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This could just as well argue against the government doing anything at all — policing, running a military, prosecuting fraudsters, running the post office — and
by chc 9y ago
This could just as well argue against the government doing anything at all — policing, running a military, prosecuting fraudsters, running the post office — and yet most people view those institutions as at least a conditional good and would not be happier if the government never did these things.
Similarly, if my wife were a murderer, she could easily kill me in my sleep, but this doesn't mean I'm against the general idea of sharing a bedroom with my wife — it just means that marrying a crazy person is bad.
- Consultant32452 9y agoIt's certainly an argument to minimize the scope of government to as small as possible. >Similarly, if my wife were a murderer, she could easily kill me in my sleep, but this doesn't mean I'm against the general idea of sharing a bedroom with my wife — it just means that marrying a crazy person is bad. This is a perfect analogy because you are 100% in control of who you choose as your wife. You may make a bad choice, but you choosing a bad wife doesn't kill everyone. It just kills you. Meanwhile, less than 1/5 of us chose Trump and now he is managing your healthcare, your retirement, and your military.
- thaumasiotes 9y ago> you are 100% in control of who you choose as your wife Don't I wish. You're 100% in control of who you don't choose as your wife; you have substantially less control over who you do choose.