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Expecting "freedom" without anticipating any kind of societal responsibility is exactly what I'm talking about. Participating in society is about mutual respons
by benjaminjosephw 5y ago
Expecting "freedom" without anticipating any kind of societal responsibility is exactly what I'm talking about. Participating in society is about mutual responsibility, not just choice.
Anti-social individualism permits this kind of thinking but I can't see a moral justification beyond self-interest.
- wyager 5y agoI don’t think your response is relevant, but ignoring that, I also don’t think my government is going to spend the tax money it squeezes out of me in a socially beneficial way. If I thought they would spend the money productively I would be less driven to avoid unreasonable tax burdens.
- benjaminjosephw 5y agoYou are denying the legitimacy of democratic public spending because you think it's not productive enough. Your position undermines democratic structures of governance. If the problem really is with how governments spend money, you should be looking for political change instead of a faux-protest that justifies blatant self-interest.
- wyager 5y ago> Your position undermines democratic structures of governance You say this as if it were manifestly a bad thing.