oh and another thing.... these inner fascists that seem to keep cropping up. It seems Isshodos that you think the IF resides in us all. That in fact it is human nature. how then could a pure libertarian ... erm.. society survive when populated by a myriad of goosestepping consciousness.
Oh. Have I not yet mentioned our inner angel?;-)
Yours,
Issodhos
thanks for the specifics, i feel so enlightened.
and this inner angel can only be realised through the power of the one true way eh?
Goodness, Schlack! When you stop, unasked, to help another, that is your inner angel. When you meet a person who is in bad straits because of his past conduct and will probably continue to hold to that conduct, yet you give him a helping hand anyway -- that is your inner angel. When you forgive someone for what they have done to you, it is your inner angel tugging at your heart. Even tougher, when you recognize the harm you have done others, that is your inner angel trying to lead you to a place of solace. When you are in complete disagreement with another on most all things, yet you go to her aid when needed, that is also your inner angel.
The paths of your inner angel are seventy times seven, Schlack -- and they are all "true".;-)
Yours,
Issodhos
Sorry, Schlack. I just realized that I missed your second question concerning a libertarian society. First,
pure is not a part of the equation and only serves to irretrievably distort the discussion. As I have mentioned previously, I think human beings in general are often guided by fuzzy rationalization, moral and ethical sloppiness, and just everyday human foiables. Pureness does not enter into the human equation.
So, in a libertarian-oriented society there would still be laws. In such a society it would be
recognized that the purpose for establishing governments is
to secure and to protect the
natural rights of the
individual. This does not mean that the laws would reflect all the same laws that are in effect today, because the basic premise within a libertarian society is
neither the state nor the individual can
aggress against another
except to defend against a physical attack.
The second premise is that the exercising of a
natural right by one individual
cannot infringe upon the
natural rights of another (exempli gratia: I have a natural right to make a living, but I do not have the right to use your property to do so).
There is also plenty of room withing libertarian thought for
limited government
beyond the securing and protection of rights and sovereignty. To get a better handle on libertarianism you must understand that it is about the
political freedom of the
individual and his relationship to the state (i.e. is the individual the property of the state to do with him as it desires, or is the state the established protector of and subordinate to the natural rights of the individual).
As to your other concern, just because we all have a bit of the fascist in us it does not mean that we will all go "goose-stepping" about at the drop of a hat - but it does mean that we should be vigilant as to what may be motivating us when we seek to use force to inflict our will upon others.;-)
Yours,
Issodhos
