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A common pro-government argument is "How would you protect yourself without a government/the state/the police?" How would you refute this? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Policemen aren't here to protect you, they mostly limit your freedom, and when you'd actually need help it's mostly a problem caused by governments oppression in the first place.