#58 Individualism versus Collectivism

Referencing the Hobbes/Locke debate to our current political system and exposing the true dichotomy in political theory, which is being strenuously hidden by deliberate distraction.
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Timeline:
00:45 Reasons for continual attempts at tyranny
2:20 Rights apply only to individuals, not groups
2:50 Traditional lines of political division (Left vs. Right)
3:50 Serious flaws in Parliamentary system (five listed, but there are more)
5:30 Introduction of the Hobbes/Locke debate re theories of governance
7:20 Lockean liberalism theory influenced US constitution
7:55 Dickens's description lends some support to Hobbesean pessimism
10:15 Virtually universal belief in the need for government to control human excesses
10:50 Dangers of power seekers gaining control of government
11:10 The true political dichotomy defined - Individualism vs. Collectivism
11:35 Voting in elections installs dictatorship
12:40 Did Locke understand the full implications of Magna Carta?
12:45 Trial by jury as specified in Magna Carta is true democracy
13:40 The real political choice facing people
14:25 The importance of discovering and sticking to principles
14:45 The question for every individual