Although there is a supposed divide on the right between libertarians and nationalists, at the recent marches for free speech we saw these two groups come together to fight for a common cause. But the overlapping interests of libertarians and nationalists don’t end at freedom of speech, and in Australia, I will argue, libertarianism could almost be inseparable from nationalism.
In recent years Libertarian NSW MLC John Ruddick has been a vocal opponent of mass immigration. This might seem unusual, as textbook libertarianism allows and even encourages immigration and the free movement of people across borders.
So why would Mr Ruddick argue that it is necessary to reduce immigration while still subscribing to other libertarian values like maximising individual liberty and personal responsibility, and minimising the role and size of government?
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Well, it may be because libertarian values are intrinsically Anglo-Saxon and Western, and if Australia’s Anglo-Saxon foundation were to disappear through mass immigration, we would not be able to enjoy the benefits of libertarianism.
From the Magna Carta, to America’s First Amendment, and Canada’s bill of rights, liberty and freedom have been a cornerstone of every Anglo-Saxon society, and Australia is no exception.
In fact, one of the reasons that freedom of speech was not enshrined in the Australian Constitution is because the framers believed that simply maintaining an Anglo-Saxon majority was enough to protect it.
These libertarian blood values have been persistent and understood throughout Australian history. Ned Kelly repeatedly reaffirmed Australia’s ethnic identity, claiming foreigners were forcing White workers into crime by taking local jobs. There was also the Eureka Rebellion, where protesters opposed high taxes and government overreach, and demanded immigration restrictionism based on cultural and ethnic boundaries.
These examples show how liberty, freedom and opposition to tyranny have gone hand-in-hand with ethnic protectionism in Australia.
But how do we know that these values are exclusive to Anglo-Saxon societies, and Western societies more broadly? Well, data collected over the past decade has proved this.
According to surveys conducted by the Cato Institute in 2017 more than half of non-Whites in the United States support “hate speech” laws, while two-thirds of Whites are against them.
Furthermore, non-Whites tend to vote more often for socialist and communist parties. This was shown by the recent Gorton and Denton by-election in the United Kingdom, where the non-White areas voted for the far-left Greens party and the White areas voted for centre-right Reform UK.
There is also consistent data showing that non-Whites vote in significantly higher rates for Democrats compared to Whites, who are the only group who
vote majority Republican.
Demographics are destiny and politics is no exception.
My message to libertarians is this: If you want your freedoms, your liberty and your low taxes, you must be nationalist – you must protect the nation. There is no way around it. Australia must maintain its Anglo-Saxon core, otherwise it will succumb to the forces of tyranny and communism.
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Header image: Protesters at a free speech rally in Brisbane on August 30 (Telegram).
