Rousseau - Bad Idea

Rousseau- Bad Idea

Rousseau is a man who believed that the "state of nature" in which man lived is what can make man go mad and live in disharmony. Although Rousseau has a valid argument his view on the state of nature is misconstrued. Rousseau believes that instead of living in a state of nature, man needed to live in "societies" instead. In these societies Rousseau envisioned a government that protected the people and their rights. This is a bad idea because if the government is given more and more power by the people to protect themselves then eventually the government will over power the people. Once this over powering happens the people's right will then be limited.

Its is a belief that in most societies majority rules however Rousseau believed that a primary function of the government is to protect the freedoms, and equal liberties of the people despite what the majority may be insisting. If the government goes against "popular demand" then that means the society will be satisfying the needs of thousands opposed to the needs of millions and this could lead to ugly disputes, rebellion, and much other disorderly conduct from the people.

Rousseau stresses the fact that no matter what, the people's freedom should be preserved at all times. This is good and all but what if there is a situation where the people are in danger, it should be the governments right to take away certain freedoms in order to protect the people from harm. The government should try its best to up hold the responsibility of ensuring the people their rights but in certain situations the government must be able to restrict the people in order to keep them as safe as possible