Excellent point. A far better solution than demanding that everyone who doesn't like having the world run the way you want it should stay home, change jobs, not go to the mall, etc,.
The Constitution that gives rights to one, gives rights to all. One person's rights do NOT trump another's.
In order for our society to work, common courtesy and regard for others is essential.
If you insist on doing something regardless of its impact on another, society will cease to be civilized for long.
If you don't exercise the internal controls on your behavior to make society work, external controls will be required, and that usually comes in the form of government control.
I hate big government as much as the next person and if I had my way, there'd be no welfare or education department. There'd be no absurd taxes on things like soda and fried food.
What libertarians need to realize though, is that they are contributing in a large part to the increase of government. When they demand their way without regard to the others that share this country with them, those others will push back and insist on the controls that the libertarians refuse to exercise on themselves.
Everyone is of equal value, everyone has the same rights to pursue life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When libertarians get their knickers in a knot over the thought of someone imposing on their life, they need to remember that nobody like them imposing themselves on others either. It works both ways.
It is simply not possible to have over 200,000,000 people all having life their own way all at once. Compromise is critical. Courtesy makes it work.
Great post, metmom.
Fantastic post!!!