About Me
May 16, 2005
I am a 32-year-old self-employed computer programmer and member of Libertarianz. In the 2005 general election, I stood for parliament for Libertarianz in the Northland electorate. Born in South Africa, I came to New Zealand when I was 19 and obtained a B.Sc. Computer Science degree at Auckland University. When I am not fighting for the freedoms of all New Zealanders, I enjoy reading, tramping and sailing.
I believe 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. 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.
Strong communities only come about through voluntary association by individuals. Central planning by ambitious bureaucrats has destroyed many communities in this country.
For too long bureaucrats and politicians have gotten away with eroding the rights of individuals. 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.
It is time for this to stop. Join me on a journey to a world where people are free from coercion and can live their lives without government interference.
Julian Pistorius
julian@julianpistorius.com
I believe 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. 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.
Strong communities only come about through voluntary association by individuals. Central planning by ambitious bureaucrats has destroyed many communities in this country.
For too long bureaucrats and politicians have gotten away with eroding the rights of individuals. 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.
It is time for this to stop. Join me on a journey to a world where people are free from coercion and can live their lives without government interference.
Julian Pistorius
julian@julianpistorius.com
Sid says:
May 30, 2005 @ 18:31 — Reply
Hey, we're in the same trade!
Julian Pistorius says:
May 30, 2005 @ 18:47 — Reply
Ah! Another member of the programmer fraternity! It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, sir.
I hope you enjoy my journal and come back regularly. I am sure to say many controversial things in the future. :)
Susie Ryder says:
July 11, 2005 @ 00:43 — Reply
This is such a succinctly written definition of the philosophy of libertarianism. I love to see it posted on every noticeboard in every workplace and educational institution in the land. Well said.
Julian Pistorius says:
July 11, 2005 @ 02:07 — Reply
Hi Susie! :) Thank you very much for that comment!