SHOOTING at the OLYMPICS

[von Pilsner]

Why a rational individual would voluntarily consent to give up his or her natural freedom to obtain the benefits of political order.

The social contract is an intellectual construct that typically addresses two questions: first, that of the origin of society, and second, the question of the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual. Social contract arguments typically posit that individuals have consented, either explicitly or tacitly, to surrender some of their freedoms and submit to the authority of the ruler or magistrate (or to the decision of a majority), in exchange for protection of their rights. The question of the relation between natural and legal rights, therefore, is often an aspect of social contract theory.

It has been going on for a long time.