Liberty vs Morality

Liberty and morality can be seen as counter-balancing forces.

Liberty applies to individuals.

Morality is a social construct.

Liberty is about what one can do.

Morality is about what one cannot do.

Liberty assumes each human is a rational being and respects them for that.

Morality is enforced on humans by authority based on arbitrary consensus.

Liberty allows a human being to achieve their maximum human potential.

Morality can potentially prevent individuals from harming other individuals.

Liberty and morality are not equally acting on everyone, though.

Morality often sides with the more privileged. Because the authority to enforce morality rests with them too. In turn, liberty also accumulates with the privileged.

The arc of moral universe may take forever to bend towards justice.

Privilege may never get equally distributed. We must therefore constantly renegotiate the arbitrary rules of morality for the benefit of the less privileged.