Noblesse Oblige

Libertines are true nobles in democratic societies. They are noble by DNA, by their biological example. Their sentience sets them apart and above, literally differentiates them from the masses and this difference is sentience. Their objectivity is their nobility.

This is a different type of nobility than by pedigree, heredity or conferred title as nobility is understood to be autocratic.

Suffice it to say, the conservative understanding of nobility is the historical consideration while the liberal understanding the Libertine defines.

So the difference; yet obligation remains central to the qualification of who is and who is not the true elite in society.

In the past and to the extent it is still romantically entertained, noblesse oblige is an ancient phrase describing the obligation that is nobility. It holds true for both conservative and liberal nobility and more true for the latter.

While money, family and public office are no doubt qualifications for nobility they are less so than the DNA of the individual in question. Is that individual sentient?

If they are self aware and so with objectivity participating in reality it is their obligation to direct and aid those who do not participate, because they can not and therefore are in danger.

Whereas conservative nobles are almost always so defined because of royal bloodlines and religion, their concerns are not scientific nor utilitarian. Nobility, for the Libertine, is the full realization of the human condition with those whom are sentient and those who are not.

It is the realization of human beings as social mammals with the capacity for sentience. This realization becomes a moral obligation to support the tribe, greater community and species. 

Unlike conservative nobles who are also usually royalty, the Libertine is noble in purpose, deed and being. They are so qualified as superior, elite and fist class above people who are qualified inferior, non-sentient and second class. In so being, the Libertine is more noble than the royal.

It is the obligation of the Libertine to make their status known, without shame and with humility. The moral importance of this obligation can't be over stated as humanity itself depends on weaker or stronger nobles to keep the health and peace of their people.

Indeed, there is circular logic for this obligation or there is the more accurate and ontological monism to describe it. It is up to people to decide how much or little they respect any Libertine, but for the Libertine they realize the interconnected nature of people in society and want for love.                            


Conservative Nobility                                    Liberal Nobility
1.) Conferred                                                  1.) Earned
2.) Heredity                                                    2.) DNA
3.) Inheritance                                                3.) Invention
4.) Autocracy                                                  4.) Democracy
5.) Religious Fundamentalism                       5.) Scientific Rationalism

Both conservatives and liberals have nobles. Only the liberal noble, or Libertine, has the capacity to rule in Western civilization today. Societies in the West have almost become religious fundamentalists about their democracies.

This is to say democracy is the demand of the vast majority of human beings in the West and arguably throughout the world.

These liberal nobles, so obligated, are in juxtaposition rather than conflict with conservative nobles. More often than not, their concerns overlap. Where there is conflict there is disagreement on what defines nobility and who the nobles in society are.

To be a libertine is to judge yourself according to a standard of excellence in pursuit of true happiness, love. To be a Libertine is to be that for yourself and in society.