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Part 2 of the 6 part political party series. Todays article covers an interview with Iasov the party president of the Libertarians. This is a bit long winded. There is a TL😉R section at the end of the article. But once again I will let the party speak for themselves.

Warning: To read the answers given by this party president may cause your head to explode. Please be sure to look at many pretty pictures in between paragraphs to prevent any ill effects. You may want to skip to the TL😉R section at the end of the article.


My head exploding after reading this article.


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1. Iasov briefly describe the ideals that the Libs stands for.

To describe the ideals we stand for, I must first admit that I cannot describe the ideals we stand for. We are made of many individuals who value liberty over all. We are liberty. Athanaric said recently on the eUSA Forums: "Iasov has allowed other people to take control of his party and has in essence done nothing to stop it." I responded with the following: "Party Orientation: Center Anarchist In my opinion, if your political orientation is totalitarian or authoritarian, you should be the one in control. If it's libertarian or anarchist, well, then, I guess it doesn't really matter." We are not really anarchists just as we are not really libertarians. I try, however, to run the party in a manner that is reminiscent of the ideologies of both anarchism and libertarianism. As I mentioned above, I cannot, however, answer your question for my entire party. What do we stand for? I don't know because we're comprised of many individuals. Our individuality is something we cherish. We allow party members to express their social and political opinions openly and honestly. I, as Party President, try not to make demands of anyone. Rather, I allow them to pursue their own goals and only ask they keep me abreast of their progress. Admittedly, this isn't without its own problems as sometimes an individual's actions may be detrimental to the image of the party. At times like these I try to step in as president and smooth over relations with the individuals and/or parties that may have become upset. It makes for a rocky but thoroughly interesting road to travel upon. I do not know the meaning of the word 'brief'.


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2. What makes the Libs great?

Who has said the Libs are great? I think we have great fun and aren't burdened by rules and authoritative figures telling us what to do. Does that make us great? I think our greatness is to be determined. There are some things that make us a good or, at least, "so-so" party but this is subjective and dependent upon your particular political preferences. It can be said, then, that in the eyes of some non-Libertarians we are a bad party. Respectfully I must disagree with them as I defend their right to say it. Taking a few statements from my recent Party President Address, I can express what I feel makes us, if not great, at least unique:


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* We do not have a Party Constitution. The actions of the individual reflect upon that individual and though they may appear to be damaging to the party as a whole, we, particularly I (the Royal We), do not see them this way.

* We do not do Party President primaries. If someone wants to run, I only ask they inform the current PP of their intentions so as to give ample time to schedule and host a debate between PP hopefuls.

* We do hold primaries for the President of the eUS. We provide a link in our party paper, The Libertarian Bulletin, to a Google Docs Form which allows everyone to vote, rather than having to go to forums.

* We do not have an election board that predetermines anything either. We will allow our party members to run for Congress, provided they do not appear to have suspicious ties.

* We do have a party structure. We do have a panel of party leaders. However, it is not a group of elites as some opponents might say and you will not be denied admittance to it in some silly effort to keep the status quo intact. We act as best we can in the way we are defined by game mechanics.


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I would like to use quotes from the eUSA Forums again to drive home this point. Once more, we turn to Athanaric: "I fail to see how you and Claire being two of the more involved people in today's eUS government and representing what is essentially an authoritarian and hands on approach to dealing with government and citizens constitute as anything that can be construed as close to the definition of "Libertarian." Closest RL representation of a Libertarian you guys have is Iasov. He hardly has any involvement in your leadership. He's a prime example of what I think we should all strive to be in terms of the ideal Libertarian." CRoy responded admirably, if I may say so, with this: "Libertarianism, at least in the way Iasov views it, does not equal fairness. Libertarianism ensures a certain starting point (no party constitution, non-censored chat) and lets everything evolve from there, however it may. In that respect, we do hold true to libertarianism. The party is a meritocracy not a democracy. Any one interested in contributing can bug Iasov or anyone else about it and start up a project or help out with things." I would add to that that we do adhere to democratic principles inasmuch as we do endorse the POTUS candidate that is voted on by the Libertarians. CRoy is right, however, as we have become a meritocracy but not purposefully. It is quite simple really. I did little to organize the party. I promoted those who took initiative in party affairs by giving them admin access in the public party channel #USLP and, in some cases, inviting them to our private chat. For the record, by my own decision, all Libertarian Party Members are granted ops as long as they have a registered nick and, in some cases, let me know they are Libertarians because, well, you know how IRC is. Still, does this make us great? We could be better if more people were interested in taking initiative.


