You Might Be a Statist If ...
by Daylan Darby
by
Daylan Darby
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- your notion
of justice forces victims to provide, in part, the criminal's
room, food, and entertainment.
- you believe
that those in government employ have never lied; or if they did
it was for our own good.
- you confuse
the proper role of society (provide needs) and government (enforce
rights).
- you assume
legislation can successfully and/or permanently change the laws
of supply and demand.
- you loan
your money (at 0%) to the government all year and happily anticipate
a tax refund.
- you assert
guns cause crime, foods cause obesity, schools cause education,
or states create wealth.
- your answer
to "love thy neighbor" is to force taxpayers to be the
good Samaritan.
- you want
to constrain the right of self-defense, expression, worship, or
association.
- you believe
a tax rate of X is acceptable, but a tax rate of 2X is somehow
wrong or immoral.
- you feel
more secure after standing in line for hours followed by groping
and harassment by strangers.
- you want
a government subsidy for arts, sports, farmers, corporations,
foreign governments, etc.
- you wouldn't
personally, but believe the government should, punish others for
growing certain plants.
- you believe
government has claim to our lives, liberties, and property – for
the "common welfare."
- you have
ever said, "it's for the children," "there ought to be a
law," or "I work for the government."
- you're
aghast by 10 seconds of broadcast indecency, but slight pictures
of war-dead children.
- you place
fascism and communism (rather than anarchy and tyranny) on opposite
sides of the scale.
- you assume
that the common man is a liar, yet believe the common politician
tells the truth.
- you are
scared of the idea of consenting adults engaging in free trade;
especially if they are not taxed.
- you are
willing to punish those who have done no harm to others or pardon
those that have.
- you label
people "wacko," "paranoid," or "conspiratorial"
for considering or expressing "cui bono?"
- you say
"democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on dinner,"
then vote for bond issues.
- you think
people should be limited to doing business with state-approved
individuals and companies.
- you believe
that warfare is more effective than free markets in promoting
democracy or goodwill.
- you advocate
private property rights, unless the owner is "open for business."
- you believe
that as long as we can vote (for the tyrants of our choice), that
we are free.
- you engage
in thousands of ruler-less acts a day, but believe anarchy is
bad.
- you think
"our" team are heroes, and their's are villains, regardless
of the situation.
- you want
government to solve social problems, economic inequalities, or
foreign imbalances.
- you are
not aware that most regulations are in place to protect existing
companies from competition.
- you vote
for the politician who promises to provide (steal from the taxpayers)
the most.
- you swear
fidelity to a made-made idol, or wrap yourself in it to show others
your nationalism.
- you've
been seduced to believe that central planning and central parties
are essential.
- you firmly
believe in "thou shalt not kill or steal," unless performed
by a government representative.
- you could
solve poverty, crime, or ignorance, by taking just a little bit
more from the wealthy.
- you expect
others to compromise their principles, so that we can all just
get along.
- you defer
or submit to the authority of others, simple because of their
titles or riches.
- you equate
those desiring less government with those longing for the past,
isolation, or less technology.
- you don't
comprehend that public schools, public roads, and public welfare
are all forms of socialism.
- you claim
separation of church and state, then vote a tax on others to enforce
your beliefs and values.
- you affirm
that rights come from government or that groups have more rights
than individuals.
- you are
unprepared to defend or provide for yourself; you expect government
to solve your problems.
- you threaten
those who express an opposing opinion; violence is your preemptive
solution.
- you have
never read any articles posted on LewRockwell.com.
September
25, 2006
Daylan
Darby [send him mail],
a software engineer in Salt Lake City, Utah, is fascinated by numbers.
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