

Planning for Rage Against the War Machine started in December 2022, being organized by the Libertarian Party and the People's Party.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RageAgainstWar_ @RageAgainstWar_]</ref> The Libertarian Party officially announced the rally on January 20, 2023, setting the official date for February 19.<ref>[https://www.lp.org/rage-against-the-war-machine/ Rage Against Tthe War Machine | Libertarian Party]</ref>

On February 7, 2023, the [[Green Party]] officially endorsed the rally, though they neglected to sponsor it.<ref>[https://www.gp.org/proposal_1124 Proposal 1124: Endorse the February 19, 2023, Rage Against the War Machine Demonstration]</ref>

=== Demands ===
The official demands of Rage Against the War Machine, as stated by the Libertarian Party and the People's Party, were:

# Not One More Penny for War in Ukraine
# Negotiate Peace
# Stop the War [[Inflation]]
# Disband [[NATO]]
# Global [[Nuclear energy|Nuclear]] De-Escalation
# Slash [[the Pentagon]] Budget
# Abolish the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and [[Military-industrial complex|Military-Industrial]] [[Deep State]]
# Abolish War and [[Imperialism|Empire]]
# Restore [[Civil liberties|Civil Liberties]]
# Free [[Julian Assange]]<ref>[https://rageagainstwar.com/#Demands List of Demands]</ref>

=== Speakers ===
By the time planning for Rage Against the War Machine had been finished, the official speakers lined up for the event were:

* [[Jimmy Dore]]
* [[Ron Paul]]
* [[Tulsi Gabbard]]
* [[Dennis Kucinich]]
* [[Cynthia McKinney]]
* [[Scott Horton]]
* [[Ann Wright]]
* [[Gerald Celente]]
* [[Chris Hedges]]
* [[Roger Waters]]
* [[David Swanson]]
* [[Daniel McAdams]]
* [[Garland Nixon]]
* [[Max Blumenthal]]
* [[Anya Parampil]]
* [[Jill Stein]]
* [[Tara Reade]]
* [[Diane Sare]]
* [[Dan McKnight]]
* [[Tatiana Moroz]]
* [[Jordan Page]]
* [[Kim Iversen]]
* [[Jackson Hinkle]]
* [[Craig Jardula]]
* [[Wyatt Reed]]
* [[Dan Cohen]]<ref>[https://rageagainstwar.com/#Speakers Speakers]</ref>