Libertarians believe that government is necessary as the only means of justifiable force, but that the government ought to be only as large as necessary to prov

Libertarians believe that government is necessary as the only means of justifiable force, but that the government ought to be only as large as necessary to provide the force necessary to protect individual rights. Anarchists believe there ought to be no government at all. If you can't see the difference still, I would recommend picking up a book. Hacker news is not the place to learn about various political philosophies.