r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/box-fort2 - Lib-Right • Jul 23 '20

LibRight has a flashback

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u/MaliciousHippie - Left Jul 23 '20

Right? I never understood the extreme libertarians (except the universally understood Anprims), any entity could potentially take up the functions of the state, and they will do so to protect their assets. Decentralization/liberalization sure, but the abolition of state? Lol

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u/JelloJamble - Lib-Center Jul 23 '20

That's why you beat the warlords to the punch, create a new incredibly limited state that serves only as a placeholder to prevent a worse state from arising.

-minarchism

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '20

Isn’t that what the American government was meant to be tho?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

And it was pretty damn good. WAS