A member of an American political party founded in 1971 who supports the following policies:
1. Defend America’s border, practice isolationism, and ban the draft.
2. Allow immigration regardless of linguistic or economic skills.
3. Ban government discrimination against persons.
4. Disallow personhood for viable fetuses.
5. Prevent endorsement of religion by the government.
6. Allow gays to get married and serve in the military.
7. Private all natural resources including all land owned by the government.
8. Stop regulation of money and currency.
9. Replace all income and property taxes with other unspecified taxes.
10. Mandate balanced government budgets. Eliminate most government spending, except on enforcement of laws against force and fraud.
11. Prevent coercion, enforce contracts, and protect free personal association.
12. Nullify all limits on private ownership of military weaponry.
13. Allow all non-coercive economic association and repeal all antitrust laws.
14. Rely solely on torts to regulate pollution and other externalities.
15. Depend only on charity to help the poor.
16. Allow all free markets to manage industries, including natural monopolies.
1. Defend America’s border, practice isolationism, and ban the draft.
2. Allow immigration regardless of linguistic or economic skills.
3. Ban government discrimination against persons.
4. Disallow personhood for viable fetuses.
5. Prevent endorsement of religion by the government.
6. Allow gays to get married and serve in the military.
7. Private all natural resources including all land owned by the government.
8. Stop regulation of money and currency.
9. Replace all income and property taxes with other unspecified taxes.
10. Mandate balanced government budgets. Eliminate most government spending, except on enforcement of laws against force and fraud.
11. Prevent coercion, enforce contracts, and protect free personal association.
12. Nullify all limits on private ownership of military weaponry.
13. Allow all non-coercive economic association and repeal all antitrust laws.
14. Rely solely on torts to regulate pollution and other externalities.
15. Depend only on charity to help the poor.
16. Allow all free markets to manage industries, including natural monopolies.
The Libertarian party was founded to promote personal freedom and responsibilty by only giving the state the power to prevent force and fraud.
by hummerh3 April 30, 2004
Libertarianism boils down to two simple questions:
1) What does it mean to have liberty?
2) How do we, as a society, implement liberty in our daily lives?
1) What does it mean to have liberty?
2) How do we, as a society, implement liberty in our daily lives?
Libertarians believe that people should be free to do whatever they want just as long as they do not hurt other people. For instance, if someone is minding their own business while smoking weed in their car or in their backyard, most libertarians will argue that he or she should be left alone. If the individual is truly sovereign, then they should be able to put whatever they want into their own body. For it is the individual who owns their body, not the state. Libertarians, such as the Libertarian Party, believe in "minimum government, maximum freedom"; while libertarians, such as the anarcho-capitalists wish to abolish the state. For this reason, people tend to stereotype all libertarians as anarchists. Libertarianism is a very broad political philosophy. One doesn't need to be a member of the party to be a libertarian, nor do they need to be an anarcho-capitalist. Finally, they do recognize the potential dangers of large corporations. They are pro-free market; not pro-corporation. They're also not made up of "wealthy individuals." This is also a generalization. They could come from a poor background, a middle class background, or a wealthy background. Libertarians believe everything should be voluntary.
by Dancing with Fire September 30, 2013
A secret neo-Republican who desperately wants to be edgy, special, and feel more "in the know" than others. Tends to accuse others of being "sheeple" every time a political conversation comes up, especially online in groups of strangers he/she will never meet in person.
by Valium30mg October 05, 2019
I just realized that republicans are known to be crazy and, while I still believe everything they preach, I don't like the crazy label, so I'll just call myself a libertarian and no one will know the difference.
by MinisterEvil December 26, 2015
The "me first and me second" favorite philosophy of oppositional defiant disordered people still pissed at mom for not letting them borrow the car to drive to the Cubs game when they were 16.
by Spudsy G July 09, 2020
A political ideology of minimal government and maximum individual rights. Libertarians stress that the government is only in place to protect the individual's rights, and not to make choices for them.
However, Libertarianism has recently has been bastardized by teenage punks who want to seem cool.
However, Libertarianism has recently has been bastardized by teenage punks who want to seem cool.
Libertarian: Where do you stand politically?
Punk: Libertarian!
Libertarian: That's great! So are we still on for tonight?
Punk: Oh, I can't. I have to stop by the welfare office.
Punk: Libertarian!
Libertarian: That's great! So are we still on for tonight?
Punk: Oh, I can't. I have to stop by the welfare office.
by JS. April 27, 2008
1. A title given to only the most brilliant. Flawless in thought, impeccable in credibility, simply without error.
2. An individual that assists in getting to the root cause of liberalism and their inevitable decline into communism.
2. An individual that assists in getting to the root cause of liberalism and their inevitable decline into communism.
Liberals are Socialists.
by LiberalsAreEvil August 29, 2005