libertarianism
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An open, user owned community for the general disscussion of the libertarian philosophy.
- Libertarianism is the belief that each person has the right to live his life as he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others.
- Libertarians defend each person’s right to life, liberty, and property.
- In the libertarian view, voluntary agreement is the gold standard of human relationships.
- If there is no good reason to forbid something (a good reason being that it violates the rights of others), it should be allowed.
- Force should be reserved for prohibiting or punishing those who themselves use force.
Most people live their own lives by that code of ethics. Libertarians believe that that code should be applied consistently, even to the actions of governments, which should be restricted to protecting people from violations of their rights. Governments should not use their powers to censor speech, conscript the young, prohibit voluntary exchanges, steal or “redistribute” property, or interfere in the lives of individuals who are otherwise minding their own business.
Source: https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/what-is-libertarianism
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Very true. Democracy is a polite dictatorship. Now the left is feeling it.
If democracy is a "polite dictatorship", what is your preferred form of government?
Something like Singapore sounds amazing. A government that creates a system that works, instead of the circus politics of Western democracy. The fact you think democracy is the only system shows you don't know anything else, not because you know everything, but because you are ignorant of the possibilities. You tell an American it is possible to have good healthcare without Obamacare, or a market that is not dominated by insurance, they can't fathom it. You are what you only know.
I looked it up, and, of course, you're spouting some bullshit. Why the fuck are we talking about health insurance right now?
Singapore is a Parliamentary Representative Democratic Republic.
The United States is a Constitutional Federal Republic.
Both countries' citizens (on paper) democratically elect their own representatives to their legislature, their executive branch officers, and depending on the level of court, their judiciary, as well.
They're "democratic" because the citizenry exercises their power through suffrage (voting) for their government representatives who are vested with a mandate of their political will.
Etymologically: democracy = demos (people) + kratos (power).
So, again, clown-shoes, what other system would you want other than a "democratic" system (i.e., one where political power is arbitrated through voting for laws directly or electing citizens to draft and vote for them)?
Monarchy? Oligarchy? Plutocracy? Syndicate? Anarchy? Dictatorship?
TLDR. Lol.
Not surprised.
"Lol."
Singapore is considered a flawed democracy. An unelected commission decides who can be a presidential candidate. For this reason, it is why Singapore does not have clowns for presidents because it restricts the candidates the people can vote for. There are other reasons why it is considered a flawed democracy, that is one hard example. Singapore is much more technocratic. Democracy is how you have fascist and socialist get a foothold in the government, which can lead to a complete takeover, all based on the belief, that it is the right of idiots to vote on their beliefs. Have a nice Trump day.
Who appoints this commission?
Just so I understand you, you think it's better to have a commission, that's accountable to no external power, to choose executive leadership?
That is arbitrary oligarchical authoritarianism, unless they're accountable to some democratically elected body, that can imprison them if the commission is found to be acting criminally.
... You too, I guess?