Joe S asked: I’ll get the ball rolling. The central principle to my philosophy is the concept that every person owns him or herself. It is from this concept that proceeds the desire to consistently protect life, liberty and property.
If you can not name a central principle, please still consider answering by writing about how devoted you are to your political stances.
I will select a best answer based upon how thorough and well thought-out it is even if it differs from my own philosophy.
Gee, Lettie! You make it tempting to choose your answer. I won’t only out a desire to appear too vain. I thank you for the compliment though.
If you ever care to closely scrutinize my broader political philosophies, you’ll find that every single one of them follows from this most basic ideal (if not, please call me out on it – I value consistency). While I don’t mind conflicting opinions, my political discussions (including Q&A here) are aimed at helping people to see when their actions violate this ideal and to seriously question whether they are okay with such violations.
PROFESSOR SQUIRTLE:
I did read Ayn Rand’s best known novels years ago. I admit that they do impact my opinions.
