Collectivism makes sense when it serves the individual. The same individuals that make up the collective. Will the laws work for the individual or will the laws work the individual.? Liberty itself creates the possibility of pseudo groups of different collectivism. Which collective is most desired? They all go hand in hand and create a more powerful collective.
Governmental power is weakened when individuals gain to much freedom but so is true when a government expunges the rights of the individuals...