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Hi, I was just wondering what my fellow libertarians think of economic groups like NAFTA, CAFTA, and the WTO.
I do not believe in their purposes. Yeah, yeah, they supposedly support "free trade" and the like; but if anything, they friggin legislate perks to corporations and the like (now I'm neutral on the existance of corporations, but I do oppose when they and government are in bed w/each other, so to speak).

I realize, though, that a pullout will cause hardship at home in the short run.

I oppose CAFTA, NAFTA, the WTO, and all other international organizations, as they're a threat to national sovereignty.

I oppose CAFTA, NAFTA, the WTO, and all other international organizations, as they're a threat to national sovereignty.
How does being libertarian fit with national pride?

How does being libertarian fit with national pride?
Not necessarily national pride, but rather a dislike for international government planning.

How does being libertarian fit with national pride?
Oh, libertarians are pretty big on the issue of national sovereignty. We get to rule ourselves; you get to rule yourselves. We see international governmental organizations as intrusive to self-rule, and down the line, detrimental to the individual.

Oh, libertarians are pretty big on the issue of national sovereignty. We get to rule ourselves; you get to rule yourselves. We see international governmental organizations as intrusive to self-rule, and down the line, detrimental to the individual.

What he said. ^

I oppose CAFTA, NAFTA, the WTO, and all other international organizations, as they're a threat to national sovereignty.


I can tell you NAFTA really Fricken unpopuler here in canada

"Although free trade is a blessing, managed bureaucratic trade is not. It is a dangerous misconception to think of the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and other international quasi-governmental structures as free trade organizations. They rely on thousands of pages of confusing regulations and corrupt agreements between multinational corporations and oppressive governments. True free trade the kind that fosters peace does not depend on such organizations and rules, but is actually hindered by them. Managed trade the kind that fosters resentment and poverty is all that these organizations have so far delivered.
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"Most protesters of the WTO oppose globalization of trade, but not globalization of government. They want to empower the United Nations and WTO further, so long as it is to advance their own agendas. They have in common with multinational corporations a glorified view of international government, disagreeing only on the specifics. Sometimes they compromise, as we saw in Seattle in 1999, where protesters, environmentalists, corporations, trade unions, and governments all contributed ideas on how the WTO should force its will on the world."
-- Michael Badnarik ( http://www.badnarik.org/plans_freetrade.php )

Amen to that.

I oppose CAFTA, NAFTA, the WTO, and all other international organizations, as they're a threat to national sovereignty.

How does being libertarian fit with opposing various free trade agreements?

How does being libertarian fit with opposing various free trade agreements?
I wouldn't call organizational interference the "invisible hand".

That hand's in plain sight. You ken?