I think the fairest criticism of libertarianism is “If men were angels, no government would be necessary”.
Like, I’m definitely level-headed and community aware enough to be a good libertarian, it’s all the other conceited assholes that need government to keep them from drinking and driving, shooting off fireworks in a field during a drought, feeding bears…etc etc.
Yeah, as long as we have Musks, Zuckerbergs, and Shkrelis in the world, we’ll always need a public entity strong enough to act as a counterbalance. I can’t imagine an entity other than “government” to do that.
The last thing I want is a visit from the privately-owned police department to interrogate me about using an ad blocker.
I think the fairest criticism of libertarianism is “If men were angels, no government would be necessary”.
Like, I’m definitely level-headed and community aware enough to be a good libertarian, it’s all the other conceited assholes that need government to keep them from drinking and driving, shooting off fireworks in a field during a drought, feeding bears…etc etc.
Yeah, as long as we have Musks, Zuckerbergs, and Shkrelis in the world, we’ll always need a public entity strong enough to act as a counterbalance. I can’t imagine an entity other than “government” to do that.
The last thing I want is a visit from the privately-owned police department to interrogate me about using an ad blocker.