The strong rights theory we turn to today is libertarianism.

我们今天要讨论的权利理论是自由主义。

It's called libertarianism because it says the fundamental individual right is the right to liberty.

它被称为自由主义是因为它宣称人的基本权利是自由权。

So what does libertarianism say about the role of government or of the state?

自由主义对于政府或国家的角色有什么看法呢？

Libertarianism is not about rich white people getting a lot of money from corporations and leaving everybody else to whistle.

自由意志主义不是关于富有的白人从公司获得大量资金并让其他人吹口哨。

Critics of libertarianism argue that we are not truly free unless we have access to things like decent housing, healthcare and education.

自由主义的批评者认为，除非我们能够获得像体面的住房、医疗保健和教育这样的东西， 否则我们并不是真正的自由。

Although libertarians tend to be politically right-wing, there is also a fairly strong tradition of left libertarianism, such as that advocated by Canadian philosopher Hillel Steiner.

尽管自由主义者在政治上倾向于右翼，但也有相当强烈的左翼自由主义传统，例如加拿大哲学家希勒尔施泰纳所倡导的。

I don't think it's fair to say that, you know, it's all on him, on his, you know, inherent, you know, hard work. - All right, let's hear from defenders of libertarianism.

如果说这都是靠他自己辛苦挣来的，是他天赋所赐，我觉得这不算公平。- 好，我们来听听自由主义者的辩护。