I am not an anarchist. As much as I talk a big game about how messed up our government is and how laughable I think most politicians are, I do not believe that we would be better off with the complete absence of government. I am not alone in the views I hold. Many Americans think (and KNOW) of the predicament this country is in due to a flawed and corrupt system. You have the democrats blaming all of our problems on the bigoted republicans and then there are the republicans blaming all of our problems on the godless democrats. It's extremely absurd. Now, if I'm not an anarchist and I don't have time for democrats or republicans what am I? Well, I suppose you'd say I am a libertarian. Little known fact: Libertarians make up the 3rd largest political party in the United States after democrats and republicans. Libertarians believe in maximizing individual freedoms. They believe the government should always be the servant of the people and never its master. Libertarian-ism, essentially is the opposite of fascism. They do not believe in the prohibition of drugs. They do not believe in legislating what constitutes a marriage. Essentially, they adhere to a philosophy first brought to light by one John Locke, and that philosophy states that everyone ought to have the freedom to live their lives exactly how they see fit, until it interferes with how someone else chooses to live their life. It's really that simple. Socially liberal and fiscally conservative. They believe that a person has the right to choose and to marry whoever they want to marry--man, woman, or indifferent. They also believe that big spending, higher taxes, and government handouts only increase national debt, a claim which is backed by the nation's leading economists.
I would like to start a student organization on ISU's campus in order to promote the libertarian thought processes. We already have College Democrats and College Republicans. Both of which I refuse to join on the principle that I see corruption and lack of progress on both sides. I really think College Libertarians would be a great addition to the school's organizations, and it would be an outlet for me to focus my political energy. The more I read online or watch on the news or listen to on the radio about the state of our country, the more conflicted I am. I can't decide if I want to cry or if I want to laugh or if I want to say to hell with it and move to another country. I know I'm not the only one who sees things like this, and I'd love to have a group of like minded individuals with whom I could laugh and cry and talk about moving to another country with. We could do all of these things, while formulating ideas on how to best move forward and what sort of action we need to take in order to see the reforms we desperately believe need to be made. I am impassioned by the current state of our country and I want to see my peers as hungry for change as I am.
I was over on reddit.com the other day and on one post some one said something along the lines of "I wasn't alive to witness the fall of the Roman Empire, but this feels a lot like that." And that seems like a hyperbolic statement...until you step back and actually REALIZE the shambles we are in as a country. So whether you think comparing the current atmosphere of the United States with the fall of Rome is a bit drastic or not, doesn't it shake you at least a little bit that someone would even THINK to draw the comparison?
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It's fine to accept the policies of a third party, but the United States isn't set up for anything but a two-party system, which is why nothing but Democrat and Republican really matter on the polls. All you do by supporting a third party candidate is hinder the republican or democrat you most support. Because it's about as good as not voting at all. Even if they're the third highest, they're nowhere near high enough to get anywhere. The best solution? Have someone with libertarian ideals run on a democratic ballot.
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