The Avengers: A Libertarian Perspective

The Avengers: A Libertarian Perspective
Post Date September 23, 2012
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This past week the DVD was released for the blockbuster hit of 2012, The Avengers. Director Joss Whedon remains one of the greatest advocates of libertarianism in popular culture despite his repeated denial of being a libertarian.

Whedon first gained notice among libertarians with his television series Firefly and the follow-up film Serenity. Both of which added numerous quotes to the libertarian lexicon.  Such as, “A government is a body of people, usually notably ungoverned.” or “That’s what governments are for — get in a man’s …

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David Cameron is a Socialist

David Cameron is a Socialist
Post Date September 18, 2012
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David Cameron is a Socialist? Now there is a provocative title.  It’s the kind of statement that is sure to evoke incredulity, mockery, and make the Scottish Libertarians seems like tinfoil-hatted conspiracy theorists or Cold War paranoids seeing red under every bed. Nonetheless, that is our message and it demands an explanation.

When libertarians use the word socialist we are not referring to Marxism per se, but rather to a social, political, and economic philosophy that has been dominant in Western culture since 1929. It’s more of …

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Lighting The Fire Of Scottish Libertarian Party

Lighting The Fire Of Scottish Libertarian Party
Post Date September 14, 2012
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Sir Walter Scott in his fiction and poetry popularised a little known custom of the Scottish Highlands. In times of trouble or war a small burning cross was carried from to town rallying the clans to action. This was known as Crann Tara. Burning crosses would most assuredly be frowned upon today, but throughout history, and indeed fiction, fires were lit to call the people together.

In just over nine months since John Watson ignited the first signal on this great mountaintop we call Facebook, liberty …

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Gay Marriage Rights: Who’s Getting Married?

Gay Marriage Rights: Who’s Getting Married?
Post Date July 28, 2012
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I wandered into a corner shop a few days ago and saw a tabloid headline along the lines of, “SNP Gives Gays Rights to Marry in Church”. I found this annoying on many levels, though admittedly I never read the article. Here are just a few of my thoughts.

I’ll begin by making the point clear that I have no issue whatsoever with gay people being married, or civil union, or whatever. Generally, I think all marriage is a farce be it gay, straight, or otherwise.

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The Politicians Are Playing God Again

Post Date May 24, 2012
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Remember the warnings of the Jeff Goldbloom character in Jurassic Park? Nature will find a way. In a similar vein, it was Sir Francis Bacon who said that Nature to be commanded must be obeyed. These are both important lessons that politicians in their arrogance are slow to learn.

One of the key differences between libertarians and socialists, and by socialists I’m referring to central planners on both sides of the house, is that libertarians believe that society, and therefore those trading relationships between the members …

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Another Hurdle Passed For Scottish Libertarian Party

Post Date May 22, 2012
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Scottish Libertarian Party Quick Update  

Last week, an agreement was reached with the United Kingdom Libertarian Party (UKLP) for use of the name “libertarian” in Scotland.  The Election Commission had refused to allow us to register our party as the Scottish Libertarian Party because of rules pertaining to similar names that might confuse voters.  The UKLP has kindly agreed to amend their registration so that they will no longer be running for elections in Scotland, thus leaving us free to register the party.

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Understanding Social Conditioning

Post Date April 29, 2012
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Atheists raised in a very religious setting may still recoil when they hear a blasphemy spoken, the reason for this is something called social conditioning, “a sociological process of training individuals in a society to act or respond in a manner generally approved by the society in general and peer groups within society.”  Or to put it more bluntly – it’s brainwashing.

Factors such as family life, spirituality and religion, popular culture and entertainment, education and employment all contribute to each individual’s social conditioning. The deeper …

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A Better World

Post Date April 12, 2012
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Don’t be such a timecist.It’s like a racist except towards people of another time. Sounds silly doesn’t it, and it should because its from the show South Park. The very concept seems silly, after all, historical people are in the past so you can hardly call them the victims of bigotry. But the thing is that bigotry not only affects the alleged victim but also the perpetrator. The bigot’s mind is closed to possibilities because he is blinded by his prejudices.I will freely admit that …

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Scottish Libertarians – Where We Are

Post Date April 12, 2012
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There are a few big announcements to make and the first is the National Council of Representatives (NCR) for the Scottish Libertarians has been quite busy laying the foundations for the party.

The working draft for the Scottish Libertarians manifesto is now available for reading on-line at the website and it has already created a bit of a storm. The official version has to wait until after the first Annual General Meeting where members can debate, argue, re-write, and finally vote on the …

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A Message from the Party Leader

A Message from the Party Leader
Post Date March 25, 2012
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And here…we…GO!

The first hurdle is now behind us and the future awaits us. After a long period of building the fundamentals of our organization, the official positions for the National Executive Committee have been filled as follows:

LEADER: Daniel Logan-Scott (myself)
CHAIRMAN: Barry Lyndon
TREASURER: John Watson
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER: Indie Venture
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Nicholas Kriisa

On these foundations we intend to grow our movement into a fully fledged party. I know a lot of folk are eager to move right in, but there is some trench digging and cement pouring to …

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