You both never learned Nepal's history by Baburam Acarya and was compulsory in STX. Thus it makes you both "DUKU LANTHAN" collective idiots. I love individualism. It is a philosophy opposite to you and specially Badmash aka Oohiji TEAR DROPs. In a political sense, individualism refers to a philosophy than an individual have freedom in his or her economic and political pursuits. In contrast to collectivism, individualism stresses that the interests of the individual should take precedence over the interests of the state (These names Badmash, Dr. Bee and other lapoonists are Ashutosh Tiwari and his Duku Lanthan posse of pro-Jesuit STX students). Like collectivism, however, individualism can be traced to an ancient Greek Philosopher, in this case Plato's disciple Aristotle (384-322 B.C.). In contrast to Plato, Aristotle argued that individual diversity and privateowenership are desireable. In a passage that might have been taken from a speech by contemporary politicians who adhere to a free market ideology, he argued that private property is more highly productive than communal property and will stimlate progress. According to Aristotle, communal property recieves little care, whereas property that is owned by an individual will receive the greatest care and therefore be most productive. After sinking into oblivion for the best part of two millennia, individualism was born as an influential political philosophy in the Protestant trading nations of ngland and the Netherlands during the 16th century. The philosophy was refined in the work of a number of British philosophers including David Hume (1711-1776 A.D.), Adam Smith (1723-1790 A.D.), and John Stuart Mill (1806-1873 A.D.). The philosophy of individualism exercised a profound influence on those in the American colonies who sought independence from Great Britain. Individualism underlies the ieas expressed in the Declaration of Independence. In more recent years, the philosophy has been championed by several Nobel prize-winning economists, including Milton Friedman, Friedrich von hayek, and James Buchanan. Individualism is built on two central tenets. The first is an emphasis on the importance of guaranteeing individual freedom and self-epression. As John Stuart Mill put it, The sole end for which mankind are warranted,individually or collectively, in interferring with the liberty of action of any of their number is self-protection...The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to oters. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant...The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns other. In the part which concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign. (To be continued).