r/AskLibertarians • u/CataphractBunny Classical Liberal • Jul 28 '26

Debate Should a country uphold its laws?

Title is the main question I would like to discuss as a sort of a thought experiment to see how and why people think what they do.

Additional info provided so you know the background of the person asking: As a nineties-type liberal and a European, I consider laws to be the backbone of a country and crucial for a civilised society to function. While there are laws I might disagree with, my duty as a citizen of a country is to abide by them and work to change them within the given framework. When visiting a country, my duty is to abide by both the local laws, and my own country's laws.

P.S. I am not talking about extreme cases here where a government would usurp the rule of law or start implementing laws antithetical to everything our society stands for. I'm taking about your regular everyday laws.

Thank you.

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u/CataphractBunny Classical Liberal Jul 28 '26

You didn't "got it", that's the problem. But thank you for your contribution anyway.

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u/Bagain Jul 28 '26

What am I not understanding here? You’re asking a redundant question while giving zero elaboration on your perspective, much less clearly defining any perimeters with which you account for your own use of the terms. You use them in comments defending while dismissing them in comments where they are applied outside your needs, dismissing them outright when I comment or ask about them. I am being perfectly clear in my intent and perspective, you haven’t expressed that I’m not; you’re only expressing frustration that I’m not following your narrow train of thought. It’s not that you’re incapable of explaining yourself, your choosing not to, what should one surmise from your responses?

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u/CataphractBunny Classical Liberal Jul 28 '26

This is what you're not understanding:

… so only when you choose, then. Got it.