D:
The notion that an individual owns his or her own body.
For some reason this idea is deeply offensive to many people.
The issue of individual sovereignty is central to all political ideologies.
- The leftists are hypocritical on this
issue. They claim to believe in individual sovereignty, but also proclaim their right
to take someone-else's wealth if they can claim
'greater need', and the right of the State to prevent
people from making bad decisions with their bodies or other
property. Ultimately, leftists believe that your body is the property of the State.
- The conservatives are consistent (but immoral) on
this issue. They claim that the State has a right to decide what a woman can do
with her body (such as renting it out for sex, or having an unwanted foetus removed).
Ultimately, conservatives believe that your body is the property of the State.
- Libertarians are consistent on this issue.
The best test on this issue is the Robin Hood test.
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