Originally Posted By: Tbone-AZLibertarianism (Latin: liber, "free") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as its principal objective. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and freedom of choice, emphasizing political freedom, voluntary association and the primacy of individual judgment.[1][2]....
I am very familular with libertaranism. Where it falls apart is the selfishness of all me all the time. I want to do what i want to do. That is great for the responsible individual living on an island ALONE. But since we live in the cities and counties, a certain amount of rule in the interst of limiting Government overreach yet public saftey is in the best interst of the whole of that community. (not the greater state)The unrealized reality of libertarian idea's is that you end up with Gang rule. Why? because if you can do what you want when you want and there are no rules from the government to impeed your desires then what is to stop those that want to take advantage of you? Is it really alright to let meth heads run the streets without consequence for their actions. Should they be allowed to break into my house and steal, do you really want someone that shoots anyone that sets foot on their property.
And since you claimed i am a socialist..
Socialism is a social and economic system characterised by social ownership of the means of production and co-operative management of the economy,[1][2] as well as a political theory and movement that aims at the establishment of such a system.[3][4] "Social ownership" may refer to cooperative enterprises, common ownership, state ownership (achieved by nationalization), citizen ownership of equity, or any combination of these.[5] There are many varieties of socialism and there is no single definition encapsulating all of them.[6] They differ in the type of social ownership they advocate, the degree to which they rely on markets or planning, how management is to be organised within productive institutions, and the role of the state in constructing socialism.[7]
I don't buy that the government should own everything. I want them to be corporation blind, meaning that all laws and taxes apply to all equally, the rules are not set to favor one over another and like a referee should be impartial to one over the other. I want the government to do the bare min. but enough to provide for the security of the country, and the reasonable saftey of my community. I don't want the Gov telling the car company how many MPG my car should get, or what i should eat, or what health care insurance, if any i get..
By the way I only said your specific views on gun control was nearly the same as the self proclaimed socialist, Bernie Sanders. That's all. Banning guns in the city is against the constitution. Your last paragraph is, get ready, a libertarian viewpoint.