Analysis Of The Second Treatise Of Government By James Davison Hunter

The United States’ government has progressively changed since its founding. John Locke’s description of a government is not exactly how it should be as described by James Davison Hunter. Locke wrote “The Second Treatise of Government” which pointed out the role of a government and the liberties of its citizens. On the other hand, Hunter wrote “The Enduring Culture War” that noted the ongoing “war” of large institutions and government that misrepresents its own people.

Locke’s description of government has been used in our modern world, especially in the United States, which include government roles and citizen liberties. First, Locke’s states three roles of the government: an established law, judge that determines “all differences” in the law, and enforcement of those laws. In our country, these roles represent the three branches of our government including executive, legislative, and judicial. Also, the majority of the citizens make the decision of the entire government which is
Hunter begins by stating the ongoing “culture war” where the United States is evolving through political discussions and ethical decisions. He classifies citizens’ moral visions into two different groups: traditionalist and progressivist. The traditionalist always “resist to change” and desires “deliberate continuity with the ordering principles” from the past while the progressivist want to move forward and change our current guiding principles. However, most of the population is between both sides and don’t participate in any of the political discussions. This unfortunately occurs in our modern society and the outcome is that neither side is willing to compromise on any topic, which the majority of the population has a solution that isn’t expressed. Hunter’s description of this culture war is related to the misrepresentation of our government and