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Domenic C. Scarcella's avatar

B-b-but without government, who would threaten to shut down the government?

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Dave Wise (Neoteric Wood Art)'s avatar

What I want to know is, how can we keep it shut down?

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the long warred's avatar

Government will be important when they need money.

Or want it.

Or Latvia 🇱🇻 wants defense beyond 1 - One - light infantry battalion.

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Rat's avatar

We have enough guns for some fifty battalions, if only people could agree as to what the threats are. :)

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the long warred's avatar

Yes, trusting each other always an issue. We solved it 🇺🇸 here by privately arming everyone per our Constitution. The Left has lawyers, Judges, Generals, Police Chiefs , we the Right have the guns. And military ranks.

And nearly all the police.

We 🇺🇸 have balance 😂.

Fortunately the Right is very law abiding, so far.

In Taiwan The KMT (military party) wants reunification with China, the Democracy Party wants reunification with Japan.

Perhaps you have a similar problem. I’d be interested to know who else is a threat besides the old friends due East?

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Stephen Rowland's avatar

Keeping it open is the illusion.

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Tardigrade's avatar

Spot on!

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Isla Ness's avatar

Thank you, Rat for another thrilling post. It makes me wonder... is this shutdown threat (it happens not the first time, as far as I remember) means US government will be bankrupt soon? 🤔

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DE's avatar

Isn't the importance of governments already quite evident?

What's it good for? MURDERING

What do we want of it? BE GONE

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the long warred's avatar

Having said that , Merry Christmas, y’all are about to get yer wishes at least in part.

No refunds or returns.

The Liberals weren’t lying, Trump, an actual Brexit was the point of no return. For example If you can’t tell the UK government has Exited England or at least divested itself from the English, you’re not paying attention.

You’re not gonna make it.

And You shouldn’t.

In America that’s why we have more guns than people you know.

In fact we have more guns than hands. We do.

Sure you want Argentina, you think. But it’s not possible in America. As for the American Imperium - you should have learned since 2020 you didn’t want that either. But you didn’t…

Argentina is possible because in the Western Hemisphere we 🇺🇸won’t allow the Eastern Hemisphere to gain a foothold.

Argentina isn’t possible in America for many reasons, not least that many and really most LLCs are in truth government subsidized or government vendors directly or indirectly.

Take insurance for example.

Many Libertarians in Insurance!

…it is of course government “regulated” which means protection and picking the winners.

Or we can discuss Tech , they too read Ayn Rand, and followed her message with the fidelity of Greenspan (her Toy Boy) the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Good news is Trump understands this, which is why he wants the Debt Ceiling abolished.

The Debate over Capitalism va Socialism ended in 2008.

They got married.

They were dating since Neoliberalism in the 1980s when Capitalism agreed to Sugar Daddy Socialism (social democracy aka Social Security et al). Along the way Capitalism decided they wanted to be Friends with Benefits, we call this rent seeking (bitch , I’m paying for you damn right I want sex) and it’s most of the Creative Class, also farming, government contracting, and especially Healthcare.

In 2008 they decided to make each other the Honest Woman and got married. Win/Win.

It’s just they eat the kids.

That’s what winners do.

Oh well, they were mostly an accident anyway. Right?

Can’t have other people picking the winners. Have a Happy Libertarian New Year. 😂

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