Utilitarianism erodes libertarian principles by making liberty contingent on expediency. If freedom is only justified when it serves "the greater good," it becomes negotiable in every crisis or conflict, opening the door to state control under the guise of pragmatism.
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That's a mouthful and my brain hurts
You are threading thin philosophical ice 🤣
Anyone living in a western country still thinking he has "rights" must've been asleep for at least the last five years, whatever we enjoy is, at best, a list of temporary privileges, to be suspended at any time without notice whenever "the circumstances require it"
Utilitarianism and its so-called opposite, Deontology, are both collectivist in some way, and run counter to a free society. Personally, I think theres a space somewhere between Aristotelian Ethics, Objectivism, and Stoicism that best suits a free society.