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Lynne B
Individual, capitalist, atheist, lover of life.
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Lynne commented on the article |Fraud, a violation of individual rights, is illegal and must be stopped where it is found. It is, however, in no way unique to capitalism. Are we really all so certain that in actions beyond the basic protection of individual rights, the government is the protector and capitalism is a predator?
Capitalism is a system of voluntary trade. Government is force.
I'd rather make my own decisions and involve the government if/when my rights have been violated rather than allow the government to violate all of our rights through an arduous series of regulations including immeasurable goals and new bureacracies because someone's rights may have been violated. Where is the justice in that? Collectivism is the means by which we slowly relinquish our rights and responsibilities and the government is the enforcement agency.
You can't mandate stupid decisions out of people, but you can certainly subsidize them.
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Lynne commented on the article |Our culture certainly does not seem to value life - individual lives, that is. Anyone who initiates force against someone else has violated that person's individual rights, and should be prosecuted under objective laws as such. When we begin to call-out particularly offensive behaviors and litigate them as "hate crimes" we degrade the basic principle of individual rights.
Are the people who exploit the homeless for entertainment heinous? Absolutely. Are the people who watch them for entertainment equally as heinous. You bet. But in watching the videos they are not violating those people's rights (just showing what limited respect they have for human life). But even their individual rights must be upheld.
The answer is not more regulations. The law, which is already in place, must be upheld. Principles of individual rights must be better understood and applied in this country.
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Lynne commented on the article |I apologize for the delay - I didn't realize that you had responded to my comments.
I could not agree with you less regarding the thought that teaching facts is experimental.
Children must learn math facts and be able to integrate them with physical facts in order to understand the metaphysically given world around them. They must learn the rules of grammar and writing in order to be able to communicate effectively. They must study history to understand the progression of the civilization of mankind. It is in the study of history that the ideas of Aristotle and the impact of the ideas of Jesus, Buddha, etc. are presented.
Mastery of these basic facts is the foundation upon which everything else rests. Contrary to stultifying the mind, this mastery enables the child to prove its efficacy. -
Lynne commented on the article |
The curriculum in government schools no longer supports the initial intent of an educated public, but rather has been replaced with one that guarantees government support. It's as if teaching a student how to turn on and off a light using a switch is as important as teaching him how electricity works.
Instead of increasing programs that teach specific opinions, we must demand that government schools be limited to teaching basic facts upon which each student is then able to form his own opinion, rather than sputter back what has been force fed to him.
Children should not be subject to government experiments in education just because their parents can't afford private education. That is morally repugnant.
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