Top 5 Reasons To Vote Libertarian This November

2. Most Americans don’t want the United States involved in global affairs

Terrorism has become an ever-present fear in the minds of many Americans in the years since 9/11. While there are legitimate concerns, fear mongering from the media, as well as other special interests, are largely to blame for the hysteria in most recent years. With terrorism remaining at the forefront of most conversations among politicians and mainstream news outlets, people seem to be less concerned with global affairs, and more concerned about domestic issues. Politicians are therefore taking advantage of this and expanding upon big government in the United States. We all know based on Hillary’s foreign policy experience that her answer is to bomb the region wherein the group is believed to be located, often resulting in unnecessary civilian deaths, and we know that Trump has much the same idea.

The Libertarian Party website had this to say on foreign policy:

The foundation of libertarianism is mutual respect.  It is a principle that extends to our relationships with people throughout the world.

In his first inaugural address, President Thomas Jefferson cited the essence of a libertarian foreign policy, “Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none.”  This echoed the advice of President George Washington that “the great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.”

The twin pillars of a sane foreign policy are:

(1) Building positive relationships, with an emphasis on free trade, and

(2) Avoiding negative relationships, with an emphasis on military non-intervention.