One of the most dangerous phrases you'll ever encounter is "our government".
That dishonest phrase is used to justify government on some deep level, when it is beyond justification. There's no excuse for it.
It is like a mating call between statists. Even if they seem to be on the right track on many other issues, they'll inevitably mess it up by saying "our government". It always crops up eventually if you talk to them long enough.
It might be your government, but it is not mine. I govern myself just fine without their "help". I neither need nor want to be governed by anyone else. No one has the right to do so, anyway.
Even if I choose to comply with some stupid and evil government edict, this is still an example of me governing myself; me controlling my own actions. You are physically incapable of governing another without them choosing to comply. It's still their choice- they are still governing themselves.
To say "our government" is to claim I share some of the blame. I don't. I will not accept blame I didn't earn. I stand for the one thing government can not abide; the thing most damaging to the cult of the State: Liberty. It's sufficient.
If you give me any real ownership in political government, that's the end of the institution.
I would disband the whole thing. I would cancel all the theft- the taxes, fees, licenses, permits, asset forfeiture, "eminent domain", money printing- all of it.
I would close down every government agency, bureau, department, and office. Every last one. If any entrepreneur wants to fill a similar niche, without the compulsory nature of the government substitute, that's fine.
I would destroy every government record that couldn't be returned to the rightful owner to do with as they see fit. I have no desire to impose political criminals or their opinions on others. So, maybe it is your government, but it can't be "ours" because I have nothing to do with it.
So, unless someone wants to look ignorant, they should stop parroting this ridiculous phrase.
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