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Read what Peter Cresswell says about the issues facing Mt Albert, and what should be done about them:

http://pc.blogspot.com/2009/05/vote-julian-p-in-mt-albert.html

Here's the press release:

http://www.libertarianz.org.nz/?libzpr=588

Libz Announce Candidate For Mt Albert

Libertarianz spokesman Julian Pistorius has been nominated by his party as their candidate in the Mt Albert by-election.

Julian is a 32 year old computer programmer and former deputy leader of the party. He was the Libertarianz Party candidate for the Northland electorate in the 2005 general election.

Julian says he believes in the philosophy of individualism - that people own their own lives, and that nobody has the right to tell you what you can do with your property or your body, as long as you don't harm anybody else.

"To this end, I believe that the only legitimate function of government is to protect these individual rights," he added. "Government has no place in education, health, welfare, business, religion, culture or people's bedrooms. These are all areas where people can make up their own minds as to how they arrange their affairs."

Julian and his party believe government is the source of - and not the answer to - many of the problems that beset our communities.

"For too long, bureaucrats and politicians have gotten away with eroding the rights of individuals," he said. "Thanks to the Resource Management Act, property rights in this country are a farce. The education system is in a shambles. The public health system is hopelessly overloaded and inefficient."

"Thousands of innocent people get locked away and treated as criminals for doing nothing more than ingesting substances that the government does not approve of. While this failed doctrine of prohibition is being enforced by an underfunded police force, real criminals get away with murder."

"The state has all but eliminated the rights of individuals to carry arms and to defend themselves, their families and their property. The defence force has been stripped to an ineffectual phantom of what it once was, while at the same time we have let our strategic alliances crumble away."

Julian believes local issues in the Mt Albert electorate such as any decision over new roading, and national issues such as the government's response to the economic correction, should be worked through by peaceful negotiation, rather than local and national government riding roughshod over the rights of their citizens.

"For more freedom, and less government, there is only one choice in this by-election," said Julian. "I am proud to represent the only party that wants to reduce the power of politicians - Libertarianz."

For more information contact:

Julian Pistorius
Libertarianz Candidate for Mt Albert
Phone: 021 15 222 44
Email: [email protected]

Libertarianz: More Freedom, Less Government
www.libertarianz.org.nz

(Taken from the latest Libertarianz members newsletter)

By Bernard Darnton

What sort of country do you want to live in? Every action you take, everyday, helps determine what sort of country you live in. On election day you get to make a public statement about what you'd like this country to be like. Do you want to live in a country where an exclusive cadre of politicians tells you how to live or a country where people are free to choose and pursue their own goals? A country where the government mismanages half the economy or a country where hard work and entrepreneurialism make a difference?

Since you're reading this, I'll assume the latter.

If you want to be free to choose and pursue your own goals and live in a country where hard work and entrepreneurialism make a difference, you have to vote as if you mean it. Only one party in this country consistently stands up for small government, for free speech, and for free markets and that's Libertarianz.

If you believe in those things then you must vote Libertarianz. Most parties actively oppose these ideas but even those that sometimes pay lip-service to freedom are not worth your vote. They water down liberty to the point where it is unrecognisable mush.

In 2005, a number of people came up to me before the election and said that they'd like to vote Libertarianz but that the chance of getting rid of the Clark administration was too good and so they'd be voting for Don Brash's National party. That excuse no longer exists.

Today's National Party is a perfect example of unrecognisable mush. National under John Key is devoid of ideas. Even if they do have ideas, they've kept them well hidden so as not to frighten the horses, preferring to parrot their opponents. Voting for National is an own goal in the contest of ideas.

Act still lives under Roger Douglas' shadow. In 1984, Douglas underwent a Damascene conversion to free marketeer. He zealously decided that the free market's results were so good that they should be compulsory, rather missing the point. Believing in freedom and voting for Act is delusional.

For politicians, the holy grail is "the mandate". By voting for a party that treats politics as a game with us as the pawns you're providing that mandate; you're providing your permission for every oppressive, expensive, and ill-thoughtout scheme their "strategists" might dream up.

Voting for change but getting all the same policies back is a wasted vote. Voting for the lesser of two evils and hoping that you don't get the evil you deserve is a wasted vote. Voting for compulsion-touters in the hope of gaining freedom is a wasted vote.

Only voting for a party that stands for what you believe in and that is willing to promote those ideas honestly and openly gives your vote any value. Only voting for Libertarianz tells those in power that freedom actually matters to you. Vote like you mean it.

