This is the idea that if somebody knows better than an individual what is good for them, then they ought to be making decisions for them. Think about this in your life. If someone, or a group, says they know what is best for you, then they call the shots in your life.
Can you see where this would be a problem? Who’s to say what is best for you? Who’s to say “we are smarter than you”? Who cares more about you than you?
In our society, the individual must be the supreme unit – not any group deemed (by themselves) as superior over others.
Do you agree?
Yes, I do agree. Yes, I reject Communism and any other form in which it may be presented to help the masses, as it will only control the people to serve the ruler.
Yes, I agree.
Yes I agree!
Yes I agree and believe that everyone has the ability to decide what is best for them It’s an inside job Thanks Larry have a great day
I agree, but not on a universal basis. For example, take what goes on in terms of getting onto an airplane. What if you feel that you are OK with taking your chances without any sort of security or search. Does that pre-empt the good of the rest of the folks who will be on the flight, who want screening to be done before they get on the plane? (by the way, I hate the whole concept of the TSA and I am not sure that they do that great a job – but you get the point).
So I am for individual choice, that’s for sure. But what about the people that make bad choices? Do they have the right to make bad choices if those poor choices will negatively impact other people. If I am an alcoholic (I am not but work with me here), and I decide that driving drunk is OK, that I can “handle it” is that OK?
To me, this is not a simple black and white question.
Yes… I agree when entity pulling the strings is oppressive. Yet the individual who pays no attention to the kernels of truth in criticism and feedback… Is an ego driven individual fool… Who will eventually trip or slip and fall.
That just inspired me to make an important business decision for our company.
Thank you.
I agree!
The individual owns their body and what is done or not done to it regardless of how that affects the collective. The individual can legally give up a portion of their rights (power of attorney) but ultimately the individual is supreme.
It seems like a hard line stance, but if everyone owns something, than no one owns it. So you own (if your a US citizen) 1/350,000,000 of all public/government/federal property here in the US right? Who makes the decisions on what is done with that property? Everyone? Nope, government officials dictate what is allowed or not allowed to happen on that property. So who really owns it?
Who owns your body? Everyone?
The TSA conversation is very similar to the informed consent conversation (GMO/vaccines/prohibition) and further proves Larry’s point. We have the right (God given, not added to us)to travel unmolested in our own country and also have the right to refuse to be subjected to radiation or be physically searched without probable cause. Similarly, I have the right to put into or not put into my body whatever I desire as long as I can obtain it. It is my right because someone would have to act against me in order for me not to have that right. Health care, cable TV, “safe spaces”, these are not my rights, because if I could not attain them on my own, someone would have to act on my behalf in order for me to have such a “right”. It cannot be my right if it has to be added to me or if it is subjective (the ‘right’ not to be offended). It is only a right if it comes naturally and must be subtracted from me in order for me to not have it.