For those of you that think the government is necessary

But the crowd was being unruly and had it coming, and nothing justifies destroying small business owners’ tea.

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I don't get it.

LOL, I'm not looking for a debate here, but I wouldn't exactly describe the British East India Tea Company as a "small business". That's all.

Oh this is tiresome, once again the American Revolution did not seek to destroy society and remake it. That is the difference commie

They sought independence, and they fought against the government to get it.

Oh so the movement is an independence movement? I thought it was about equality?

If it was about equality, I would've brought up more current events....

Well, you're not wrong. I want smaller government which is a big part of the reason I'm a staunch conservative.

How about no government whatsoever?

Well that's an absolutely terrible idea (no offense). It would be complete anarchy. People would be able to take advantage of others with ease and the people with the biggest guns and most followers would take over.

The word "anarchy" means "without RULERS", not "without rules".

who will make the rules?

With rules comes corruption.

So why would you say it doesn't mean "without rules"?
How old are you 6?

Because that's what the word translates to.

I don't think I've actually ever met someone who says they want anarchy. I can't say I enjoyed the experience.

75% of crimes are motivated by, wait for it.... MONEY

Well it would solve many problems, ya get rid of political corruption, ya get rid of unfair laws, and ya get rid of voter fraud.

And it'll just create more problems, worse problems

Animals don't go to war for petty reasons, and you know why, because they don't have politics.

You know what? Why don't you just go live like an animal. No possessions or whatever, and you can just eat grass unless you want to hunt down other animals to eat. Then you can tell me how great it is for the animals and that we shouldn't have politics because they don't have politics.

There are tons of people who want no government.

That's not a good thing to want
I'm all for smaller government, but no government is a bad idea

Being a leader of a group doesn't have to involve politics. I mean, animals don't have politics, and they get around just fine.

They're also enslaved by the human race. Not that I'm some animal rights activist, it's just true for so many of them.

Hey, our ancestors got around just fine without politics.

We could not possibly have developed as far as we have without government. What about currency? Perhaps you want to go back to a barter system? If so I'd be happy to point out all the flaws with that thinking.

Are you seriously suggesting that you wouldn't wanna kill somebody who was THREATENING YOUR LIFE?

Not every crime involves life threats
And who determines if a crime was commited? What if it's just a feud between two people and they kill each other?

I wouldn't call it "enslaved".

I'm not talking about just pets. I'm talking about cattle and such

You really don't get it, do you? Without the government, we could fend for ourselves. Our ancestors fended for themselves, and they didn't have government.

What happens when another country with a government and organized army decides that they want to take over that land? What then? Yeah we'd have individual defense and maybe even small groups, but there would be no organized opposition and they would steamroll us. Humans are flawed creatures and like it or not we need government.

You're forgetting that people can team up even without government. You don't need a government to make a big group. Besides, as the meme says, America became a country by revolting against the government.

How would you decide on a leader for a big group? You wouldn't because that would be impossible without some form of governance. And don't tell me that you wouldn't need a leader cause that'd just be a ton of crap.

That's a misconception. Anarchy doesn't mean chaos.

Alright, what will we do with thieves?

We fight them ourselves. There are actually people out there who are proof that you don't need to have a badge or a medal to be a hero.

While I wholeheartedly agree, who determines what their punishment is?

Government didn't play a part in the development of the human race. Many advances in human thought, such as the Civil Rights movement, were brought about by non-politicians. Also, money is one of the three biggest instigators of wars, the other two being politics and religion. It is called "the root of all evil" after all.

You're referring to the love of money

What's your point?

You said "animals don't have politics and they get around just fine"
My point is that they don't

We do.

Each separate individual? So I could kill someone for stealing my wallet?

My point still stands.

I guess we'll just have to disagree then