aaaand now, you're running. Let's talk! What in the history of near eastern philosophy. or perhaps Buddhism? Taoism? IDK? Zoroastrianism?
Where is the foundation of libertarianism?
Me, run??? LOL
You're talking about
governments. I'm talking about people, individuals.
For starters here in the states there is FSP. Moving beyond, people see [or used to see] the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, Land of the Free Home of the Brave and want to escape their governments to seek a better life. The problem is, once they get here, and while it still is possible, they quickly find out about all of the restrictions, permits, regulations that
our government imposes on them. I have quite a few friends and some relatives who are immigrants who can back that up.
Secondly, I do travel abroad. While you won't hear about it on FauxNewz or CNN, there are many Ex-Pats who relocate and settle in areas where there is little/reduced government coercion. Mexico, where I frequent, has such areas where the locals and the ex-pats get along nicely together and form their own cell-communities and don't get involved with governmental matters and avoids it the best that they can. Ron Paul himself has gone to Mexico to give speeches about liberty and draws awesome crowds, Puerto Vallarta being one.
Head over to El Salvador where Bitcoin is adopted and used across the country [unlike here]. Belize is easy to relocate to, some Ex-Pats go to Cayman and have small-cell communities there to escape the cost and regulations of this country. Of course those governments are bad in many ways, but it is sometimes easier to circumvent than here in the states.
People are people and you will find all kinds no matter where you go. The key is to find a place most conducive to your life-style and make the best of it.
All governments are crony to begin with, but to imply that people outside of the U.S. have no desire for freedom/liberty is simply false. From my experience/observance, it is the force of this government [as in state] that force-demands reliance on "the system".
Lily Tang, another
individual, was born and raised in China and immigrated to the U.S. She was a Republican, now turned libertarian, and has spoken about how she escaped her "eastern philosophy" to seek freedom/liberty here. Meaning, don't do what the government does and group people into classes. Treat them as individuals and 1. embrace the ones who share our values. 2. talk to people regardless of where they were born about the principles of liberty and freedom, because government schools won't.
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