Libertarian Social Democrats
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| Social | |
| President | Cocoamok |
| Members | 143 |
| Country |  Netherlands
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| Abbreviation | LSD |
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| Orientation | Center-Left |
| Ideology | Libertarian |
| Congress | 9/40 seats, 22.5% |
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| Other link | LSD Party Forum |
| History | |
| Formation | May 2009 |
| Preceded By | Links Nederland |
Libertarian Social Democrats is a political party in the United Netherlands.
Contents |
President History
| Term | President |
|---|---|
| May 2009 | Peter van der Voort |
| June 2009 | Sir Olf |
| July 2009 | Betha |
| August 2009 | Cocoamok |
| September 2009 | Cocoamok |
Goals
The name Libertarian Social Democrats states our ideology. We are a libertarian party which positions itself left from the centre. Libertarians are focussed on equality and liberty for all people. As a social party we also focus on solidarity. These principals are the foundations of our party. So the Libertarian Social Democrats are a centre left party and we will work on our goals in democratic ways. We are confident that these principals will help the United Netherlands to flourish.
We are in favour of a transparent and open society with as less rules as possible and the as much freedom as possible for all. No bureaucracy, much solidarity and lots of fun.
Current program
General We want a government in which a team can work together to make our society a free and an inclusive society. If we do not trust another party in this, we will not form a government with it. We are glad that the cooperation with GLD and BP in the current government is good. Also the I&W ministers did a good job. We want members of the government who are not functioning well or who show too little activity to be replaced as soon as possible.
We are opposed to more bureaucracy and rules. The constitution and some additional laws as the collective labour agreement (CAO) are more than sufficient.
We want to give a seat in our forum congress to all active political parties with at least as many members as 5% of the votes cast in the last congress election, whether they were able to run for congress or not. The party itself decides to whom this seat will be given.
LSD wants the United Netherlands to be well protected against political adventurers from outside our community. Therefore all property and organisations of our nation should be under a council of elders, consisting of trusted members of our society. If the council thinks that there is a hostile political takeover, then the new Congress or new the president will not be given access to the companies and other the property. In that case other civilians will use these organizations to work for our community.
We advocate the possibility for everyone can debate and decide on issues that engage us all. We are in favour of referendums on issues that are easy to be decided on by referendum, such as where a hospital is being build and what kind of alliance we want. We also want elections on the national forum wherein all eUNL citizens are able to vote to elect a Senate that will control the government.
The United Netherlands should offer a place for all of the inhabitants who wants to contribute to our nation. All residents are equal, both in rights and in obligations. We want the United Netherlands to be one country where all citizens have their place and the opportunities to work on their career and ideas.
Therefore we are in favour of using English on the national forum and in eRepublik. We also recognise French and Dutch as official languages. We made contacts with many new citizens from former Belgium and we supported them in any way we could. We are glad a Q5 hospital is build in Brussels.
We do believe that the peaceful merge of Belgium and the Netherlands promises a better future. More people will join, our nation is becoming stronger. Also we believe that Flemish, Walloon and Dutch together gives us an advantage. We can have better contact with French speaking nations (France, Canada, Switzerland) and non Dutch speaking citizens from abroad can find their place in our society better because we use English as the official language. For speaking Dutch and French there will be a place too, we support making translations.
Home Affairs The government publishes everything at least in English so more people can be involved in the discussion and organization of our country. The language in the congress will be English, like that is the case ingame. Dutch and a French translation are also where possible. Moreover, more people also benefit the companies and various government functions. In addition, our country can grow in population and thus be able to stand better against hostile neighbours.
Media & Recruitment It is important to promote eRepublik in real life Belgium and in the Netherlands on various fora. Several topics on the forums needs an update. Also in media like newspapers and magazines, we must try to promote eRepublik. This is not only a task for the government, but many needs to be active in this field by joining the recruiting working group. It is a priority to promote eRepublik in real life. We are in favour of a Babyboom website so interested people can find their way fast and the gold from these invites can be used for improvements of our nation.
Health & Information We want to see a continuation of the Coaching program. We want in all regions hospitals. This will take time, but will be a good investment in our nation. We want that the collective labour agreement will be posted every week so people will get a proper wage. We want that the government will publish more information on wellness so that our economics will flourish and our army strength will improve.
Defense The military alliance PEACE is now in full attack on the USA and Canada. Two nations that are hostile to us. So we support this war and we support PEACE. LSD want a MPP with Hungary. We are in favour of MPP’s with befriended nations like France and Russia when they are under attack by others. In time of danger for our nation we want another one with Indonesia. We are not in favour of building defense systems. They cost very much, but they do not give much advantages.
LSD wants an appropriate budget for the Ministry of Defense to prevent a lack of NLG in the state coffin. If this budget is made, Economic Affairs can see if it fits the total picture. In this budget must be room for the training war to continue when the war with USA and Canada will be over. We want to budget to raise somewhat so we can send if needed more divisions. Also, the Ministry of Defense must in case of war provide a good explanation to the soldiers how to increase their wellness instead of lowering it (hospitals). We are in favour of the new army structure in language groups and in strength and other possibilities. It seems this is working fine.
Foreign Affairs LSD welcomes more ambassadors and looks likes an extension of Ambassadors. Both those of us abroad as well as ambassadors from abroad on our forum. For this we need more activity out of the community, because there are not enough ambassadors to fill the empty places. We want good relations with our neighbouring countries France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Especially on economics and politics. We want a good European cooperation. A non aggressive pact and an anti-takeover pact with European countries is desirable. We want eNederland to have clear profile as a member of PEACE. On the Peace forum, we must operate. We do not support imperialistic actions of PEACE members.
