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[–] SpaceShort@feddit.uk 27 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Well. If there's nothing identifying them as an arm of the state, it's legal to shoot them in self defense should they try to kidnap you. You can also say that the law doesn't matter anymore as the US government is flagrantly violating it but that also means that the law no longer has legitimacy as the government is breaking it's end of the social contract. Therefore, normal morality in the absence of law applies which says that self defense is legitimate.

[–] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Libertarianism at last. We made it boys. Rand Paul can be seen wanking it furiously on his front lawn.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Nah, Rand is afraid to go outside, where his neighbor will beat him up because he's such a dickhead.

[–] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

That's part of the libertarian dream, baby. You gotta defend yourself or build a wall or hire security or not be a dick or get popped.