Damus
DRE · 113w
I didn’t say he was a statist. I said he is generally pro state, which is a fair characterization based on what he has said publicly. I mean he was pro the lockdowns initially anyway, and he is okay...
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I’m pro democracy because everything else is terrible. Many democratic states have fallen to dictatorships. Never seen one fall to anarcho-capitalism.

Freedom is something you fight for. If you listen to my interview with Dave Smith I align with his Libertarian views in that it is best to fight for freedom within the structure of the state.

I hate government now but I know there are things worse and evil. I honestly find the whole “statist cuck” thing boring and childish which is why it doesn’t appear in many conversations as serious.
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DRE · 112w
I listened to the episode with Dave. I know your views have shifted over the last few years, but like you say it seem like government is an emerging property of civilizations. What most people can get behind is moving towards having the governance be local so the values of people align and people le...
Kevin's Bacon · 110w
One would be wise not to discard an idea merely because a child would find it attractive. Childish ideas are often the most realistic and untainted.