Thoughts on Individualism....

Some thoughts on the notion of Individualism.

Individualism is what made America great. It was the nature of frontier life where the individual was solely dependent on what they made  with their own hands that allowed them to survive on their own in the wild, amidst a hostile environment from both the native Americans and the elements of the weather. As time progressed society and civilization throughout the country, with the various advances in technologies, the increase in  the trade of America's abundant resources. In the 1800's trains were invented that allowed the increased transportation of large bulk goods such as steel, coal and logs that were the fundamental building blocks of this country. It has been through trade that man has felt the power of individualism, that of providing for himself and that of his family through the advantage of trade. 

    But above all individualism is about responsibility. To be responsible is the ability to care for oneself without outside help in the form of government direction. The government can’t help us when the power goes out. It's’ not going to light a fire for us to keep us warm. Nor is it going to light candles for us to see through the darkness. Thus we as individuals have to make the choices that make us responsible for our well being. We don’t want the government caring for us since it never ends well. When the government takes more and more control over our lives then we are going down that rabbit hole of socialism. 

But on the other hand it's the younger generations who are used to having everything given to them by their parents, and who are more politically active, that they believe that the government should do more, have more control over their lives. So that they don’t have to be so responsible. Or rather who don’t have to accept responsibility for their well being since they can replace parent direction with government protection and direction. Why should people care about student loans when they can get the government to forgive their loans? Again why be responsible when people can get others to care for them? But then you are being a burden to society rather than being a responsible, productive member of society. Thus being responsible and individualistic becomes a virtue, and a desirable trait that active members of society should exhibit.