i believe that individuals can do as they please so long as they dont harm others. i also think big buisness inherantly serves its own needs and that individual citizens with much less power than corporations need a measure of protection from being exploited by buisness. am i the only person in the uk who thinks this way in a world of free market economics and paranoia of individuals with radical ideas?
2006-10-31 10:51:45 · 12 answers · asked by duncan 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Well I'm libertarian capitalist, so we may agree on somethings, but not on economics. But I bet we do agree that Blair/New Labour is robbing us of freedom on an almost daily basis.
2006-10-31 11:05:55 · answer #1 · answered by A True Gentleman 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Of course business serves its own needs. Its business. Its goal is to make money. There is nothing wrong with that. As a libertarian you should view corporations the same way you do individuals. They should be allowed to do as they please so long as they don't harm anyone's life or property by force of fraud.
Businesses, like individuals need to be held accountable for their actions. The problem most people have with big business is the protection and favors it gets from government. As a result, people blame capitalism when they should be blaming corporatisms unholy marriage of business and goverment. The state should leave people and business along, neither helping nor hindering.
2006-11-02 09:20:09 · answer #2 · answered by debraraj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a Communo anarchist..?
As for a free market...Lol, contradiction in terms... the theory behind it sounds nice but in practice it constricts and creates a class of capital/power holders, thus forcing those without it into servitude......Free market is a lie. Viva la revolucion!!!!
2006-11-01 09:35:47 · answer #3 · answered by El Fuser 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do agree with you to a certain extent
but some things you do may not appear bad to you but others may think so so there is a need for external control from outside your own enviroment to stop this happening
i do agree that corporations are taking away our freedom to choose and are manipulating us and exploiting us
2006-10-31 19:36:37 · answer #4 · answered by steve50 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be - a libertarian socialist is a contradiction in terms as far as I can see from the Labour party.
2006-10-31 23:27:28 · answer #5 · answered by LongJohns 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is the signature I carry on some of my e mails
"Do what you wish but do no harm"
2006-10-31 10:53:46 · answer #6 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well I'm a socialist librarian. Does that count?
2006-10-31 11:00:07 · answer #7 · answered by biacol 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I certainly hope so!!!!! Or we would have no prisons and live like hermits all our lives for doing nothing wrong but listen to idiots like you!!!!!! Just wait til you're on the wrong end of what you promote, then crawl back under your rock and don't come crying to the people with guts enough to stand up for whats right and not to be a bleeding heart liberalist like yourself
2006-10-31 11:15:51 · answer #8 · answered by faisix67 2 · 1⤊ 5⤋
No you're not, I feel much the same way.
Unfortunatley the opinions being voiced on this site daily give me cause for great concern, welcome to the police state.
2006-10-31 20:00:52 · answer #9 · answered by garfet 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You are not alone.
2006-11-04 04:58:59 · answer #10 · answered by manforallseasons 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