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Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Individual Rights and Morality
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Date: Fri, 24-Jun-83 16:39:41 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 24 16:39:41 1983
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I have enjoyed reading the quasi-libertarian viewpoints of
Mr. Craver, but I'm very confused as to his objection to
government based on some altruistic moral standard; i. e.,
the 'common good'. It's possible that I'm missing something,
but isn't a belief in the supremacy of individual rights
just a belief in a different altruistic moral standard?
If liberals (shame, shame - I'm one) are supposed to find
a basis for their government other that the 'common good',
then a libertarian or laissez-fairian should have some basis
other than individual freedom. Both of those concepts are moral
ones, and both may be totally inappropriate in some societies.