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''I think libertarianism and objectivism are both a glorification of the survival of the fittest approach. While that was an acceptable way of life in the wild, wild west (the only way possible, maybe), I would like to believe that we're ready to transcend it - and give the less fit an environment in which they have much better chances at survival (at least). | ''I think libertarianism and objectivism are both a glorification of the survival of the fittest approach. While that was an acceptable way of life in the wild, wild west (the only way possible, maybe), I would like to believe that we're ready to transcend it - and give the less fit an environment in which they have much better chances at survival (at least). | ||
Whatever libertarians may think, their freedom is not theirs alone: their freedom to carry assault weapons means other people run the risk of getting shot by them, their freedom to congregate and move around during a pandemic means other people will get sick and die (or they'll get sick and end up taking up precious ventilators), their choice not to get vaccinated (and, therefore, not to participate in herd immunity) means the weakest among us get exposed to deadly diseases. In all of these cases, libertarians exercise "freedoms" that effectively take away other people's freedom (to live, to be healthy). As long as we live in community there is no such as thing as absolute individual freedom - unless it's in a hyper-individualistic, self-centered moral vacuum that cares not for anyone else.'' | ''Whatever libertarians may think, their freedom is not theirs alone: their freedom to carry assault weapons means other people run the risk of getting shot by them, their freedom to congregate and move around during a pandemic means other people will get sick and die (or they'll get sick and end up taking up precious ventilators), their choice not to get vaccinated (and, therefore, not to participate in herd immunity) means the weakest among us get exposed to deadly diseases. In all of these cases, libertarians exercise "freedoms" that effectively take away other people's freedom (to live, to be healthy). As long as we live in community there is no such as thing as absolute individual freedom - unless it's in a hyper-individualistic, self-centered moral vacuum that cares not for anyone else.'' | ||
Revision as of 03:31, 9 April 2020
On Libertarians
Disclaimer: opinion may not be that of the author.
I think libertarianism and objectivism are both a glorification of the survival of the fittest approach. While that was an acceptable way of life in the wild, wild west (the only way possible, maybe), I would like to believe that we're ready to transcend it - and give the less fit an environment in which they have much better chances at survival (at least).
Whatever libertarians may think, their freedom is not theirs alone: their freedom to carry assault weapons means other people run the risk of getting shot by them, their freedom to congregate and move around during a pandemic means other people will get sick and die (or they'll get sick and end up taking up precious ventilators), their choice not to get vaccinated (and, therefore, not to participate in herd immunity) means the weakest among us get exposed to deadly diseases. In all of these cases, libertarians exercise "freedoms" that effectively take away other people's freedom (to live, to be healthy). As long as we live in community there is no such as thing as absolute individual freedom - unless it's in a hyper-individualistic, self-centered moral vacuum that cares not for anyone else.