The Libertarian Christ

Note: This was printed in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star a few days before Christmas.


It’s time to celebrate the birth of Christ. We should acknowledge Jesus as the second well known libertarian. (The first, also crucified, was Spartacus.)


This year we should focus on the story of the money changers. Jesus used violence against these rats because manipulating the currency hurts the poor the most. Ben Franklin suggested the Revolutionary War was fought to free the colonies from the Bank of England. Madison then called central bankers money changers. Jackson started the Democratic Party to oppose re-charter of the so-called Second National Bank of the United States . After the Federal Reserve triggered the Great Depression, the term banksters was often used in place of money changers.

Now we see the largest transfer of wealth in history. We know who, but the how is often portrayed as inscrutable. Similarly, we have our TARPies, so-called representatives who voted for the bail out. Ellsworth, Lugar, and Bayh represent today’s banksters, not the people. Government (Roman or U.S. ) in league with money changers means rough economic times ahead.



The Libertarian Party National Platform (section 2.5) returns to the solution of Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Jackson. It would be nice to see a similar plank in “Corporate Party D” and/or “Corporate Party R”. (Notice I have cleverly disguised party names to protect the guilty.)



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