The Sanctity of the Individual or the Collectivist Beliefs of the Altruist
A favorite saying of altruists is “This is for the good of society.” Of course, they never define who this society character is. They assume everyone knows what they are talking about—or maybe they hope nobody can figure it out.
Altruists believe in selflessness and self denial. They exhort individuals to sacrifice their best interests for the great god “society.” At different times in history they have used other names for their god—such as the “state”, the “collective” etc. Whatever they call their brand of slavery it always means the sacrifice of the individual for the good of “others.”
Since the beliefs of altruists, do-gooders and world-improvers violate Natural and Economic Law—the only result they achieve is the poverty, misery and degradation of the masses. First they destroy the productive members of “society” through taxes, inflation, government regulations and other confiscatory measures. Then they allow this insanity to cannibalize the benefactors of the producers—the consumers.
The Individual
The problem with the “reasoning” of altruists and various other do-gooders and world-improvers is that their belief system is upside down. They think from the point of view of the “collective” instead of the individual. I believe there is definite proof that individuals exist. There is you, I, John and Mary. It should be obvious to all that there is no such thing as the collective. The collective or society does not exist. Society is a term that describes the combination of all its members.
Any analysis of human action has to start with the individual. Only individuals act. Without individuals there is no such thing as a “society.” If an *altruist became enlightened he would be using such terms as “for the good of the individual.”
Natural Law means that an individual has a right to his life, liberty and property. No one has a right to use force to take these from him.
Economic Law demonstrates that all interference with voluntary exchanges have undesirable consequences—even from the point of view of the people who advocate them. It proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the system of unhampered capitalism is the only one that is in harmony with its laws.
Altruists violate these laws when they babble on about “the good of society.” And they cause much destruction and misery when they force this nonsense on others.
*Being an altruist is another role that the Absolute Moralist plays.
Altruism
The starting point in an analysis of the effects of human action is the individual. What other starting point could there possibly be? If an altruist attempted to take his illogic to its logical conclusion he would begin his investigations with perhaps a hundred individuals or maybe a thousand. If he was consistent he would begin his chain of reasoning with the total population of earth. You can see the absurdity of this.
If it was possible for an altruist to violate the laws of the physical sciences, without the immediate effects of his illogic becoming apparent, I believe he would attempt it. He would state that he was a builder while he was tearing a down a new building piece by piece. Couldn’t you see him disassembling a human body as a therapeutic health measure? He would destroy everything in sight—just as he is now destroying civilization and the hopes, dreams and ambitions of countless number of individuals.
If we discussed the psychological reasons for the beliefs and actions of an altruist we would be entering a dark area—a place of extreme evil. I will say this. I believe altruists have a deep hatred for the individuals that make up the human race. Because of this they disdain every display of the best an individual can be. That’s why they hate capitalists and entrepreneurs—the very producers that make survival on our planet possible.
Since there are individuals of high self-esteem—who hold their life as their greatest value—they are subject to the envy of an altruist. Deep down an altruist is a miserable, hateful human. When he sees someone who experiences joy in his existence—he is bound to envy and hate this individual. What other way is there for him to justify his own existence?
Conclusion
Altruism is an evil philosophy advocating violations of Natural and Economic Law. It attacks innocent individuals. In practice it destroys everything that is good, sublime and rational. It is anti-life. When an altruist says he acting for “the good of society” you know that an individual’s life, liberty and property are about to be violated. He sacrifices individuals and the best they can be—until there are no more sacrificial victims. He is then left with only one alternative—suicide.
Individualism is a rational philosophy that believes in the sanctity of the individual. It corresponds with Natural and Economic Law. It realizes that unhampered capitalism is the only social system suited to needs of its individuals. It doesn’t recognize the anti-life philosophy of altruism—except as the evil it is. Individuals aren’t sacrificial fodder for others irrational needs and desires. They have a right to live for their own sake. They are all that matters.
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