Libertarianz in a Nutshell
Monday, December 17th, 2007What are they?
They are a small political party (<1000 votes in the last election) in New Zealand based on Libertarian policies.
What’s their objective?
To establish a consititutional republic of New Freeland, not by deceit but by openly and vigorously promoting a libertarian form of government.
In a nutshell:
- Taxes = NO!
- Government = As little as possible
- Individual rights = YES!
- Homosexuality (or any other -sexuality) = Who cares, just don’t hurt anyone
- Drugs = Ditto the above
- Education = Privatised or community-run
- Business = Divorced from government
- Law = No victim, no crime
- Social welfare = Reliant on the charity of the well-off individuals and groups
- Immigration = Open the gates
- Self Defence = Everyone grab a gun Defend yourself with reasonable force
- National Defence = No foreign wars but build a good defence
- Smacking = Horay!
Find out more:
- Their website
- A snazzy animation about Libertarianism
- Ayn Rand and Objectivism
I am an absolute novice when it comes to politics so if you feel I’ve misrepresented the policies please let me know and I’ll make corrections.
