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Originally Posted by rammstein
This is an amazing quote to read, because it shows that we agree on one thing, but not on how to address it. Really sums up our differences in viewing things.
I agree that humans cannot be relied upon to act responsibly. But... this is exactly my justification for being against government regulation- the government is run by Humans, and therefore cannot be relied upon to act responsibly. If the government could be run by robots or vulcans, then perhaps I'd be for it running us.
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There is even more we can agree on. You'll get no quarrell from me when you assert that humans are not sufficiently mature to self-govern. I watched "I Robot" last night, or parts of it. Read the book decades ago. I digress.....
So we can agree that humans are poor governors. A few are decent, but most succumb to greed and other base instincts.
Where we disagree, perhaps, likely, though it is hard for me to understand the opposing conclusion, is which is the lesser of those two evils. Sadly, I would not expect increased peace and security in a society with no government. No police. No military. You guys seem to understand very clearly the implications of failing to keep an effective military for national defense reasons. I think it odd that you expect aggressive and greedy behavior on the part of other nations, and good-citizen behavior from fellow Americans. That's fairy tale stuff. Especially when you consider that America is renowned for its take-what-you-can-get economic and social systems.