[syshum]

Ahh the old "Greater Good", the most evil phrase in the English Language

Anyone attempting to do anything for "the greater good" should be viewed with suspicion and disrespect as most at best what they are attempting to do no matter the intent will fail and harm more people than it will help

At worst is it just a shield to cover their immoral actions, or thirst for power

Every person that values freedom, individuality, and prosperity should reject any policy or law that is based on a "greater good" narrative

[Goronmon]

Every person that values freedom, individuality, and prosperity should reject any policy or law that is based on a "greater good" narrative

So pretty much all laws and policies? Anarchy doesn't seem that sustainable.

[mstipetic]

I don’t understand why all the staunch libertarians just don’t move to a favela or some other similar place where they can enjoy absolute freedoms

[dantheman]

Why don't people that want all these new things move to where they already exist?

[syshum]

In Response to this common statement we have 2 video responses

You Can Always Leave ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fasTSY-dB-s )

Why Libertarianism Is So Dangerous ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbNFJK1ZpVg )

[mstipetic]

This was painful to watch.

[syshum]

I am sorry that logic and reason is painful to you

[cloudfifty]

"logic and reason" sounds very cultish, like another way of writing The Truth.

[throwaways885]

> Every person that values freedom, individuality, and prosperity should reject any policy or law that is based on a "greater good" narrative

Curious what you think about COVID lockdowns then

[syshum]

Should be very clear, I oppose government mandated lock downs.

[0xEFF]

Seems selfish. Lockdowns reduce deaths.

Edit: I don’t mean to call anyone names, genuinely interested in understanding if you’re concerned about being perceived as selfish and if so how you reconcile the tension?

[syshum]

>>if you’re concerned about being perceived as selfish

I am not, All persons act in their own personal or familial self interest, to deny that is to deny reality.

>>and if so how you reconcile the tension?

I dont plan to

>> Lockdowns reduce deaths.

There is very little actual evidence of this, even further there is little evidence that draconian government measures have done more than voluntary action of informed persons.

It is far too large of topic to discuss here but no one can honestly say "draconian government lock-downs were the best way to deal with the pandemic" because that is simply false.

[SiempreViernes]

What do you think about defence spending?

[syshum]

That is more complicated, but I take a traditionally libertarian view, opposing world policing actual defense is acceptable, actual defense being something akin to a slightly more powerful coast guard.

But going item by item on the list of government actions would be rather pointless, politically I fall somewhere between Anarcho-Capitalism and Geo-Libertarianism