Three Main Principles Of Libertarianism

We have all heard of this concept and we know what it means, and the Libertarian Party takes this notion for everything that it is worth. They support any policy that is tantamount to a weaker national government. You can almost think of them as the Anti-Federalists of the modern era. Government regulations, government restrictions and government taxation are deplored by Libertarians nationwide. Government involvement in the daily lives of citizens is what they desire to end, along with government control over the citizens’ income. Likewise, they also do not support Government programs or funding designed to better the lives of the people. Their ultimate goal is for the government to have as little control with as little power as possible in today’s day and age. This belief in hands off government is indirectly contrary to the views of Jill Stein. Since she is passionate in her desire to protect the planet and undo the damage done to it, she is quite obviously against this concept. The big steps she wants to take towards achieving her goals cannot be done without much government involvement. Regulations would need to be established and restrictions would need to be placed, and they must be enforced by a well-funded, strong central government for her plans to have a tangible effect. This is the key difference between Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. They have platforms that conflict with one another, which makes them different from each other as

Libertarians are often confused with Anarchists because both have anti-government and pro-individual views. These opinions are reinforced when the party 's primary election issues seem to revolve around what the government shouldn 't be doing, as opposed to what it can do to make the country, and even the world, a better place. For example, ask any Libertarian and they will tell you that a strong federal government is crucial to the protection of life and liberty. Where Libertarians veer away from the other major political parties is that we believe the military should only be used when the nation is in immediate peril and not for “police actions” or “nation-building.”

A stereotypical libertarian would be a guy around the age of 18 to 22. These men feel the need to have a controversial opinion like “Legalize Recreational Heroin”, “Taxation is Theft”, or some other outlandish statement. This group only identifies as libertarians because libertarians are obviously secret liberals or conservatives trying to pander to the other side. Libertarians are hardcore capitalists, and borderline anarcho-capitalists, with no care for poor people, because in the words of Ron Swanson, a fictional character on the show Parks and Recreations,“ Capitalism: God’s way of determining who is smart and who is poor.” Obnoxiousness is in the blood of a libertarian because libertarians obviously know what's best for America and everyone

Good night ladies and gentleman, I’ve been given the honor to present the Enlightenment Award to a man well known by his valuable contributions: John Locke. As all of you know he cannot be present today but I’m sure he would be proud to see how we have kept his ideologies alive, how his political philosophies influenced the 18th century society and how his ideas affect the modern American Culture. I’m incredibly thankful because I get to talk about this man and his accomplishments like his most noted works “Two Treatises of Government”, “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”, and “A Letter Concerning Toleration”. Locke founded the empiricist theory of knowledge, inspired other philosophers and laid the groundwork for the American and French Revolution.

When looking at the Declaration of Independence and the justifications which Jefferson used in order to encourage the dissolve of the ties between the United Colonies and Great Britain, it becomes apparent how much of the theories of John Locke that Jefferson used as the basis for his argument. Focusing particularly on the second paragraph of the Declaration, the arguments for the equality of each man and the formation and destruction of governments come almost directly from Locke's Second Treatise of Government. The other arguments in the Declaration of Independence deal primarily with each citizen's rights and the natural freedoms of all men, two areas that Locke also spent

Determinism supporters claim that all consequences are inevitable since conditions are met and nothing else would occur by any chances. And determinism could influence and controlling everything in the universe with causal laws. According to determinism, we could make predictions about the occurrences of certain events or actions of human beings. There three types of determinism that I will discuss in the following, the Hard determinism, Soft determinism and Libertarianism.

A small amount of the core ideals of libertarians has changed. According to the current Libertarian Party website; “We seek a world of liberty; the world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.” This party is notorious for values that are socially liberal, and economically conservative. This platform has also been referred to as neoliberalism. The United States Libertarian party focuses on personal liberty, self-ownership, privacy, economic liberty, free markets, protected environments, strong national defense, and minimal war actions. The LP is supportive of gay rights, gun rights, pro-life ideals. They stand against labor unions; universal health care, restricted markets, government surveillance of citizens, and government provided security. Libertarians like to think of themselves as defensive whenever it comes to foreign policy, and to refrain from attacking unless they are

In a nutshell, the questions at the core of Libertarianism are why and what. The ‘why’ surrounds why any government is desirable or necessary in the first place. The ‘what’ is concerned with the type of government that is to be chosen, given one is desirable at all. In answering these two questions, Libertarianism’s primary concern surrounds ownership and the minimal state.

One of the most popular controversys that even the Founding Fathers of America have been debating about since 1776 is the most just way of running the U.S Government. Even today, it has not been thoroughly established which principal regarding Utility, freedom, or equality is the most significant aspect of the U.S government. However, freedom has always been the most popular right that every American constantly struggle to fight for. The Principle of Libertarianism is the individual right that everyone is entitled to and shall not be interfered by governments policy or regulations, as long as these individual rights would not harm others as well. Considering the principle of Libertarianism, it does cater to the American People by not only allowing individual rights that may protect the people from government corruption but also help benefit the economy of America in which demands from the people are met and that brings the greatest happiness for everyone. Although, Libertarianism can not perfectly serve every aspect of a just government, it should still be the most prioritized principal of the U.S government because overall it benefit the most civilians compare to the other two principals.

When I took the survey I got the libertarian party, when reading about them and looking into more about what they stand for and believe in and surprisingly I do kind of agree with what they stand for on some of the social issues. The party itself has a good platform, however like any other government party they have some very radical people who run for their party. According to the advocates website the libertarians want to make this country better through peace and prosperity. According to cato.org though there are different levels of liberatatarians and people need to learn theirs before they can call themselves a liberatarian.

The Democratic Party wants to crack especially on gangs and drugs. They want to prevent these crimes with community police. Also, they want to make use of the death penalty, including post-conviction reviews on death penalty sentences. The Republican Party also wants to make use of the death penalty. They say criminals behind bars cannot harm the public. Their method of preventing crime is to further enforce existing laws. They also say there should be more victims’ rights. The Libertarian says the Three Strikes approach is illusory and dangerous. They believe the death penalty has failed. For some bad reason, they say drugs, alcohol, prostitution, gambling, and suicide is okay. They want to strengthen the rights of the accused. Hate crimes

To the Libertarian and individual’s rights are sovereign. They believe an individual has the right to believe and act on those beliefs as they will, as long as those actions do not harm another. An individual cannot be commanded to help another if it does not fit in their individual beliefs and values. Their party platform is composed mostly of statements of opposition against laws that would impose upon those rights. All Individuals are responsible for their own actions and the results of those actions.

The question that the textbook poses at the very beginning of chapter four is, “Are you Free” (Chaffee, 2013, p. 172)? Most people would look at this question as pretty cut and dry and would answer a resounding yes. Philosophically speaking, it is not that easy of an answer. You have to be willing to look at the question with an open mind, and ask yourself if the choices you make are truly free or if they are governed by forces outside of your control.

For years philosophers mauled over mankind 's free will and its connects to moral responsibility. In such discussion they have come up with multiple theories. The three I’ll address today are determinism, libertarianism, and compatibilism; are we products of our past unable to choose another course, or are our actions free from the chain of causality and thus our own? I believe that you can’t take these two questions as black and white. In my opinion compatibilism - which attempts to merge free will and determinism - explains our situation as humans, with a sense of moral responsibility, more clearly.

John Locke’s Views on Property and Liberty, as Outlined in His Second Treatise of Government