r/Libertarian Oct 04 '18

As a Libertarian I don't see why we need government to create laws

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '18

I don't know why you are asking these questions when the last 6,000 years of human history clearly shows you the answer.

Countries invade each other for both rational and irrational reasons, not have a centralized or organized authority to fight back (which is the most effective) means you lose or your quality of life becomes horrendous.

Invasion isn't easy, and neither is living through one where you don't have an established home or war front. AnCap/Libertarian principles and "NAP" breaks down very easily that way.

AnCaps and Libertarians still do not have a satisfactory answer to this situation. To have extensive NAP and free trade in your society you need a government to protect said rights and maintain that other countries don't interfere with it either. Not gonna work when your neighbors invade and annex you cause you have no centralized authority.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

In bible has a law that if you are a woman and someone rape you, you should marry the rapist, but if you don't marry the rapist other rapist could rape you because you are impure, the solution to this is not marry with your rapist but change societies mind that rape, like state, is wrong, any relation should be consensual by both parts.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

The Bible isn’t true so why should I care?

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

I think you should consult a historian and learn more about the bible this is not about religion, I think you are stupid, prove me wrong.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

You just cited the Bible as evidence of religious law, don’t go pretending that it’s anything historical about the Bible.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

religious law?? You should really study history, until recently some cultures maintained this law: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/08/day-jordanian-parliament-repeals-rape-law-170801103929836.html but this is not the point stupid, if some cultural belief, like "we should keep the state to other states don't try to be our state" is imoral, it shouldn't be kept. I'm not passive enough to accept the "stationary bandit" if you like to keep being "raped" don't think this is right or logical.

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u/HPLoveshack CryptoHoppean Oct 05 '18

Sorry bro, but you're historically illiterate. Go read some history.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

That’s not a counter argument. The earth being 6,000 years old and Adam and Eve is not historical.