Originally Posted by
Endus
Yes, citizens are all dependent on their government. You've discovered the concept of "citizenship". Good for you.
They just as clearly thought that everyone needed to abide by rule of law and that the rights of citizens should be legally protected by the government. The entire document is setting out legislative powers. And as for protecting rights of citizens, you've got the entire Bill of Rights, and particularly the 9th Amendment. And even the 2nd Amendment, which you hilariously cite as if it's a reflection of independence free of government, when the only reason it exists as a right is because the government grants it to you. The 2nd Amendment makes you as much a dependent as any other right.
Yes, if everyone did the best thing, we wouldn't need government.
That isn't how humanity works, which is why anarchy never functions, and no advanced society exists without governance. And this concept necessarily means that your initial statement, that less government means a better society, is utterly incorrect.
Hell, if you really believed it to be true, you'd agree that Somalia, which is practically anarchic these days, is a better-quality society than the USA, which has a relatively large government, even among developed nations.
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Direct hypocrisy, since the only reason you have that right is because you're dependent on the government protecting it.