Libertarianist?

So where does the "Poor Man's Philosophy" lead?  The heart of the philosophy enables the individual to deal with the inherent conflict between individual freedom and group control.

Can libertarians and statists co-exist within one federal government?  Can they co-exist within one person?  I think so, IF the individual is willing to afford others the freedoms he wishes for himself, and IF the government is dedicated to protecting freedoms equally for all individuals.

Call me a Libertarianist, because I believe that the individual is absolutely entitled to control his own life,  but I also believe that the government is absolutely entitled to control individual behavior, in limited circumstances..

The "Universal Morality" provides the means to evaluate the behavior of the individual and of the government.

I'm never quite sure what politicians are talking about when they speak of American "exceptionalism ", but to me it means that America was the only country in the world that was set up to limit central government control and to grant individuals rights that government could not remove.

From that humble beginning, the greatest economic engine, and the freest land in the world, emerged.  Since then, it seems to me those freedoms have been chipped away, little by little.

In the following posts, you will see a Libertarianist take on some of our current problems.  Keep an open mind, because you won't find many others coming at the problems from this angle.

While a true statist might demand 100% federal government control, and a Libertarian might demand 98% individual freedom, I feel the correct balance should be more like 80% individual freedom and 20% government control.  One could argue forever about the exact balance between government control and individual liberty, but I will argue the case for 80/20 in further posts.

One of the great advantages in not running for political office, in not representing any special interest or political party, and in coming into the discussion with an entirely different morality, is that I don't have to fear losing any constituencies.  I don't have any constituencies.

My purpose is merely to follow the logic of  "The Poor Man's Philosophy" and see how it could affect current political issues.