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Huh?? The whole ideal of Libertarianism is BECAUSE people are corrupt and greedy, particularly those in power. The ideals of Libertarianism keep the government in check, and stop them from overstepping their bounds and oppressing the American freedom.
yes, but government is what keeps us safe from another huge and horrible power called corporations. In a capitalist society money wields power. To ignore the reality that money has no moral values and does not care is to invite things like slavery, the great depression, our last recession, crime and prohibition, and all sorts of bad but effective parts of the human system. This is why libertarianism works better as an ideal that we can incorporate into our philosophy and derive a balance and argue over rather than a pure form of government.
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That's why Libertarianism thrives. I don't understand why when somebody becomes a part of the government, they go from a person to a deity. The people in the government are just as imperfect as the citizens of that government. In fact, ever more so because they become corrupted by the power.
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What I am talking about here is political philosophy, and confused is probably a good place to be. It means you are trying to look at something that is complex, sometimes completely illogical, and actually very important to our functioning as a society. I am not one of those people who just says libertarians are a bunch of wackos. I had to consider it for a long time until I realized there simply is no removing the despicable nature from mankind. because of this anything which gains power over people needs to be constantly checked and chipped away at because the power will conglomerate around itself. It is confusing. It is really hard to come up with a good system. I do not think the american system is terrible, just that we seem to be outgrowing it. The world societies are more elegant and matured while still retaining their primal values so we need a much more robust law system. You are absolutely right that system should hold liberties in high regard and seek to protect the people from the state and put the state at a disadvantage when dealing with a person. I am just waiting for people to wake up and see that what they want is not a new person, but5 a new government. I am also pretty sure this government has to be implemented voluntarily for the most part. People will have to see it and see it is good. I may not see it in my lifetime, but i think that there is a possibility we will actually accomplish it. I am also aware there is a possibility we might melt ourselves into puddles of ooze too.