The Hypocrisy of Republicans and Democrats Alike in Modern Society

I don't have much time, and I'll elaborate on this more thoroughly later, but I need to get something out. I've been watching political debates recently, and the hypocrisies of both parties are making me sick. I suppose I should say right now, I'm a Libertarian Republican, but that doesn't stop me from attacking Republicans just as much as I do Democrats. I'll be brief:

The stance of modern Republicans: Let's have a capitalistic system because we're individualists! At the same time, lets make drugs illegal, ban gay marriage, allow religion in government, and listen to our citizens private phone calls without a warrent.

The stance of modern Democrats: Let's allow gay marriage because we want individualism. We want a secular society so everyone can be an individual. Let's have a regulated economy! Let's force people to buy insurance! Let's tax people more!

It makes me sad I even need to point out the ideological inconsistencies. We have Republicans supporting an individualist economic theory, but denying the individualist social theory, and we have Democrats supporting social individualism, but denying the means of achieving it, ie, free market capitalism.

One can't compromise with freedom! You either have it, or you don't. Capitalism is the corollary to an individualist social theory. We've created an artificial dichotomy and we wonder why there are so many problems today? The government needs to stop interfering with both. Both sides of the political spectrum say that the other side "supports big government," but in reality, both do; they just mask it in different ways. Let me provide a simple solution.

If one is to advocate free market Capitalism, one must realize that is foundation is the principle of individual rights. If one wishes to uphold individual rights one must recognize that Capitalism is the only system that can do this.

-L.C.

College Essay: Why I am Unique? Rough Draft

"Beyond your impressive academic credentials and extracurricular accomplishments, what else makes you unique and colorful?

We know that nobody fits neatly into 500 words or less, but you can provide us with some suggestion of the type of person you are. Anything goes! Inspire us, impress us or just make us laugh. Think of this optional opportunity as show and tell by proxy and with an attitude, but please restrict your submission to what will fit on one sheet of paper."

Lain Coubert

"This essay topic is particularly satisfying because it acknowledges what I had written in a previous rough draft of my common application; that 500 words were nowhere near enough words to describe something significant, and on this premise rests, ironically, the chance to discover other noteworthy aspects of oneself, such as a college experience.  Words are being wasted as I type however, and I’ve always found a certain amount of concurrence with Nietzsche, that “what is superfluous is hostile to what is essential,” so I’ll attempt in the 400 some words I have left to give you a brief description of everything quintessentially “Lain Courbert.”  I like to think of myself as versatile. My iTunes library ranges from Chopin to Buddy Holly to Adele. I’ve read Nicholas Sparks and Aristotle. I’ve refused cheese popcorn on moral principle and I’ve participated in a rave at the Christchurch Chaplaincy in Oxford. I’ve seen sunrises atop mountains, but I prefer the calming darkness of the beach at nighttime. I consider myself an Objectivist, but I staunchly believe in a higher power. I’ll choose an intimate drive over a party nine out of ten times; I’ve been to many parties; my yearly mileage is 18000. I’ve criticized Mayan pyramids for their wavering architectural integrity. The voice in my head is often an Albanian named Butrint, but I’ve never been to Eastern Europe. I started a political revolution at my school; a teacher of mine later commented on the absurd number of Anthem copies floating around. If I could choose a time period to live in other than my own, I’d choose Dostoevsky’s Russia. If I could recreate society, I’d shape it in the way of Ancient Athens (without slavery, naturally). I think impossibilities; I perform improbabilities. I find a great deal of charm in ambiguity. I’m politically minded and enjoy arguments; debates are daily occurrence for me. I’m anti-authority, in the sense that age or title has never been my standard for consensual governance. I believe political correctness is a worse prison than the words it’s meant to protect people from. I sometimes pretend my car is an X-Wing. My greatest source of frustration is incompetence; my greatest source of annoyance is the minivan (My apologies if you own one). Blackouts are a blessing for me; there’s something very spiritual in candlelight, especially when it’s coupled with my green laser pointer from Chinatown, which, no matter how often I use it, never ceases to amaze me. I’m concerned with everything, and indifferent to almost everyone. If my life could have a theme song, I’d want it to be Eden Roc, which, being purely instrumental, is unrestricted by the limits of language. I feel an intense joy in writing new lyrics in my each time I hear it. I'm a bibliophile, and often find myself trying to live the lives the characters. Your prompt says to explain how I’m unique, but I see myself as completely normal, except in one aspect, that I see myself as such."

           -L.C.