SELF-DETERMINATION is the raison d’être of the National Liberal Party.  And – as we’ve noted many times – we believe that there are three forms of self-determination.  They are:

•  National Self-Determination,

•  Economic Self-Determination &

•  Political Self-Determination.

For this article, we’ll be concentrating on National Self-Determination.

By National Self-Determination we mean that the ordinary working people of each nation have the right to have a real say in the way their countries are run.  They also have the right – without outside interference – to make their own laws, rules and regulations.

National Self-Determination means that everyone has the right to keep their traditions, customs and way of life.  It also means that everyone has the right to say how they work, who they trade with and who can come to live and work in their country.

It also means that everyone has the right to live in peace and freedom.

However, our form of nationalism (Self-Determination) is completely different to the way it is commonly depicted.

Our nationalism is positive.  It’s based on the love of our respective nations & peoples.  It’s also based on mutual cultural respect.  Our nationalism is the complete opposite of imperialism.  To us, imperialism is a more aggressive & expansive form of capitalism.

As we noted earlier, our nationalism is based on love & mutual respect.  Imperialism is based on greed and disrespect (bordering on hate) of others.

It goes without saying that we’re opposed to both capitalism & imperialism. And we’re more than happy to distance ourselves from both.

We’re aware that some people mistakenly confuse nationalism with imperialism.  Others deliberately conflate the two.