I might point out that, while libertarianism does attract some people who are seeking unfettered license to do any damn thing, it's -that- group that devolves and races to the bottom. Libertarianism itself continues in its fairly calm and untroubled manner. In fact, the true libertarians shake their head at the free-for-all and mutter something along the lines of, "Damn fools, they don't know how to handle true freedom."
The fact is, true freedom is the MOST demanding situation. It requires the most discipline, and the hardest kind: SELF-DISCIPLINE.
It's a no-brainer to act responsibly when somebody else is dictating your morality (left or right). It's a lot harder to keep yourself in line.
Why? Because people are not hermetically sealed off from one another so that one persons's irresponsible behavior affects him and him alone.
It doesn't too many failures to destroy the larger good others are striving to achieve.
Why? Because people are not hermetically sealed off from one another so that one person's irresponsible behavior affects him and him alone.
It doesn't too many failures to destroy the larger good others are striving to achieve.