LIBERTARIAN RESISTANCE

In some circles, the libertarian political philosophy is considered a right-wing ideology, broadly identified with minimal government. But government over-reach is the signature of authoritarian rule. Be wary of such leaders’ anti-government appeal, because his or her true aim is to cement power by claiming as much executive authority as possible. You need look no further than the regimes of Hungary’s Viktor Orban or Vladimir Putin, where dictates of the supreme leader brook no resistance or dissent . Those are the antithesis of individual liberty and minimal government. The authoritarian policies of the U.S. president elected in 2024 has gone to extreme lengths to impose burdensome taxes on Americans, especially on those who can least afford them, through questionably legal importation tariffs.

Would a true libertarian support the surveillance state being imposed by the current director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Kash Patel? Re-imposition of McCarthy era repression of political dissidents and guilt by association are clearly not libertarian values. As explained in the “Statement of Principles” of the Libertarian Party of the United States, “We, the members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual.” If you believe in freedom, you must oppose authoritarian leaders. Read more in short articles below or as they are posted here.

JOIN THE
GUARDRAIL
SOCIETY

HELP PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION


ABOUT BEING A GUARDRAIL

ARTICLES AND REFLECTIONS

DISCLAIMER:

MEMBERSHIP OR AFFILIATION CONFIDENTIAL: No roster of Guardrail Society members or affiliating individuals is maintained. Steps have been taken to maintain confidentiality of participants, given some citizens’ reasonable concerns about retaliation despite Constitutional protections. Participants’ experience derives from life in apartheid South Africa, Venezuela, China, Iran, Uganda, Brazil and Chile among other known centers of police state repression.

Custom Cursor widget added to the page. This message shows only in Editor.