Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature

[Böri]

Oppression is bad but the cure isnt equalitarianism ofc. Everybody cant be equal because they are different in inheritance, ability, IQ level, appearance, beauty, hard work and other elements. When you force that you fail like many failed in the 20th century.

[Neon Knight]

Helping weaker members of a pack is an acknowledgement of inequality, right?

I suppose it is. But is maybe also an acknowledgement of the principle of strength in numbers and the instinct to care for your own. I would agree that competition and finding winners and losers is good for society, but without some compassion for people in unfortunate circumstances we are no better than insects. 'Nation as extended family'.

[EL_BARBARO]

Egalitarianism before of the Law is correct.

[Fantomas]

Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature
By David Gordon
May 29, 2017


The free market, based on peaceful cooperation and productive exchange, is the key to a free and prosperous society. What stands in its way? In his classic “Anatomy of the State,” Rothbard answers that the State is a predatory institution derailing the efforts of people to lead their own lives. Precisely the key task of libertarianism is to combat the State’s nefarious activities, in so doing exposing the State as inherently oppressive. In these efforts to combat the State, the battle against egalitarianism, the prime ideology of the State’s court intellectuals, assumes prime importance.

There's a logical inconsistency. How he's gonna ensure initial equal positions for his natural selection without egalitarianism?

In the struggle against the State, Rothbard suggests a concentration of effort. As he points out in “War, Peace, and the State,” war has been the principal means by which the State has extended its power. Libertarians must resolutely favor a strictly defensive foreign policy and must oppose all global crusading. This ought to be our primary focus in political action.

Egalitarianism is amiss for the domestic policy, but good enough for the foreign one? hmmm...

[N1019]

I suppose it is. But is maybe also an acknowledgement of the principle of strength in numbers and the instinct to care for your own. I would agree that competition and finding winners and losers is good for society, but without some compassion for people in unfortunate circumstances we are no better than insects. 'Nation as extended family'.

"Lesser" and "weaker" folk have their place, and in some respects comprise the majority (let's see how the philosopher picks that one apart). When it comes to helping them, some pertinent questions are:

- What exactly is help?
- How far should we go?
- Should they be treated as equals in any given respect when they clearly aren't (equalitarianism)?