Which political ideology do you most identify with?
Who controls it tends to determine how trustworthy it can be. If we regulate it ourselves, it is us…
A government is a human institution that reserved unto itself the legal privilege of using force on…
I view the government as the tool of people, something that depends on how it’s made, and how it’s run. It must be flexible if possible, yet hold to standards when it comes to certain challenges. I don’t think that it should be held to any specific principles, at least, not always, because as people change, it must too. I don’t believe that a religion or higher power is what dictates the natural rights, since religion doesn’t predate humanity, humanity created it as its explanation for existence and a method of moral uniformity. I don’t think it should be unlimited, but I think it should provide for the average citizen’s most basic needs, and regulate those that might be a threat to the average person’s livelihoods. It’s something I am reluctant to trust, but have more confidence in whenever it holds to science and opens itself up to ideas and scrutiny. Basically, the more transparent and open the government is, the more likely I am to trust it to not attack us. I’d consider myself more of a Democratic-socialist (lowercase the ‘d’) or perhaps just a socialist. I do think that democratic countries or systems can still be oppressive, which is precisely why I view it’s forced transparency and accountability a priority. I do think majorities tend to have a good point, though I would sacrifice a slim majorities’ opinion if I personally knew the decision they’d make to be a horrible one. I do think that the government should be able to amend things as the people choose because, as the founding fathers made it, (though we overly deify them) we are supposed to be able to change, and should if we wish to remain moral and good.
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From the point of conception, God has endowed all human beings with certain inalienable natural rights, among which are life, liberty, and property. Because God granted them, these rights are irrevocable and undeniable – ingrained in the fiber of man, no government, individual, or institution may take them away; an individual may not even surrender them by his own consent.
True rights, which always come from God, never entitle anyone to anything. Instead, natural rights give every individual amoral obligation and duty not to harm his fellowman. A right to life imposes a duty not to murd… Read more
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PART 2 of 2: But human nature, is a black, evil, inherently selfish thing, corrupted by sin. Thus without some earthly means of enforcing these Natural Laws, men will inevitably prey upon the rights of one another. This is a situation known as the state of nature, and as the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes put it, life under this system is “nasty, brutish, and short.” There is no respect for natural rights in such a horrible state – brute force is the only means of protection one may hope for. This is the system the world was under after the generation of Cain and Abe… Read more