For years, I've seen the meme "Libertarians - Diligently plotting to take over the world and leave you alone". I think it's smart, true, and funny.
But... I've seen statists complain about it. Turns out a lot of them don't want to be "left alone". They are fearful and feel weak. Being left alone feels like abandonment to them. It feels like being ignored.
Yeah, that's pathetic cowardice, but it's how they are. It's why they are statists.
They are willing to trade almost anything to hold onto the feeling that someone is protecting them, no matter how ridiculous this feeling is. No matter how much evidence accumulates to show that government is the biggest danger they face. Being left alone is their nightmare.
It's too bad they can't compromise and have a government that coddles them and leaves me alone. But, no, all the "compromise" goes in one direction only: me giving up what I want and them giving up nothing.
I would rephrase the meme to say "Libertarians- diligently plotting to take over the World and respect your rights."
The only issue is that statists try so hard to not understand what rights are. They either want things that aren't rights to be rights, or they want rights to be reduced to mere privileges.
Still, the offer is there, and it's real. I want their rights to be respected, and if they want to be slaves, who am I to stop them? I draw the line at my right to not be enslaved for their convenience and feelings.
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