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Originally Posted by craig1120
I’m trying to weigh this more libertarian stance against the social contract idea I mentioned as well as the harm of the psychological projection habit.
I haven’t made a final judgment yet. Honestly.
What’s your reaction to the idea of a social contract between citizens?
The social contract is about defense and general welfare. The government has a contract with the people stating that the freedom of speech is an inalienable right. This contract is the very legitimacy of the government itself to rule over us.
The social contract is not for American people to be loyalists.
I disagree with Rousseau on religion and his allusion to man being naturally wicked, as well as his 'general will of the people is best' routine but he did state that even he believed freedom and equality were natural rights to not be infringed upon.
The freedom to have ideas against the common will is nothing without the freedom to express those ideas.
More Perfect does a great breakdown of the 1A that is required listening for my students:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6bon94az46dNJNVIK1P8vu