I was told yesterday that I am thought of in some circles as a political radical.
Let's see; I want:
A balanced government budget
Accountable government
Manageable levels of government debt. (I'd prefer none but would settle for manageable).
The Rule of Law
Privatisation of public corporations
Smaller government and lower taxes
An efficient Justice System
No price controls,
All laws to apply to government and Civil Servants as they do to the private sector and citizens, and
Reduce the power of government Ministers (Summary Conviction et al)
Presumably one is not politically radical if you are prepared to accept government profligacy, law that is unequally applied, big government, a poor Justice System, no government accountability and unlimited power in the hands of government ministers.
I think I'll stick to being a political radical.
Won't you join me?
I’m surprised it took you this long to learn this. Libertarians form a small percentage of the overall population, and thus are correctly considered ‘radical’.
Of course, this is all semiotics, but good libertarians never fail to find a way to turn it into something political 🙂
Well the I guess that’s what I am to,count me in.
We are entering an age where Up is not necessarily up….
Apparently it can be whatever you want it to be….
There just aren’t enough of us who want it to be real……
When I read recently of the Prime Minister seperating himself from Minister of Finance (which he is)and making decisions based on which hat he is wearing, finance or p.m. I can agree that we are all radicals. I am confused or is it the Prime Minister?
This is not radicalism; it is Patriotism.. You have described what may be identified as the National Interest of a nation as opposed to party or self-interests which drives the political governance of our Bahamas.. The same may be said of the United States which has fallen from grace where its National Interest has given way to a self-imposed personality cult with power becoming concentrated in an Imperial presidency..
Patriotism should always be honored and not scoffed at as we witness today.. To describe, for example, the tea party movement as radical and un-American is political blindness and heresy.. Patriotism leads to national greatness where passive and disinterested support leads to political mediocrity and even failure.. We love to wave our flag but are we really patriotic?? You be the judge the next time you wave our flag in public display..
Libertarians identify and support the fundamentals of liberty and freedom with personal freedom of choice and individual responsibility.. I’m not as sure as you are that this is “a small percentage of the overall population”.. The majority of people still cherish freedom and the rights of individual choice.. This is not radicalism, it is a rejection of collectivism and political control over people who want or choose to be free.. Libertarianism is the outright rejection of Totalitarianism..
Proof positive that the PM has completely lost it.In the first place he should not be both just as the former PM should not have been both ministers.I think we need to become more radical and vote these slime ball bastard politicians that we have out, and protest in the streets. We are far too laid back & that is why they continue to get away with anything they want.