Natural Resources The Ministry of Resources must repeatedly promote its ministry that acts not only for state-owned enterprises to purchase raw materials, but also for private companies. For a country where grain is the only good natural resource this is needed badly and helpful for the new companies.
Finances We are in favour of very low VAT. This encourages the economy. We also think we need to use the profit of the state companies to improve the economics in general and to have the taxes as low as possible.
State Companies & Gold Market LSD wants an active government in the economic field. This implies that we are actively engaged to maintain a stable gold price preferable at 1 NLG is 0.016 gold. We are glad this is achieved now. If export desires a somewhat lower wage in some sectors than it must be like that. It has many advantages to have a strong currency. If our currency becomes less all workers loose income and that will harm our GNP. Also all companies will pay more for the import raws oil, iron, diamonds and wood. Another benefit is that we can print NLG ourselves at low costs and all NLG in the world (mostly in the hands of our citizens) have a higher value. Dutch Hospitals is a priority for us. Dutch Hospitals is a major source of gold and it strengthens relations with the countries to which we deliver the hospitals. The population must be informed clearly that a high wellness is an important value for our economics. Also there must come more houses available for the public. Companies should try to cooperate so more and optimal staffing (if necessary by inactive) will be achieved. The companies will have no more and no fewer employees as the optimal number. It would be desirable for people to spend their gold on upgrades and not in starting new businesses that remain largely empty by workers deficits. We support the deployment of state-owned enterprises. The profits of some will help our nation to get relatively cheap wood, gifts, weapons and hospitals. The state companies offer competitive wages, so that the important tasks of the government as good trade, wellness and safety can be achieved at low costs. And the training companies are necessary because all citizens have the right to a job according to the constitution and the private sector is not reliable enough for that.
History
Our first logo: 
May 2009
Because the United Netherlands is using English as the official language the party needed a new name. Party president Peter van der Voort proposed to change the name from Links Nederland into Libertarian Social Democrats. It was accepted by the party members. The new name expresses the wish to focus on being social and democratic, but also to get less bureaucracy and more fun in the United Netherlands. LSD got in the congressional elections 10 seats, 60 votes 27.4% and had 106 members. It came in the government with Belgian Party and Iron & Wine. Cocoamok became Prime Minister, AndreasIsaksson Minister of Defense and Peter van der Voort Minister of Finances.
June 2009
Sir Olf was candidate for Presidency. He got 62 votes (29.67%) and became second after Jazar from Iron & Wine (94 votes, 44.98%). Later Sir Olf was elected as party president. LSD got in the congressional elections 10 seats (same) and 65 votes (+5), 20.9% and had 103 members. It came in the government with the Belgian Party and Green Liberal Democrats. AndreasIsaksson remained as Minister of Defense and ArtemIvanov become Minister of State Companies & Goldmarket.
July 2009
Betha came from Dutch Three Star and ran for presidency. He got 64 votes (24.06%) and became second after ThomasRed from Belgian Party with 73 votes (27.44). ThomasRed became the first French speaking president of the United Netherlands. Betha was also elected as Party President and in the Congressional elections LSD improved a lot. It got 13 out of 40 seats, just one behind the Belgian Party who became the biggest with 14 seats and 53 votes. However LSD became the largest in votes with 61 votes (28.8%) see here.
August 2009
On the government BP worked together with LSD. Betha became Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, Cocoamok became Minister of state companies and gold market, AndreasIsaksson was again elected as Minister of Defense and Sense Minister of raw materials. Frerk came from Iron & Wine and became Minister of Defense when AndreasIsaksson did not have the time any more. RessMe became minister of raw materials when Sense was on vacation. Smook McSmok became Minister of Foreign Affairs just before the Congress elections.
A baby boom emerged in the United Netherlands. Many new players came because on a French website it was advertised. Most were French speaking citizens. Most do support our union after they got the information.
Cocoamok was elected as party president. LSD got many new members and put some of them on the Congress list. LSD started a referendum for placing a Q5 hospital in Wallonia. 64% of population accepted it and congress accepted that too after the referendum. LSD stayed the second party of the United Netherlands in the congressional elections with 11 seats, 93 votes and 20.6%. BP was again the biggest party with 17 seats, 203 votes and 45% of the votes. A government was made with BP and I&W. Frerk stayed Minister of Defense, Smook McSmok stayed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Perro Guapo became Minister of Finances.
September 2009
LSD supported in the presentational elections Kixtart from I&W. Also GLD supported this candidate. ThomasRed from BP won this elections with 228 votes, 52.29%. Kixtart became second with 182 votes, 41.74%. Tensions in the United Netherlands became higher after this result, even when three big parties united against the Belgian Party, they lost. After this there was a referendum about a possible name change for the United Netherlands. Debates became fierce, distrust between parties and individuals became big.
Two prominent members of LSD, Frerk and AndreasIsaksson, left our party because of this. The congressional elections of September 2009 gave LSD its normal percentage (20.7%) and 9 seats. BP and LSD formed a government. ArtemIvanov became vice Prime Minister, Cocoamok became Minister of State Companies & Gold Market, Smook McSmok again Minister of Foreign Affairs & Theneka Minister of Raw materials.
October 2009
ArtemIvanov was as independent (with support of BP and LSD) elected as President.
Actual news
LSD has a newspaper. On the UNL national forum LSD has their messages. Members of LSD have on that forum a private party forum.
Our current logo made in July 2009
