Can You Rely on Libertarianism?

[John_James]

@OldBenjaminNOMORE

Libertarians believe in the least possible government necessary. I have a few questions…

1.) There is a common Liberal argument, of which I agree with, that goes something like this: If you can justify taxes for the military, the law system, or the police, than I can surely justify taxes for x, y, or z (aka welfare, etc.)

• Is this a valid point to you? To me, it is.

Basically yes, it’s more or less valid. See here:

Is Limited Government an Oxymoron? | Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

And for a more detailed explanation, of what actual libertarianism is, and what it’s logical conclusion is, see here.)

Our country, more or less, once held a position of libertarianism (go way back), but here we are, with a disturbingly large government in size and scope. I firmly believe that if you give government an ounce, it takes two. How do expect to have a small government and not allow it to grow to its current size and scope? Do you think that is the job of the people? I would argue that the majority of the people are plain simplemined, and care for nothing but pop culture, sex, drugs, partying, etc. How do you expect a government not to monopolize its control over a populace when the populace is bred into a system who are inherently simple?

Coincidentally enough, this was a large part of the debate that was had last night between Stefan Molyneux and David Nalle. Again, this is why people like Molyneux make the argument for anarchism and ultimately reject the idea of minarchism.

Again, be sure to check out the video and article above, as well as the Ultimate Beginner thread.

This is why I have been leaning away from Libertarianism.

In what direction? Not toward more statism…