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0 sats \ 12 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 14h \ parent \ on: What do outsiders understand about Bitcoin better than Bitcoiners? AskSN
It is true we cannot know what the future will deliver...but we can learn from history what is probable and in learning that we can understand the historical significance of the role of governments in the wealth of nations...and why they are significant.
Unless something substantial about human nature, economies and politics changes that would logically suggest a change in this historical fact we can avoid the folly of some of the more absurd and deluded assertions of Libertarian ideologs.
Societies have been avoiding libertarian ideology for millennia, because unlike statists, we don't have a gang to go around collecting protection fees for our pet projects. But now, because of Bitcoin, we can cut them off.
The role of governments throughout history has been to steal money from civilians and waste it. There is only upside to them losing their ability to waste other people's money.
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I look forward to you going off somewhere and enjoying your Libertarian utopia without any government stealing from you, just leave me out of it...I rather retain the common good consensus, infrastructure, rule of law, security and wealth that only governments can provision.
Enjoy your cave dwelling, hunter gatherer life expectancy ~ 35?
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By that logic a regime can run up a global high score of mass murder and still claim to be the best available provider of rule of law and security. Which is indeed what one of them did.
Anyway, Bitcoin is that libertarian utopia where the government stops stealing from you. That's all the price action represents. It's simply a lack of government theft.
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Many more than one have done that...nearly all have, and will...
Competition for territory, wealth and security is woven into DNA.
Not sure whether Libertarians will survive, let alone thrive, but good luck!
You may eventually understand the meaning of my name.
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There's only one high score.
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Have you not read history?
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Yeah. The commies won.
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Not the Jewish Bankers?