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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @10:17AM
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by Anonymous Coward
on Wednesday July 01 2020, @10:17AM (#1014926)
I actually agree that the best approach to classification is one's views on the size and role of government. This means that the scale is between absolute libertarian (anarchist?) and absolute authoritarian (totalitarian?) governments. This is effectively quantifying one's position on the size of government. However, the role of government is also important. One could support libertarian views on social issues but more authoritarian views on economic issues. It's basically taking your scale of libertarian and authoritarian views and splitting that across multiple issues.
I agree that classifying left vs. right isn't a good way to do it. A libertarian favors small government across for all issues, not just certain ones. But for other political positions, it's not just about the size of government, but about the role of government.
See, I see that as just deciding what flavor of authoritarian you are and that doesn't really matter to me. I'm not a full on anarchist because anarchy is only stable until you get human beings involved. What I am is a minimalist who believes government should have no power except what is absolutely necessary. Not that there should only be laws to cover what is absolutely necessary but that the government should be explicitly forbidden from from creating any others.
I don't have a problem debating what constitutes "absolutely necessary" on any given specific issue but anyone looking to a categorization for what they should believe has turned their brain off and isn't worth debating; they've outsourced their ability to think, so why should I listen to opinions with no thought behind them?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @10:17AM (1 child)
I actually agree that the best approach to classification is one's views on the size and role of government. This means that the scale is between absolute libertarian (anarchist?) and absolute authoritarian (totalitarian?) governments. This is effectively quantifying one's position on the size of government. However, the role of government is also important. One could support libertarian views on social issues but more authoritarian views on economic issues. It's basically taking your scale of libertarian and authoritarian views and splitting that across multiple issues.
I agree that classifying left vs. right isn't a good way to do it. A libertarian favors small government across for all issues, not just certain ones. But for other political positions, it's not just about the size of government, but about the role of government.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday July 01 2020, @12:22PM
See, I see that as just deciding what flavor of authoritarian you are and that doesn't really matter to me. I'm not a full on anarchist because anarchy is only stable until you get human beings involved. What I am is a minimalist who believes government should have no power except what is absolutely necessary. Not that there should only be laws to cover what is absolutely necessary but that the government should be explicitly forbidden from from creating any others.
I don't have a problem debating what constitutes "absolutely necessary" on any given specific issue but anyone looking to a categorization for what they should believe has turned their brain off and isn't worth debating; they've outsourced their ability to think, so why should I listen to opinions with no thought behind them?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.