Patty P
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Just curious, I am a Conservative Libertarian
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That's a very good point and in my experience i've seen something similar. The left-leaning libertarians that i've spoken to seem to have legitimate concerns about the power of government on our lives: dictating whether woman can or cannot have abortions, whether lbtq people can marry, adopt, serve in the military, etc. You can often see left-leaning libertarians marching for civil rights along with other kinds of leftists.It should be noted that the terms used tend to imply different ideas in different places; for example, the vertical line 'libertarian' in political compass isn't remotely the same as Libertarianism in the US which would be about 3 squares from the right hand edge and 3-5 squares down from the mid-line, whereas in most parts of the world libertarians are more typically left of centre and much closer to the bottom. US Libertarianism tends to be associated with free market laissez-faire capitalism and private property protections, both of which are more traditionally right wing politics than anti-authoritarian.
I don't know what the solution is.
I don't know what the solution is.
The only other system you could institute in such a situation would be one where power is concentrated in the hands of fewer individuals.
Sorry. Would've responded sooner, but I was reminiscing over TJump's old thread.I don't want to launch off into a massive ramble here, so I am going to keep it as short and sweet as I'm able to...
You've taken it one way, but there's the other: direct democracy. This would address many - not all - but many of the current woes of representative democracy, but would also introduce entirely new problems.
I think the most important point to remember when it comes to considering fundamentals of democracy is that even at its idealized best, it still represents a 'tyranny of the majority'. And another point to remember is that human majorities tend to be total fucking asshats.