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I am sure there is some we could do without but that doesnt change that we are a nation of laws. We elect the people that create the laws. Its a cycle that we control and keep allowing to happen.
Anarchy might be fun and profitable for some and were I 30 years younger, I'd say go for it.
At heart I'm an anarchist but I also know that we need some sort of government to protect the weak from the strong but when the government gets too strong, who's going to protect us from it?
Even Somalia though it has no real government isn't a true anarchy. It's more a feudal system of various factions rising to fill a power vacuum. While Anarchy may be the epitome of pure freedom, it can only exist in the few seconds it takes for two guys to decide that two hunters (or pirates) are stronger than the sum of each individually.
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Abject stupidity embodied in words."No government" is not the logical conclusion of limited government. I think I smell a Vichy American.
The arguments used against big federal government can be used against big municipal government. Should your town have a fire department? Why can't individual citizens put out their own fires? Why should I pay taxes in order to put out a fire across town? I take care of my own house. I'm a responsible adult. I don't leave smoldering cigarettes on my carpet. That's why my house will never get burned. Why should I have to pay for the mistakes of those idiots 3 blocks away who smoke in bed?
One where state/local government's handles most of the responsibilities and the federal government handles international and interstate business..
So, you won't be opposed to big government at state and local level. You issue is only at federal level, right (not all governments)? Also, could you elaborate on these responsibilities?
Small government only works for small countries. If you want a smaller US government, you'll have to divide the country up. The conservative ideal of "less government" will not work for a country of 320 million.
My personal ideal is that there are no countries (anybody hearing Mr. Lennon sing "above us only sky"?). Human beings really need nothing larger than a few thousand at most to form a society. Larger structures cannot help but involve force and abuse of resources. Nothing wrong with a borderless, militaryless, victimless and free planet of Earth-centric people who recognize that their individual societies are their own creation and who simultaneously respect the creations of others. Of course, this allows for some societies to collapse as certain "experiments" in social structures are explored and experienced. For some this kind of "planet of villages" would be too much to bear, but that's the way the free will ball bounces. Our current overarching controlling and slavery-inducing world must fail to achieve its goals.
Anarchy might be fun and profitable for some and were I 30 years younger, I'd say go for it.
At heart I'm an anarchist but I also know that we need some sort of government to protect the weak from the strong but when the government gets too strong, who's going to protect us from it?
Even Somalia though it has no real government isn't a true anarchy. It's more a feudal system of various factions rising to fill a power vacuum. While Anarchy may be the epitome of pure freedom, it can only exist in the few seconds it takes for two guys to decide that two hunters (or pirates) are stronger than the sum of each individually.
If there is one thing I've learned from CD posters, it's that they know nothing about anarchism except how to regurgitate the same overused and warn out cliches' against it that if they would take the time to educate themselves on the subject would probably dissolve away in their minds.
I challenge anyone to take up a serious study of the subject and keep an open mind in the process and perhaps they wouldn't be so hostile to the idea. There is plenty of material out there, much of it on line.
Small government only works for small countries. If you want a smaller US government, you'll have to divide the country up. The conservative ideal of "less government" will not work for a country of 320 million.
My personal ideal is that there are no countries (anybody hearing Mr. Lennon sing "above us only sky"?). Human beings really need nothing larger than a few thousand at most to form a society. Larger structures cannot help but involve force and abuse of resources. Nothing wrong with a borderless, militaryless, victimless and free planet of Earth-centric people who recognize that their individual societies are their own creation and who simultaneously respect the creations of others. Of course, this allows for some societies to collapse as certain "experiments" in social structures are explored and experienced. For some this kind of "planet of villages" would be too much to bear, but that's the way the free will ball bounces. Our current overarching controlling and slavery-inducing world must fail to achieve its goals.
Actually we were supposed to be a federation of independent self governing states with very little power allotted to the federal government.
While your ideal sounds wonderful, human nature and 5 million years of clawing our way from tasty snacks to the top of the food chain make it nothing more than a fantasy. When you boil it down, we are opportunistic hunters and since that tendency is what put us where we are, it's pretty much hardwired.
Actually we were supposed to be a federation of independent self governing states with very little power allotted to the federal government.
States weren't given more power. They were given sub-ordinate powers, but largely because they were closer to the people. In other words, people stood above state and federal government. After all, a state government can, just as easily, trample upon the rights of the citizens.
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