Posts Tagged ‘military funding’

Rule number 1, military for defense only. Rule number 2, first learn rule number 1. The libertarian stance on the military is a bit more reserved than the average conservative stance. This does not mean that libertarians are anti-military or that we are even anti-war, but we do believe that war is a last resort, used only for defense. We tend not to believe in the draft, and we do not buy into police actions, nation building, or “spreading democracy” through military intervention. Freedom is something that people have to get for themselves, it is not a gift to be handed out to those who are not ready.

That said, there are a few arenas of agreement that most libertarians have with the conservative military position. Read the rest of this entry »

On to part 2 of the military discussion. Again, we start with the ideal.

The libertarian ideal is a military that is all voluntary, defensive only, and operates at minimum cost. Privatization and contracting and other competitive methods to keep prices low and efficiency up are to be employed. Military intelligence is to be kept in check so that the rights of people, especially citizens, are not infringed on.

In our current political climate, it may not be too hard to cut some fat in the military. The main stream media is not particularly pro-military, so cuts in areas that are inefficient are not a hard sell. Certain contracting and privatization might be difficult, and indeed it would be something that, even in the libertarian ideal, should be approached with caution. Read the rest of this entry »