If any man's money can be taken by a so-called government without his own personal consent, all his other rights are taken with it; for with his money the government can and will hire soldiers to stand over him compel him to submit to its arbitrary will and kill him if he resists. - Lysander Spooner

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[–]Akali 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

Actually that's not true. Most libertarian agree the gouvernment is needed for currency Minting, border security, roads maintenance, a highly basic justice system and prison. Those who claim there should be no such thing as a gouvernment at all are usually called Anarchist or Anarcho-capitalist.

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Ancap is a form of Libertarianism, in the same way Ancom is a form of Communism, and it seems to be the form most people in this post adhere to. They have the same excuse for their anti-governmentalism, although some take it much, much further than others — like literally arguing against roads. And this applies to both the far-right and the far-left, which are basically the same thing.

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You have no idea what a moderate is, because you are a transgender, therefore, an extremist.

[–]Akali 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Although you comment made me chuckle, you don't need to be part of something to have an idea of it. You don't need to break your leg to know it would hurt. You don't need to be a communist to know it is an inneficient system. Surely it is possible to have an idea of a political view without sharing it. If it wasn't, then dialogue would be pointless as both partie wouldn't understand each others arguments.

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An extremist, like a cultist, does not operate in the realm of absolute reality. They are dwelling in la-la-land. I know this because I am a world-builder. And, I was raised in a cult. These people have given the reigns of their mind to someone else. Does that sound like someone who could understand someone's arguments against them? Try telling a cultist their holy book is bunk. Try telling a transgender that they are born a specific sex/gender that they cannot change.

It is like taking a hammer to a tree and expecting it to fall. I now realize how useless of an endeavor that is.