• Sims
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    399 months ago

    A ‘State’ is not inherently bad. That’s just libertarian propaganda/dogma. Self-interested psychopaths in charge of a state is bad…

    • @djehuti@programming.dev
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      149 months ago

      States always wind up being run by self-interested psychopaths.

      That’s not a “flaw;” it’s the fundamental nature of the concept.

      • Raphaël A. Costeau
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        6 months ago

        States always wind up being run by self-interested psychopaths

        Being an self-interested psychopath is almost a requirement to be a company owner/manager

        CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    • @9point6@lemmy.world
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      389 months ago

      Funny thing about ancap libertarianism is that they’ve correctly identified that power can lead to tyranny, but they’re completely oblivious to the power that corporatism (the conclusion of lassez-faire capitalism) results in.

    • @winterayars@sh.itjust.works
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      119 months ago

      The state is kinda bad and it’s not only Right-Libertarians who say that. Even so, leaking documents is not always bad. Like, the Abu Ghraib leak was objectively good.

      • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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        49 months ago

        Abu Graib wasn’t leaked. Amnesty International talked to prisoners that were released. Then the Red Cross used their oversight powers to get in and make an official report. Then a soldier reported the crimes to the Army’s version of the FBI, (CID). The Army then did an investigation and started arresting people.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      119 months ago

      Unfortunately it’s usually self-interested psychopaths who seek out and obtain those positions, especially since you need to be a bit psychotic to do what’s required to get there.

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        Taxes used for public good and infrastructure are what taxes are supposed to be for. And they should be raised and collected proportionally to your wealth.

        Neither of those statements describe how the US handles taxes.