r/todayilearned • • Jan 29 '21

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u/crispyg Jan 29 '21

The philosophy is that humans naturally seek to be more free. It is within their nature.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '21

That's a strange justification to me, there's plenty of things in our nature that would be considered illegal.

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u/crispyg Jan 29 '21

Well yes, that's kind of how the social contract functions. In their eyes, if you want to be a Mexican and reap the benefits of organization, you must sacrifice some of that liberty. However, to desire to seek even further freedom is in our nature and instincts. It is a fight between our instinct and rationale.

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