Mar 12, 2022
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Rights are like an invisible force field, around each individual, that is as strong as is the government small.
Why Small Government Is a Failed Utopia | The Toxic Myth of Minarchism & Why Nations Succeed
Is a "small government" truly the ultimate catalyst for absolute freedom and economic prosperity? If so, why does every single successful nation across the globe today operate as a "big government" or a Leviathan-like state?
In this video, we shatter the romanticized illusions of neoliberalism and conservatism by examining the real-world reality of the Sama-Bajau—Southeast Asia's stateless maritime nomads [0:01:01, 0:04:09]. While they perfectly embody the hands-off, laissez-faire economy envisioned by right-wing theorists, their actual survival reveals a starkly different truth [0:04:09, 0:05:22]. From the tribal waters of the Coral Triangle to the ancient founding myths of Thebes, we explore why "covenants without the sword are but words" and how violence, institutions, and consensus form the true bedrock of state-building [0:01:05, 0:08:08, 0:12:05].
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📌 Timestamps for Quick Navigation:
00:00 The Amazon of the Ocean: Exploring the Sulu Sea [0:00:00, 0:00:25] 00:45 Stateless People: The Origins and Legends of the Sama-Bajau [0:00:45, 0:01:01] 04:09 The Neoliberal Utopia: The Cost of a Pure Laissez-Faire Society [0:04:09] 05:33 The Reality of Anarchy: Why Empires Drive Civilization, Not Tribes [0:05:33, 0:05:42] 06:30 An Austrian School Perspective: The Inseparable Link Between Market & State [0:06:30] 08:08 Power is the Foundation: State Formation and the Myth of Thebes [0:08:08, 0:08:33] 09:57 John Locke vs. Thomas Hobbes: Social Contracts Met by Cold Reality [0:09:57, 0:11:56] 12:24 The Ultimate Question: Why Every Successful Nation Is a Big Government [0:12:24]
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Check out my standing desk, provided by the State of Arizona. This came in handy today because we heard 109 bills in caucus. My guesstimate is fewer than 5% of those bills would benefit the people of Arizona. Most are designed to benefit OR hurt selected groups. Don't buy the BS when Republican Legislators say they want small government. Why do they pass hundreds of unnecessary laws every year? Didn't Ducey say he wanted fewer laws? Our sessions would be shorter and less contentious if we focused on bills that were necessary to run the government and bills that benefit the general public. Tomorrow bright and early we have ~75 more bills in caucus. Except for a very few Dem bills, these are all Republican bills. Maybe instead of having a 100 day target for the session we should have a 100 bill limit. "Small government" in Arizona is nothing more than a campaign slogan. #azleg @azhousedems @ld9democrats #smallgovernment (at Phoenix, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaQ3cHJLbH9EvB9CSSie_fY0XS4N2-XpyT0oRI0/?utm_medium=tumblr
#Superman #smallgovernment #breakthechains #freedom #freedomofthought #democracy #antisocialist #anticommunist (at Tamboerskloof, Western Cape, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFMQiQbpDOs/?igshid=12q6f7jv73dxc
The blue is perfectly appropriate . . . . . #government #smallgovernment #freedom #capitalism #democrats #republican #liberty #conservative #liberal#freemarket #governmentcorruption #government https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJtNSlnWXm/?igshid=1l5332jz1yyn9
Just imagine that version of America for a minute. #smallgovernment https://www.instagram.com/p/CB3vbEKp-l1/?igshid=9fhcvjgrsj53
Most ANTI-GAY Republican member of the Iowa Legislature DEMANDS you tell the government if you are gay or not before you get married.
What about small government?
Enough of the Theocrats in office
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/02/21/iowa-gop-lawmaker-wants-to-know-everyones-sexual-orientation-before-marriage/