Constitutional Libertarianism

Constitutional Libertarianism

Saturday, July 9, 2016

On Being Libertarian

Personally, I see there being affiliated with a political party called Libertarian and living one's life being libertarian as two sometimes very different things.

"Liberty" is defined as not having government, religious, social, cultural, etc groups dictate how you live.  Each individual has the natural, God given right to live their own life and make their own choices.

Being libertarian is to apply the ideal of liberty to your life.  You take the initiative to be educated and informed and to make the best choices and decisions in your life, letting no one one take that away from you.  You make every effort to not control other people's lives.

To be a Libertarian is to affiliate with a political party supposedly to encourage the principles and ideals of individual liberty for everyone.  I say supposedly because political parties being what they are, often find themselves compromising those principles and values far too much in order to gain public attention, funding and to push for people to get elected.  That is the reason political parties exist, is to get people elected.

For example, I see myself as libertarian but not as a Libertarian.  I do not participate in or affiliate with political parties.

While I fully support everyone's efforts to be libertarian and to have the freedoms associated with Liberty,  I cannot, being libertarian try to force anyone else to live their own life similarly.  There are people who personally believe in sacrificing liberty and it's associated freedoms for safety, surety and security.  That's their choice.  If they can find someone willing to provide that for them, knock themselves out for all I care.  As long as it's voluntary.  They should have chosen that relationship not have it forced or coerced on them.

Examples of that kind of lifestyle are those who live in monasteries and dedicate their lives to service in a religious or other group that offers a communal, shared life.

Have at it, I say.  Just don't get any on me or mine.

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