The Viscount Monckton takes on McCain over for his global warming policy, and in the process clearly explains why the global warming panic is irrational:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/an_open_letter_from_the_viscou_1.html

From the article:

The "climate problem" is in truth a non-problem: and the correct policy for addressing a non-problem is to have the courage to do nothing.

This is a bloody brilliant article! Do read it.

Found on Not PC.

(Hmm... Would the title of this blog post qualify as a slogan? Damnit! :)

Here's a question I've been pondering tonight: How devoid of morals, and ignorant of both economics and logic do you have to be to qualify as 'the leader' of Australia? The answer: Very

Apparently Kevin Rudd thinks that 'Extreme Capitalism' ^TM is what caused the economic crisis, and that the solution is to punish "fat cat" executives by limiting how much they can be paid, and other assorted heavy-handed government interference:

Rudd targets fat-cat salaries (BusinessDay)

Global crisis 'failure of extreme capitalism': Australian PM (AFP)

They're a couple of weeks old now, but a friend just brought them to my attention, completely spoiling my dinner, and precipitating this rant. Thanks David!

In case you haven't heard, there is no such thing as 'Extreme Capitalism' around. There isn't even a mild, watered-down version anywhere on this earth. You won't find it outside of the fond daydreams of capitalists (me included) who hope that it might take hold inside their own lifetimes.

In fact, except for North Korea and Cuba which are outright communist, the world only has variations of fascism which range from corrupt "crony-capitalism" to rigid state control of everything.

"Laissez-faire capitalism has a definite meaning, which is totally ignored, contradicted, and downright defiled by such statements as those quoted above. Laissez-faire capitalism is a politico-economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and in which the powers of the state are limited to the protection of the individual's rights against the initiation of physical force. This protection applies to the initiation of physical force by other private individuals, by foreign governments, and, most importantly, by the individual's own government. This last is accomplished by such means as a written constitution, a system of division of powers and checks and balances, an explicit bill of rights, and eternal vigilance on the part of a citizenry with the right to keep and bear arms. Under laissez-faire capitalism, the state consists essentially just of a police force, law courts, and a national defense establishment, which deter and combat those who initiate the use of physical force. And nothing more."

That's from Prof. George Reisman's evisceration of the myth that capitalism caused the current problem paralysing the world's economy. I linked to it in my last blog post, and if you haven't read it yet, you should:

http://georgereisman.com/blog/2008/10/myth-that-laissez-faire-is-responsible.html

Capitalism? Hah! Where?

And WTF is with the "fat cat" stuff? I'm betting none of the pro hate-speech folks are going to take him up on this smear attack. Yes, there are undoubtedly executives and businessmen who abuse the system for personal profit and short-term gains, but the politicians and bureaucrats have created the environment for this sort of behaviour to thrive. And the way to fix it is by actually allowing 'proper' capitalism - the thing they're blaming for the problem. These parasites (that was for the "fat cat" slur!) should look in the mirror.

Looking at this bastard's photo immediately reminded me of a certain politician with similar politics. The resemblance is remarkable.



(Photo credit AFP)
(Apologies to George Lucas)

Economist George Reisman exposes the bastards who managed to screw up the world:

http://georgereisman.com/blog/2008/10/myth-that-laissez-faire-is-responsible.html

As PC says: "He's written the most thorough review that I've yet seen of what caused the current crisis, and why -- and of all the reaction to it, and and what needs to be done now.

He covers the braindead "Marxist" media reaction; the rush to blame laissez-faire (as if!); what, and who, is really responsible for the crisis; and where, if we're not careful, we're going to all end up."

It seems the American government is riding roughshod over individual rights in Minnesota in what seems to be an effort to squash political protests. These links were just sent to me by a friend in the States:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/08/30/police_raids/index.html

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/08/31/raids/index.html

I may not agree with many of the views of those targeted, but I support their right to protest. This is shameful.

Where is the mainstream media? Hello? Anybody there?

Taxes are listed as a prohibited item, capable of causing injury, on Ryanair's website, and you can't take them on one of their airplanes:



(Click on the image for a screenshot of the whole page)

How very true. They have the right idea. Now if only we could get rid of taxes on the ground as well. ;)

Link:
Ryanair.com - FAQS: What items are prohibited from being carried in the Cabin of the aircraft?

(Note: And 'hatches'? Now taxes I can understand; they're dangerous, but 'hatches'? Surely they mean hatchets?)