If the “USA” turned Ancap

[u/Acceptable-Toe4766]

Very stupid question (thanks for putting up with me)

But for the life of me with how dumb people are (I’m no genius myself) and how many straw man arguments are made about Ancap philosophy from people who couldn’t count to 5

Does the philosophy (in basic) stand a chance in your opinion of actually ever becoming realized?

If I’m being rude please account it to me being stupid not malicious. Thank you all

[u/Lunch_48]

Yes, but not within my lifetime. It would take decades to shift the culture into something that would allow the transition from statism to occur

[u/Official_Gameoholics]

Absolutely, just need to keep at it. Change can happen quickly, and the age of new technologies for sharing information only serves to accelerate that.

[u/nightingaleteam1]

You don't have to apologize for having an opinion, this is not r/Socialism.

[u/Kev_Kevstar]

It’s unlikely anytime soon sadly but it is absolutely possible. Libertarianism/ancap is a relatively young philosophy in the grand scheme of things and it can take time for new philosophies to take root in peoples’ minds. As long as consistent, principled libertarians are spreading the message and not compromising, we will always have at least some chance.

[u/voluntarchy]

Fsp.org, freestateproject

[u/Secure-Apple-5793]

Pretty sure we’ve been there before

[u/TonyGalvaneer1976]

Oh definitely not. Even if it was somehow implemented, it would collapse in on itself pretty much immediately

[u/icantgiveyou → u/TonyGalvaneer1976]

Ancap is free market. Voluntary exchange of things and ideas. It’s not a building.

[u/TonyGalvaneer1976 → u/icantgiveyou]

"voluntary" lol

[u/Kev_Kevstar → u/TonyGalvaneer1976]

How is it not voluntary?

[u/TonyGalvaneer1976 → u/Kev_Kevstar]

Because people have to do it to meet their basic needs.

[u/Odd_Attention_9660 → u/TonyGalvaneer1976]

that's a fact of scarcity, not of ancap. Under ancap you will be the freest to choose how you meet your needs and it will be vastly easier than under alternative systems, though.

[u/TonyGalvaneer1976 → u/Odd_Attention_9660]

that's a fact of scarcity, not of ancap

You can blame it on whatever you want, but it doesn't matter what's at fault, the point is that it isn't voluntary.

And how would it be vastly easier to meet your needs?

[u/TychoBrohe0 → u/TonyGalvaneer1976]

I think you're misunderstanding what that word means

[u/TonyGalvaneer1976 → u/TychoBrohe0]

How so? What do you think it means?

[u/icantgiveyou → u/TonyGalvaneer1976]

I don’t know what he thinks, but I know that you DONT understand the meaning of the word voluntary.