| ▲ | libraryofbabel 6 hours ago | |
Just because I prefer Locke to Hobbes if you forced me to choose doesn't mean I'm some sort of anti-regulation libertarian. Far from it. But if you actually read Hobbes you will see that: * He thinks everyone should be compelled to worship in the state-sanctioned religion * Censorship of publications, teaching, etc. is necessary because ideas can be dangerous. * Separation of powers (e.g. between executive, legislature, judiciary) is bad; he wants a single unitary sovereign with unlimited power. * The sovereign is above the law * Resisting a tyrannical sovereign is bad ...and that's why I'd pick Locke over Hobbes. And I think most of us would too. | ||