What is Libertarianism?

Posted on Sunday, 6th June 2010 by Ozboy

I think a good starting point for this blog is to attempt a provisional definition of terms. The term “Libertarian” has in recent years received such varying treatment in the mainstream media, that the newcomer to this issue is hamstrung by a hotch-potch of misleading connotations and associations. “Libertarianism” in the public mind has come to be associated with political right-wing extremism, armed U.S. compounds of camouflage-clad survivalists, eye-popping religious extremists… the list goes on, and is uniformly negative. Continue reading →

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Welcome!

Posted on Tuesday, 18th May 2010 by Ozboy

Hello everyone and welcome to LibertyGibbert. I hope you find my blog informative, entertaining and worthwhile. Together, I am hoping we can pool our brains, shoot the breeze and just possibly generate, amidst the heat, a little light.

I thought I would start off by sketching out a little about where I am coming from, and my reasons for publishing on this forum. First, a couple of questions for you as conversation starters:

In your opinion, is the world a better place now than it was five years ago? Ten? Twenty? How about when you were growing up? If you answered yes to any or all of these, you probably won’t relate to much of what follows; indeed, if things are so much better than ever now, why waste your life blogging? Switch off that computer, walk out your front door and start experiencing that wonderful world out there! Seriously, I’m happy for you.

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