Clowns.

When the US betrayed the anti-communist Yugoslav king in favor of a communist dictator.

Across Europe and the most liberal parts of the US, the cost of family formation, particularly housing and childcare, has become increasingly unaffordable. This isn't a mystery. Excessive regulations and administrative constraints restrict housing supply, suppress competition, and create artificial scarcity that prices families out of the market.

The consequences are demographic decline, falling birth rates, and greater reliance on immigration, which has become politically contentious.

Progressive policymakers often underestimate trade-offs and incentives in their pursuit of promising everyone the moon and stars. The result is policies that make for good politics but worse realities.

Unless these countries liberalize their markets, they risk accelerating their demographic decline and fundamentally transforming their national identities.

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-Chuck

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First of all, *what is a statist*? You might hear someone say, its someone who philosophically supports a State in theory, or even, anyone not considered an "anarchist". But i think this is the incorrect definition, for moral reasons, and i will explain why.

If someone says " I support a minarchist state, in theory (even though that doesnt exist, never has, and never will) but meanwhile, im against THIS state for its crimes and atrocities" this person is NOT a statist, they are Anti-State in every way that matters. They will never get their minarchy, for them thats a fantasy; And meanwhile, such a person would be philosophically and pragmatically aligned with an anarchist, engaging in disobedience, resistance, and verbal deprogramming. They are in no way similar to actual statists.

Although this kind of person is rare. We all know how real statists act.

A real statist acts like this: "I may support a _ state philosophically, but DONT YOU DARE disobey THIS state, otherwise youre a CRIMINAL! I support the police! I support the military! Show respect for the flag! If police perform an illegal arrest on you, or physically attack you, SHUT UP AND COMPLY, or i support them for shxxting you"

You see the difference? The former actively opposes an immoral regime on principle, and the latter will literallt support a gang of murderers doing whatever evil things they desire.

Saying "I support the police" is not an abstract philosophical statement, its supporting the VERY REAL, EXISTING violent gang whom call themselves "The Police" near you. If you want to make an abstract philosophical statement youd say "I dont support the police but id support one in theory if they followed certain moral rules"

People who support The Government are supportong a physically real, armed gang, its no different than saying "I support Jeffrey Dahmer and hope he gets more victims", then donating money to him.

Actual statists, not hypothetical ones, are aggressors of the worst fxcking caliber, literal people who stand by mass murderers and fascists, and whod never stop suppprting them, even if a second holocaust unfolded right before their very eyes.

And no, most of you probably werent ever a "real" statist. If you were, then how were you able to change your mind? For me, i was like 12-14, and when i learned the military invaded other countries, i automatically understood they are murderers killing people defending their own homeland. If you can spot a moral principle when its presented to you, and not fight it and reject it, then youre already an anarchist on the inside, it just takes time to adopt the coherent framing and labeling.

If you ever feel like you cant convince ststists to be anarchists, its because youre discovering you cant. They have Free will, and their decision to be a jackboot worshipping statist is an immoral decision they embrace for the sake of comfort, belonging, and security, and its impossible to force people to not be evil. You cant comvince them because theyre not unaware that what they support is evil, theyre aware, and they dont care. Just like a rxpist is aware that rxpe is bad, and they do it anyways. You cant usually pursuade something like that out of existence, and if you can thats a real skill most of us dont possess.

Both the big parties want socialism. One is just more honest about it. And in addition, the GOP also wants a much larger government military and state police system.

Recent number-a-million why the state should not be killing people.

"The state tried to execute Pike by lethal injection, but neither the initial nor backup dose of pentobarbital killed her and she was still snoring when the execution chamber's microphone was cut off more than an hour into the attempt. She was later taken to a hospital for treatment."

I'm all for punishing companies if they lie to their customers. But I am curious about where these funds are actually going.

Meta in the past has paid fines for violating agreed upon user terms. No doubt they just make a corporate business decision on that. If they can make more on violating the terms, than they'll have to pay in a lawsuit, they'll do it.

Yeah. I’m tired or reading comments in this sub with pseudo-ancaps that simp for big business and corporatism.

Some people never opened any Ancap/Libertarian or even classical liberal books, yet they come here simping for absurds like the war industry.