Libertarianism (Pro) vs. Socialism (Con)

I apologize for my delay and will move immediately into arguments. The opponent failed to present actual arguments for libertarianism and made only one implied argument again socialism. Rather, he summarized the two philosophies and did so incorrectly, at times. So I'll defend the implied argument against socialism, clarify what socialism is and make my case for socialism.1. "Every large instance of mass slaughter in the 20th century was comitted in the name of societal good."I have not tallied up each "mass slaughter" of the 1900's, but I'm sure my opponent's statement, while technically correct, is heavily misleading. Any time a government commits an act of violence, declares war, or does basically anything, it will claim that it is doing this for the good of its citizens. This is not a result of the type of political system the government utilizes, but rather a result of how a government is supposed to rationalize its decisions. Most any type of government, from libertarianism to fascism, all claim to be the best kind of government for their citizens. When the U.S. dropped bombs on Japan, it claimed to do so for the good of Americans. When Hitler slaughtered millions of Jews, he claimed to do so for the good of Germans. Upon this closer inspection, it is clear that this is not an argument against socialism at all, since any government would make the claim of "acting for societal good" in doing just about anything. Clarification of SocialismThe particular brand of socialism that I am arguing for and defending here today is "democratic socialism". Under this government, it is not considered valuable for citizens to "obliterate their freedoms and individuality in the name of the collective." Far from it. Rather, democratic socialists maintain that every member of society who can benefit society, should benefit society. The main form of property that democratic socialists concern themselves with is wealth -- generally monetary wealth. This is not uncommon in most socialist schemas, something most people are unaware of. It is under communism that property such as land, animals, etc. are considered to be commonly shared. In democratic socialism, all members of society who can afford to share their wealth are expected to share some of that wealth. This is most commonly achieved in the form of taxation. This taxation is generally progressive, meaning that the more money an individual makes, the greater a percentage of his earnings will belong to the government. A prime example of a democratic socialist today is Bernie Sanders. Even he has not suggested that a democratic socialist society should pay more taxes than has been seen in American history. The Case for Democratic Socialism1. The needs of society outweigh the needs of the individual. We are all individuals, so we all have that part of us that believes the world should be a certain way and that we deserve certain things. While this is entirely natural, it does work against us when we try to make policy to reflect this egocentric mentality. Society was created as a direct result of individuals who determined that they are stronger in a group. The nature of society has evolved as we have, but the general principle is basically the same: A group is more powerful than an individual. This isn't a one way street however -- the more powerful, safe, profitable and secure the group, the more powerful, safe, profitable and secure the individual. Strengthening one individual does not significantly affect the group and, as such, does not significantly strengthen anyone else. But when you strengthen the group, all or most individuals are therefore strengthened too. As such, the strength of society should be valued above the strength of an individual, as only through societal strength can we affect the most individual strength. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I am being called away to work, so I won't get to finish this thought. That is ok, as I've set up my framework and have given the opponent much to work with. I look forward to the opponent's updated case.