Matt Warren ⚡ on Nostr: Then that is a government and kind of by extension a country. Based on the fact that ...

Then that is a government and kind of by extension a country. Based on the fact that people always voluntarily organize and invest in protection (government). They do that because life sucks without property rights. There has to be an ultimate authority in a given area if you hope to have anything resembling a society.

We agree probably that it should be extremely limited, voluntary in the sense that people choose to pay on their own for said government (not that thieves, murderers, etc can just be exempt). I don't agree that countries should have governments that steal, but I don't see how "fuck countries" or anarchy is a solution worthy of an adult mind.

Countries can be moral and that's my point here. I still have hope for an ideal America. Or at least closer to ideal. Nothing will ever be perfect. Monetary theft is absolutely one of the biggest issues for every country.