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Wow, I am amazed at how self-interested most people making comments appear to be. I was a socialist at 18. Not because I wanted to be cool or rebel against my parents. I genuinely thought that socialism was the solution to the problems I perceived in society. Now at 40 and having much greater experience of the world, whilst being in favour of some wealth redistribution, I realise that without an incentive to work, people won't work. So socialism is bound to fail in practice, however fabulous it sounds in principle. This has nothing to do with the fact that I am now substantially wealthier than I was at 18. This is not self-interest talking. Just experience.

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Your critique is devoid of logic. You are reading far too into "defense." Just think about defense as there's an optimal way to defend your self or family, and likewise there's an optimal way to defend your country. Some libertarians think the state must cover these protection services, others disagree.

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