Libertarianism

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  • deathboy0

    I probably identify more as a libertarian but i prefer non partisan because the term seems to draw some nut bags. I find most party based libertarians who don't see the condradictions in collective terminology as funny. And more than likely the red headed step child of any party. I was surprised to see some of the the types gary johnson had to go against for the vote. Thinking wow these guys call themselves libertarians they're more dumb anarchist shit bags. But to me its not about party its about philosophy. About individualism vs collectivism. The failed logic in thinking there are things as collective rights or that the ends justifies the means.

    "The principle that the end justifies the means is in individualist ethics regarded as the denial of all morals. In collectivist ethics it becomes necessarily the supreme rule; there is literally nothing which the consistent collectivist must be prepared to do if it serves "the good of the whole," because the "good raison of the whole" is to him only criterion of what oughto be done."

    Seeing the world through an individualist point of view. Real individual rights. Not healthcare or ones that are false and exist as a condition of bending others. See FDRs proposed rights to see the exact opposite. So you have rule of law to protect the basic most individual rights, and than you have free trade and open commerce to protect the individual. Every dollar spent has always been a vote and vastly superior to any democratic process. Historically capitalism, and that being voluntary free trade has never really failed man. You find its always more gov rules and central banks policy which seems to cause the issues calling more more central banking policy and gov control of private industry. 2 big ones is higher education and healthcare. those have both skyrocketed not because of a failure of capitalism but a failure of gov policy. Guaranteed loans create predatory loaning. Tax rules making employer responsible for insurance takes the customer out of the equation denying there economic vote. To sum it up quickly.

    Current political parties are hardly different. They want collectivist policy that grows gov and grows their interests or product. You find, especially now, that collectivist majorities do little when the individualist begin to think about reelection and personal gains, all the while trying to sell you the majority BS. A cognitive dissoance when thinking of oneself in society and how it works if you are winning. A basic tribalism survival instinct we fall back on in hardship and keeps us from truely progressing.

    But for me personally it really can be summed up in pure binary fashion the individualist vs the collectivist. One idea rooted in reality, the other in aspiration.

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