A few months ago I was driving through Montana and saw a a billboard advertising a pro-life message. During election, Sen. Max Baucus had signs up as well as Republican “alternatives”. I see politics as a dead end but spreading liberty never is. If those people can have signs, why can’t libertarians with apolitical messages? My thought was to use kickstarter to fund billboards with liberty quotes from classical thinkers around the country. How about a picture of Bastiat saying, “The State is the great fiction at which everyone attempts to live at the expense of everyone else.” When Ron Paul was running for president, he ran to spread a message. Supporters spread signs reading, “Google Ron Paul”. That is absolutely brilliant! Perhaps in subtext, put “Google Frederic Bastiat”. Or maybe a “Make Liberty Great Again.” This election is so unbelievable unpopular right now, I think the timing is right. The great thinkers like Hayek, Rothbard, Bastiat, Hazlitt, etc… all have established credibility. Until I found Woods on the internet, I had never heard of any of the great libertarians. I never knew there was even opposition to the status quo. Now I am alone in this world because nobody I know where I live has ever heard of these people so the principles I try to explain to those around me are completely foreign and weird. I took multiple economics courses, listened to talk, graduated high school, and did two enlistments in the military and not even heard mention of these economists. Can this be changed?
Goals:
#1. Spark curiosity and perhaps some people will look these people up.
#2. Stick it to the state. Maybe some people will get so darn upset at these apostate messages that it will get some media attention. Negative press is even better then good press!
#3. It would just be really cool to drive down the highway and see Bastiat or Rothbard.
The libertarian community is filled with greatness and I would value feedback if this is worth the effort or not. If so, what can be done better? If not, why?
Kickstarter allows up to two months for funding. Before I start asking various groups about it, I want to know if this is a good idea first.