Welcome to Libertarians Abroad!
This is the hope of Libertarians Abroad, a confederation of libertarians around the world who work together to expand liberty for everyone around the globe.
Who is a libertarian?
People who are libertarians generally disagree with most government control of any individual behavior, except for that which involves the use of force or fraud against their fellow man. One might say this is a policy of “your rights end where my rights begin”. Libertarians believe individuals acting voluntarily alone or with others should decide how to run their lives because they are the ones who are best equipped to do so. Any other form of living would be coercion at best and slavery at worst.
Libertarians believe that all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose. As such, many of the aims of libertarian movements are to limit the scope and size of government because we believe that even the most well meaning government is oppressive to the rights of the individual.
Libertarians Abroad is a group that was founded official on July 4th, 2003, in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam, by Gary Dale Cearley. The original idea was a group for American Expatriates living around the world who were interested in libertarianism, members of the United States Libertarian Party, or associated with other libertarian minded groups such as the Campaign for Liberty. We were, and still are, proponents of the ideas of Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Ron Paul, F.A. Hayek, Ayn Rand, Ludwig Von Mises, Murray Rothbard and other giants, whether they be activists or intellectuals, of the libertarian world. Libertarian minded people who happen to be independent voters (or even non-voters) are welcome in our groups as well as people who support other libertarian parties (such as the Boston Tea Party) and libertarian leaning parties (such as the Constitution Party). And we have Republicans and Democrats who consider themselves champions of liberty involved as well. Yet the core of our support remains members who are Libertarian Party voters or members. Later we have had libertarians who were not Americans but were interested in being a part of the discussion. This has only made our group more well rounded and has served us well. We consider this to be a welcomed addition to our group and a learning experience for us all. If you are a libertarian come join us! You will be glad that you did and so will we!