Both Locke and Hume had very similar concepts of government and the freedoms that come with them. Locke believed that left to our own devices, with no government, we'd have anarchy everywhere. We would all be trying to kill each other to either protect what we have or to steal what someone else has. Hume however, thought that we wouldn't be nearly as destructive as Locke would have us think. Locke and Hume believe that government should be around to help protect the people and their possessions. They both believe that no government should be run by tyrants and monarchs who have too much authority on the people. Today, much of these concepts are the same. We believe that government shouldn't have too much power, that their should be a balance, and that the government's main point is to protect us and our property. Government can go too far by stretching this belief in order to giving up some of our other rights or freedoms.
What would Jonathan Swift and Henry Fielding think of social media today? How would they use it? I think these two would definitely use this platform of writing to inform the nation of what's going on around them. they would write about the situations going on in the world and make suggestions to them. I feel like they would really enjoy social media in the sense that they could get news out quickly and efficiently. They would be able to make their point in short sentences and phrases. It would be fun to see the hashtags they create. I think Swift would say something like #IrishThePoor #IrishProblems #JustEatingBabies. I feel as though Fielding would discuss more issues with the rich people compared to the poorer people. He'd propably make blogs over the poor people problems and blame the rich people. Again I just think it would be really very interesting for people today to read social media by these two great writers.
