Posted by strikeout26 on 2/10/2019 9:46:00 PM (view original):
Firstly, with all due respect CCCP, the uncalled for insult adds nothing to the conversation and does nothing to enlighten people on truths. It creates an environment where they will disagree with simply because they don't like you without considering the rational of your post.
Secondly, your post has a lot of truth. Enron did not kill people. It was a terrible, corrupt company but it did far less harm than a tyrannical government. Once again, it's about risk management and protecting our intrinsic freedoms. Tang, used the term "micro freedom" in an earlier post. Freedoms are freedoms. There are no micro or macro freedoms. The word :freedom" doesn't need a modifier in the same way the words "justice" and "good" don't need modifiers (i.e. social justice).
To your second point, this is one reason that I think a college education is overvalued in the marketplace. I spent all of my adult life on college campuses. The point of college is to gain knowledge. This is the only point of college. There are many less expensive options to achieve these means. But way too many kids see college as a time to "have fun" before they must transition to the real world. This is why student loan debt will lead to the next recession and most of that debt was wasted by kids who got their degree in partying and drinking beer, but never received a degree in an actual useful major.
Well, not saying I agree with this, but here's a snippet of an article.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-problems-with-libertarianism_us_57c093efe4b0b01630de953f
The whole purpose of civilization should be to ensure that everyone is fed, clothed, housed and NOT to create the conditions so that the few can secure a substantially greater portion of resources while others are left with virtually none. In a libertarian society, who protects the unprotected, who defends the rights of the defenseless? Even libertarians acknowledge that a free market will drive a larger wealth disparity... Wealth inequality paired with deregulation creates an opportunity for haves to rule the have-nots. This is one of the many reasons for regulation ? to ensure that the rich few do not impose their will unjustly or destructively on the poor multitudes.
Another libertarian belief is the idea that the government should not be allowed to impose its will on the citizenry. However, in a truly free market that promotes freedom of contract and de-regulation ? employers have a right to force rules that would never be permitted in our current Democratic systems. Libertarianism is a rich man’s ideal. It ostensibly gives ultimate freedoms and choice to everyone at the cost of helping the helpless...
The core principles of libertarianism ? deregulation and a free market economy... will lead to an even bigger wealth gap [that] sounds like [a] dystopian future pic where classism runs rampant and the massive lower income classes rise against their small but incredibly wealthy oppressors.
You may see the poor or underclass as weak ? the “losers” in the giant meritocratic experiment that is the libertarian ideal, but weak as they are, there are going to be a hell of a lot more of them than there are of you. So in the hopes of avoiding the fate of the monarchy during the French Revolution, maybe it’s best to retain welfare and at least a modest social safety net...
In the end, libertarianism is similar to communism. On the face they’re both noble, but impossibly ambitious theories ? one has individual freedom as its core principle and the other, equality. However, in practice, both concepts lead to outcomes that aren’t as pure.
Debate away.
To the college point, fwiw I learned a lot in college about independence, maturity, and journalism, plus I got to put it to use.
2/10/2019 9:59 PM (edited)