The beauty of life comes from the intellectual and creative diversity inherent within it. The innumerable amount of ideas in the collective consciousness of humanity is what induces creativity, and creates the unlimited supply of choices before us. Without diversity, society would be in perpetual stasis, resulting in the decrease in innovation and thus, the rapid decline in the quality of life. Those that advocate for conformity, and thus, stasis, are the true enemies of a free and prosperous society. Advocates of uniformity come in varying forms; from the self-righteous progressive who gets offended by just about anything and advocates for the criminalization of certain speech to the religious conservative who takes it upon himself to force
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There are those who believe a legitimate marriage is between a man and a women, while others believe marriage is a symbolic gesture, void of religious connotations, between people who love each other, regardless of sex. Conflict is inevitable in a society with such contrasting opinions on contentious social issues. Libertarianism, as a political framework, would be the best choice in keeping conflict at a minimum. Granted, disagreement will still be had among friends, family, and acquaintances, but in a libertarian society, such disagreement will not result in the threat of government power forcing conformity. In a libertarian society no one would be able use the force of …show more content…
Crimes, such as these, would be seen as abhorrent if committed by an ordinary citizen, but as Michael Huemer, a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and author of the book, The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and The Duty to Obey, states “… [that] our ethical judgment differentiate sharply between governmental and nongovernmental actions.” This is because, as Huemer puts it, the government is granted authority and, thus, legitimacy to perform such actions that would otherwise be condemned. Morality should be uniform and there should not be exceptions, especially for government officials. Immoral acts are still immoral even under the guise of a legal face. If anything, government officials should be held to a higher standard because, in theory, they “represent us,” but in practice, they only represent their own
There are those who believe a legitimate marriage is between a man and a women, while others believe marriage is a symbolic gesture, void of religious connotations, between people who love each other, regardless of sex. Conflict is inevitable in a society with such contrasting opinions on contentious social issues. Libertarianism, as a political framework, would be the best choice in keeping conflict at a minimum. Granted, disagreement will still be had among friends, family, and acquaintances, but in a libertarian society, such disagreement will not result in the threat of government power forcing conformity. In a libertarian society no one would be able use the force of …show more content…
Crimes, such as these, would be seen as abhorrent if committed by an ordinary citizen, but as Michael Huemer, a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and author of the book, The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and The Duty to Obey, states “… [that] our ethical judgment differentiate sharply between governmental and nongovernmental actions.” This is because, as Huemer puts it, the government is granted authority and, thus, legitimacy to perform such actions that would otherwise be condemned. Morality should be uniform and there should not be exceptions, especially for government officials. Immoral acts are still immoral even under the guise of a legal face. If anything, government officials should be held to a higher standard because, in theory, they “represent us,” but in practice, they only represent their own