LibertarianSA Google Group

24th Libertarian Spring Seminar

2008-07-11T08:43:39Z

The 24th Libertarian Spring Seminar will take place from 4 - 7
September at Golden Gate National Park, near Ficksburg in the Free
State.

Costs are as follows:

Hotel rooms @ R595 per person sharing or R835 per single including
breakfast, lunch & dinner + conference teas.

Brandwag self catering chalets (sleep 2 + 2 beds in lounge/

The people are Revolting

2008-05-25T09:33:42Z

Some of us achieve our destiny only in death. The image of “The
Burning Man” which has flashed around the world this last week will
haunt our beloved nation for years to come. Such images have changed
the course of history, and may yet change ours.

This week most South Africans are bowed down under the weight of

does south africa need a coalition of the liberal?

2008-05-12T08:51:03Z

Dear Liberal South Africa
does south africa need a coalition of liberal organisations?
and who would be the organisations invited to join such a coalition?
and what would the purpose of this coalition be?
i think this is a discussion worth having... what do you say?

Teleportation and forcefields possible within decades

2008-04-10T16:41:23Z

Teleportation and forcefields possible within decades, says Professor
Michio Kaku
By Matthew Moore
Last Updated: 1:01pm BST 02/04/2008
Teleportation and forcefields could become scientific realities within
decades, and time travel will also be possible in the future, according to
one of the world's leading physicists.

Freedom, Worldviews and Mindsets for a Renaissance and for Uncovering Modernity in Africa

2008-04-10T09:31:46Z

Dear All,

Some members of the group may be interested in the blog below (6
pages) on a strategy - a strategy of 'Subversive Rationalization' -for
pulling Africa toward some form of distinctive modernity. Any comment?

Jacques L. Hamel
[link]

"The world we have created is the product of our thinking. It cannot

Re: Crime in South Africa

2008-03-25T10:42:56Z

[[[TOPIC: Crime in South Africa
It is patently obvious that the current management and staff of the
SAPS simply cannot cut the mustard in the face of the deadly crime
wave in SA. To a large extent the security business has already been
privatised, but without any legislative authority to apprehend and

Re: Principles matter

2008-03-25T10:41:55Z

[[[TOPIC: Principles matter
I identified with Ron Paul's reply to a question in an interview with Newsweek.
A number of conservative pundits and hard-line Republicans have said
they won't support McCain in the general election. How do you view
these claims, and how do you think they will impact party unity?

Crime in South Africa

2008-03-22T08:12:16Z

This is a response I made to an article by Ivo Vegter on the M&G
Thought Leader blog, at [link]

As a recent armed robbery and torture victim, and consequently a
client of the SAPS, I can speak with some experience of the state of

Principles matter

2008-03-22T08:09:04Z

I identified with Ron Paul's reply to a question in an interview with
Newsweek.

A number of conservative pundits and hard-line Republicans have said
they won't support McCain in the general election. How do you view
these claims, and how do you think they will impact party unity?

I've always dealt in a world of principles. That's the most important

Re: Two thorny issues

2008-03-21T13:48:28Z

[[[TOPIC: Two thorny issues
4. It gives whites in high places a chance to show how truly, truly,
really non-racist they are, while dumping on a bunch of know-nothing
hicks from the Free State.]]]
---It was this aspect of the whole thing that I found te ost
profoundly irritating: everyone desperately jumping on the

Re: New here

2008-03-21T13:47:22Z

[[[TOPIC: New here
Hi
We have tried several Libertarian parties over the years - The Kiss
Party and the Federal Party contested the 1994 election, and the
Economic Freedom Movement was involved in the last election. All were
unsuccessful in obtaining meaningful representation. There are
several active libertarians involved in DA politics, who have actually

Re: Two thorny issues

2008-03-16T12:12:51Z

I agree that the UOFS incident has been blown wildly out of
proportion, but I think there are good reasons for this.

1. It takes attention away from the many real issues threatening the
country, such as crime, electricity, health, poverty, employment.
Racism is not a REAL issue - no one ever died because someone else

Re: [Libsa] New here

2008-03-13T18:47:04Z

Hi
We have tried several Libertarian parties over the years - The Kiss Party
and the Federal Party contested the 1994 election, and the Economic Freedom
Movement was involved in the last election. All were unsuccessful in
obtaining meaningful representation. There are several active libertarians
involved in DA politics, who have actually been elected. Its really hard

Two thorny issues

2008-03-10T09:59:37Z

Some time ago, the entire country (or perhaps just the ever
scandal-conscious media?) was in uproar because of a meeting of a body
called the Forum for Black Journalists, where white journalists were
not welcome.
And a few days ago, another racial bomb went off when a video made by
white students at the University of the Orange Free State, in which

New here

2008-03-10T09:57:24Z

I just stumbled upon this group while looking around to see if South
Africa has anything like a Libertarian party. And looks like I'm too
late; this group does not seem to have been active for quite some
time?
I wonder if anyone is planning on founding a local Libertarian party
in time for the next election. I have already decided that I will in