geauxtohell
Choose your weapon.
You would have to understand the concept of Private Property for it to have meaning.
Enlighten me.
Imagine a place where the Society actually exists in part to defend, protect, and enrich It's Members both Individually and Collectively, establishing Justice, by the consent of the Governed. Imagine that there is no justification to abuse any member of that Society, and that is is a gross offense to do so, an abomination. Imagine that All Government resolution was by due process, was transparent, and held to account.
Study Locke and Madison on matters of Conscience. Thoreau, King, and Gandhi did.
Locke
John Locke: Second Treatise of Civil Government
Madison
Religious Freedom Page: Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, James Madison (1785)
Esoterics are fine.
However, we live in a world that is defined by pragmatism. Men are imperfect and instruments of man are also imperfect. In the end, we find a middle ground between a purely utilitarianist perspective and preserving individual liberties.
It's not always perfect, but it's certainly not defunct either.
That being said, how does our current situation deprive you of your rights and liberties?
I do enjoy Locke though. Nice to see a physician make a contribution to political thought.