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3. You are currently the party president of the fastest growing party in the country. How do you intend to help the country through your position?

I'd like to clarify that we are only the fastest growing top 5 party. I am sure that there are other parties which are growing faster, proportionately-speaking, because they began with such smaller numbers. I took the ADTP with 180 members and remade the Libertarian Party which now has 407 members as of this writing. To answer the question though, I don't intend to help the country through my position. Before anyone thinks I'm unpatriotic, however, let me explain. I will do what I must to help my party grow and flourish. I will do what I feel needs to be done if something seems to be broken (see below). As the Libertarian Party President, it's not my intention nor responsibility to help the country. Those jobs belong to members of the President's Cabinet and Staff among which I am never selected except for a brief two week period at the end of PigInZen's term. With all this in mind, know that whatever I do to help my Party and whatever I attempt to fix will undoubtedly help the country for I have no intentions of hindering the eUS.


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4. What are your plans for the Libs over the next month?

Those are secret. They also aren't really existent. I do not really make plans because I tend not to complete them (or anything, really) in a reasonable amount of time. The lateness to which I have responded to these interview questions is evident of that. I've had them for about 25 hours now and JDR1986 told me he would send them a good 12 hours before he did. You would think one would be prepared. My plans for the Libs are really just my plans for my channels. I am always working on bots and chatting. I want to make some IRC games and host debates and hold trivia competitions. All this will come to pass eventually. No plans.


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5. Congress has been lacking a bit in recent months how do you intend to fix that problem?

Yeah, that isn't good. I will be addressing that in a last-minute campaign article that is to come shortly and, if re-elected, in a proposal. To put it briefly, it involves IRC (what a concept!) and the proper administration and maintenance of the Congress channels.


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6. If you had to be critical of the Libs what is the major weakness of the party? How do you intend to fix that problem?

The major weakness of the party is also my major weakness in real life. However, unlike my real life, our major weakness is also our strength. We are unorganized, have little direction, and pretty much just do what we want. Again, these are also key attributes that make us unique in the top 5. Fix the problem? I do not know if I should. I would prefer a bit more organization but I'd need some kind of administrative assistant who could read my long ranting on IRC (or in interviews, apparently) and parse it for important information which could be labeled and forwarded to people to whom it applies. This task seems almost impossible for someone who isn't me and I can't seem to do it myself. Finally, I feel that one thing that may somewhat fix the problem would be more members getting involved, stepping up, finishing their tasks, and just taking an interest beyond idle chat. With that being said, I am the number one Libertarian that should be doing this!!! I told you a moment ago in IRC PM that I think I would be much better with conversation-like interviews. You can't give me what seems like unlimited time and space to go on because I won't shut up. For future reference.... -Iasov


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TL😉R Version:

1. The Libs have an ideal of freedom. They allow there party to choose the direction in which they go. If a party member wants to lead they start doing stuff to better the party. The active involved members of the party choose the direction in which to go.

2. The Libs are great because they have no party constitution. They don't have party president primaries and allow any member to run as long as they have notice to host a debate for party members. They allow members to run where they want as long as they are FEC approved. They have party leadership open to anyone with the drive to help the party.

3. Just read this one.

4. The Libs don't make plans unless they involve the use of the IRC.

5. Read this one as well. But if you don't want to it says Iasov as a long article about making congress a success this month.

6. Major weakness is also there strength. They are unorganized, have little direction, and pretty much just do what they want. The way to fix it would be more members getting involved, stepping up, finishing their tasks, and just taking an interest beyond idle chat.