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by ahofmann 394 days ago
I'm sorry to be this blunt, but this is a stupid argument. You already "renting" your plot of land from the government. Without government, your home has no protection at all and you own nothing.
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You should be able to protect your home yourself, but the government doesn’t let you. It’s simple blackmail.
I have no idea where you live. As a European, I think that what you just said, is batshit insane.

I trust, and I have to trust, that my government acts (mostly) in my interest. If I stop doing that, I'm at war with my own government and I leave the "moral territory" of democracy. Nothing good can come out of that.

You have chosen to put yourself in a position where either you think the government acts in your interest or you have to be at war with your government. The answer lies somewhere in between.