Brewer

I think that so many problems arise when societies assign different privileges to different classes of people. There is both a disconnect of responsibility and power when this happens, BUT I can't help imagining the possibilities of using the insane power of government to influence people towards a more free society. As self-defeating as that power might be, if I were a "dictator" and could hinder the inequality of wealth and power in a given area or even the world; I think I would use force to try to push society towards freedom and equality. Can anyone honestly say that if they were to control such power that they would simply seek to destroy their own power or give it up? This is a question that plagues me, is the invention of classes and separate powers and rights too irresistible to be overcome? I find the "theory" of a “free” society to be utopian, and unrealistic as whoever could hold such power would be unable to relinquish it. I understand and agree with the moral arguments that such powers are immoral, but lack the conviction to say I would not use them for myself. For instance: If I could use government power to discredit religious authorities and push more people towards atheistism, I would wholeheartedly do so, I would likewise use government power to remove children from parents that had religious faiths and used physical or emotional force against their children. All this said, I do acknowledge that the force used against me has been detrimental against even desirable traits (hygiene, motivation, charity) and can at least understand that force does achieve the opposite of its stated goal in some cases, but the overall temptation of power is still too much for me to truly reject it on a philosophical basis. I welcome your thoughts and opinions. "Bureaucracy expands to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.” ~ Oscar Wilde.