What Is Libertarianism?

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The least compelling methodology in my decision-making is libertarian. This is an approach built on the view that every person is unique and have the right of leading his or her life in their chosen way as long as they respect others’ rights. A libertarian works in defending each other’s rights such as right to property and liberty. Despite the benefits of this approach to an individual, I will not use due to a number of reasons. First, people decisions are always pushed in a given direction in ways such as packaging and advertising, and hence the easiest way for a given choice depends on the way the choice have been framed. As a result, the idea of free choice is destroyed for the reason that the decision is not made neutrally and hence saying

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