Individualism

The Individual Is the Unit of Moral Value
Individualism is not selfishness.
It is the refusal to be owned.

It is the belief that a human being is not a tool for “society,” not a resource for the state, and not a sacrificial animal for “the greater good.”

You are not born to serve a collective.
You are born to live your life — as you judge best — and to pay the price of your choices.

On Myself.net, individualism means:

  • Your life is yours — not the government’s, not the party’s, not the crowd’s.
  • Your rights are not granted — they are recognized, and they must be defended.
  • Your responsibility is unavoidable — freedom without responsibility is a fantasy.
  • Your conscience is sovereign — you may be religious or an atheist, but you do not outsource your moral judgment to institutions.

Individualism is the moral spine behind liberty.

The Enemy: Collectivism
Collectivism is the ideology that says:
“You exist for the group.”
It wears many costumes:

  • “equity”
  • “social justice”
  • “the common good”
  • “national security”
  • “public health”
  • “progress”
  • “democracy”
  • “compassion”

But the mechanism is always the same: coercion.

Collectivism is what happens when a crowd discovers it can vote itself power over the individual.
And once a crowd tastes that power, it wants more.

Rights: Not Permissions
The modern political lie is that rights come from government. They don’t.
Rights are not permits.
Rights are boundaries — lines the state is not allowed to cross.

Freedom of speech does not exist because Congress allows it.
Self-defense does not exist because a bureaucracy approves it.
Property is not “yours” only when a politician says so.

A right that depends on permission is not a right.
It’s a favor. And favors can be revoked.

Equality: Real Equality
Individualism supports equality before the law:

  • Equality of rights
  • Equality of protection
  • Equality of accountability

It rejects equality by force:

  • quotas
  • compelled outcomes
  • legalized discrimination dressed as “correction.”

The law should treat individuals as individuals—not as racial or gender units or voting blocs.

Self-Preservation
Individualism begins with a simple truth:
If you cannot defend yourself, your “rights” are imaginary.
Self-preservation is not extremism.
It is the foundation of liberty.
A society that teaches people to outsource defense to the state is manufacturing dependence.
And dependence is the seed of submission.

The Constitution: Individualism Made Structural
America’s Constitution is individualism written into structure:

  • limited enumerated powers
  • separation of powers
  • federalism
  • restrictions on government intrusion
  • explicit protections in the Bill of Rights

The Constitution was designed because the Founders understood a hard fact:
Power expands. Individualism is the antidote to power worship.

What We Reject
We Reject:

  • The worship of government as a moral authority
  • Compulsory charity enforced by law
  • Bureaucracies that rule without consent
  • Censorship disguised as “safety”
  • Policies that punish merit and reward identity
  • The demand that individuals sacrifice themselves for the political appetites of others

We are not here to be “politically correct.”
We are here to be accurate.

If you believe the individual is primary, you will eventually collide with institutions that demand your obedience.
That collision is not a bug in the system.
It is the system revealing itself.

Choose carefully: A life owned by you or a life managed by them.

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