HappySqurriel said:
richardhutnik said:
sapphi_snake said:
richardhutnik said:
I think here, to bring up something Cenk said (the guy speaking in the video), there is a time and place where community is an important reality. Putting out fires is a community concern, and has to be taken care of. If you have an issue that is a county issue, then it needs to be resolved there. I believe that the concerns of the community here override whether or not someone is a cheapskate or not.
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The person acting against the community is the guy who doesn't want to pay the tax. He's the selfish one who's only out for hiw own interest.
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There are individuals with a libertarian bent in their life philosophy, who believe communities are a myth and the only thing that exists are individuals who negotiate contracts among themselves. They don't want to live anywhere others make demands on them and they have to go along with what the group says. Ayn Rand's "enlightened self-interest" fits into this.
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I don't think you understand what libertarianism is ...
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One can politically be Libertarian and hold they believe, politically, that government needs to be small, and unimposing in society, but still believe society should provide a safety need, care for others, and people have morals and society seek to preserve certain set of values. Philosophically, however, one can be Libertarian and not believe in charity, safety nets or any sense of community, and be like Ayn Rand is, and an Objectionist in their philosophy, believing that charity is vice. Libertarian comes in a lot of forms actually.
