Let's get back to fleshing out my philosophy.
Over the years, I have been and continue to be a Conservative supporter. I have even been employed by the then Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. In actual fact though, I consider myself to be a Libertarian and the only reason I have continued to class myself as Conservative is that there is no viable Libertarian option available.
To me, in a pure Libertarian world, there would be no governments, no rules nor regulations; inhabitants would have to fend for themselves, within their family setting.
This seems to define what has occurred over much of early history.
In this strict sense, I would have to modify my self proclaimed political label to be 'liberal Libertarian' since I fully realize the pure form of Libertarianism is unworkable in modern society. So let me try to define what I see a 'liberal libertarian' to be.
He or she would support the least government possible. Moreover, the role of government would be confined to some basic reponsibilities such as defence, foreign affairs, monetary matters, immigration, health, police/fire, and infrastucture and a few limited others.
Wherever possible, even with respect to these basic functions, government would partner with the private sector in delivery of its programs. Bureaucracy would be a fraction of its current size and taxes would be reduced dramactically.
A 'liberal Libertarian' world would also recognize that some of our citizens are in need of a helping hand through no fault of their own - the sick, the truly disabled and the elderly. Too many of our citizens have opted out of contributing to society for none of those reasons and simply because governments have made it too easy for them to do so. In our society the numbers of non-producers continues to grow at an alarming rate. While at the same time jobs go begging.
This world would be the exact opposite of the socialistic cradle to grave world that is more and more prevalent in western society. The former encourages self improvement, innovation, and an enhanced sense of the value of freedom; the latter - lethargy, apathy, and general acceptance of big brother government. The best examples of these two worlds in recent years would be the United States of America and the Soviet Union.
But even today, the United States finds itself in danger of falling to the seduction of socialism. It is becoming less and less the champion of individualism to the point where it is split down the middle between these two diverse societies and its new President is doing his darndest to extend the socialist hand. If he succeeds, the western world will sink further into mediocrity to be replaced, in our time, by the up and coming civilizations of China and India.
More on this later.
"Galagher"
