Remember too that leaders need to mirror the people to an extent. Amongst the Australia people there are few leaders because the Australian tax and regulatory framework has pushed them away. We have a massive brain drain problem and are left with an apathetic population, so we therefore get apathetic leaders.
I think the most interesting point in this article is the opportunity it presents for people with genuinely big ideas.
The problem identified is not simply a shortage of politicians, but a shortage of people prepared to think beyond the next election cycle and imagine the country they want to build.
From a libertarian perspective, that creates an extraordinary opportunity.
A political movement built around individual freedom, independent thought and personal responsibility can provide a place where people are encouraged to think for themselves — rather than simply conform to an established political script.
Imagine an entrepreneur, scientist, farmer, engineer, teacher or community leader entering Parliament with a genuinely bold vision of what Australia could become — and having the freedom to pursue that vision.
Politics needs fewer people asking how to manage the existing system, and more people asking what kind of society free individuals could build if given the freedom to create, innovate and aspire.
That is the promise of libertarianism: not a blueprint for what every person must become, but a pathway that gives individuals the freedom to imagine what could be — and the opportunity to lead us there.
Libertarianism doesn't put a ceiling on human ambition.
Remember too that leaders need to mirror the people to an extent. Amongst the Australia people there are few leaders because the Australian tax and regulatory framework has pushed them away. We have a massive brain drain problem and are left with an apathetic population, so we therefore get apathetic leaders.
Peter, I can't remember when I saw someone put Australia's
problems & solutions together, so well, I will share widely.
Thank you.
Ron Manners AO
I think the most interesting point in this article is the opportunity it presents for people with genuinely big ideas.
The problem identified is not simply a shortage of politicians, but a shortage of people prepared to think beyond the next election cycle and imagine the country they want to build.
From a libertarian perspective, that creates an extraordinary opportunity.
A political movement built around individual freedom, independent thought and personal responsibility can provide a place where people are encouraged to think for themselves — rather than simply conform to an established political script.
Imagine an entrepreneur, scientist, farmer, engineer, teacher or community leader entering Parliament with a genuinely bold vision of what Australia could become — and having the freedom to pursue that vision.
Politics needs fewer people asking how to manage the existing system, and more people asking what kind of society free individuals could build if given the freedom to create, innovate and aspire.
That is the promise of libertarianism: not a blueprint for what every person must become, but a pathway that gives individuals the freedom to imagine what could be — and the opportunity to lead us there.
Libertarianism doesn't put a ceiling on human ambition.
It opens the door to it.