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The Official Account of the Libertarian Party of Maine
Maine
Joined October 2010
On this day in 1770, the Boston Massacre shocked the American colonies and helped ignite the movement for independence. 🧵
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Abolish all foreign aid. Now. Yes that country. Yes that country too. We’re $38T in debt and we have problems here. Also, end the fed.
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The debate isn’t theoretical anymore. History has shown the human suffering that follows when nations abolish private property and concentrate power in the state. Free societies, built on individual rights, voluntary exchange, and limited government, have delivered prosperity,
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For defenders of liberty, February 21 isn’t just a publication date. It marks a turning point in the ideological struggle between: Individual choice vs. state planning Voluntary exchange vs. coercive redistribution
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Over the next century, governments inspired by these ideas dramatically expanded centralized control over economies and civil society. The 20th century became a proving ground for those theories.
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It rejected the classical liberal ideal that individuals own themselves and the fruits of their labor. Instead, it treated property and markets as systems to be dismantled by the state.
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The Manifesto called for: • Abolition of private property • Centralization of credit in a national bank • State control of communication & transport • A progressive income tax In short: concentrated political power.
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On this day in 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto. Few documents have shaped the battle over liberty more. 🧵
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Imagine how much innovation and lower costs Americans might have enjoyed if competition had been allowed to flourish. Liberty drives progress. Monopoly protects power.
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Eventually, Spooner was forced to shut down. The monopoly survived. But here’s the twist: facing real competition for the first time, the U.S. Post Office lowered its postage rates. Even a protected monopoly reacts when markets push back.
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Spooner charged as little as 5¢ per letter, undercutting government rates and proving competition could work. The federal government responded with lawsuits and legal pressure.
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In 1844, Lysander Spooner launched the American Letter Mail Company to compete with the U.S. Post Office, delivering mail faster and cheaper. Private enterprise vs. federal monopoly. https://t.co/ARUVXR5yvv
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On this day in 1792, President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act, helping cement a federal monopoly over mail delivery. But that monopoly didn’t go unchallenged. 🧵
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Protect Massie at all costs.
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