[annalex]

I’ve gone a long road away from libertarianism.

[wagglebee]

It sounds great in theory, but in reality it is only a step away from anarchy. Many libertarians, even on FR, interpret "limited government" as meaning "no government."

Our Founding Fathers were very clear about the necessity, purpose and function of government:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
-- The Declaration of Independence

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
-- The Constitution of the United States of America