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Originally Posted by dyna mo
so is it fair to say that a libertarian is anti-government?
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Yes, and no. The extreme end of libertarianism would be anarchy, but I don't get that extreme. It is definitely safe to say that libertarians believe that the government should be VERY strictly limited.
One of the tenets, for example, would be that all criminal laws should be based on the rule that: No one can harm, or steal, another person, or their property. Nothing more than that.
Civil law would rely on the tenet that: You must keep your promises.
If you think carefully about laws, and civil suits, it's easy to see which apply and which do not.
Under those rules, there are tons of laws that would be thrown out, the easiest examples being drug or prostitution laws, which involve telling someone what they can or can't do with their own bodies, or property.
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