I used to think I was a Republican until the great immigration reform fiasco, when despite hearing from the people of the United States our elected officials stood by and did nothing. I wrote my Senators and Representatives and it all fell on deaf ears it was then I decided we need a change In America, I don't know who is going to lead that charge but I know what this country needs and its got to come from a Neo Libertarian.
- Some people have equated neolibertarianism with conservatism, pragmatism and Hobbesianism. I could scarcely disagree more; neolibertarianism is liberalist, idealist and Lockean.
- By liberalist, I mean ascribing to an ideology based on human liberty, human goodness, and market commerce. I believe that people are basically good, I believe that freedom is inseparable from a just and lasting peace and I think markets are a wonderful route to prosperity and understanding.
- By idealist, I mean that a neo-libertarian view embraces an objective, universal, Stoic perspective of life and existence, and that ethical behavior is inherently valuable.
- By Lockean, I mean I do not accept the Hobbesian view that the world is a cold, hellish, anarchical place that only a master despot can tame. I subscribe to the view, espoused by Locke, that people are basically good and that freedom and representative institutions are the best normal route for governing human interactions. However, also like Locke, I think that some people are cruel, evil and intolerably unjust, and that they can and ought to be captured, arrested or killed for their crimes. Idealism by no means equates to pacifism. http://libertarianwiki.org/Neolibertarianism
- When given a set of policy choices,
- The choice that maximizes personal liberty is the best choice.
- The policy choice that offers the least amount of necessary government intervention or regulation is the best choice.
- The policy choice that provides rational, market-based incentives is the best choice.
- In foreign policy, neolibertartianism would be characterized by,
- A policy of diplomacy that promotes consensual government and human rights and opposes dictatorship.
- A policy of using US military force solely at the discretion of the US, but only in circumstances where American interests are directly affected.
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