Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Objectivist GG? Human Bondage?
First, take a look here...love the govt/sex analogy.
I have mixed feelings about the entire Rand/Objectivist position, but I don't think it is necessarily dis-congruent with GG. In fact, I would argue that a GG would allow men to not be subjugated to the whims of other men - to fight for their own individuality. I think current systems give you neither collectivism nor libertarian-style freedom of choice. Instead, entities and individuals are able to hijack the government to serve their own ends.
From that essay: "each of us must pursue our personal happiness, without forcing (infringing upon the life, liberty and property of) others." That's really along the lines of what my favorite political philosopher John Stuart Mill always advocated. I think what we should recognize is that what keeps us from this is not simply human nature, it's the bad technology of an archaic system of government.
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Good words.
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