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In their line of thinking it's not stupid crap. It's a calculated effort to exert control over people. An authoritative govt doesn't want people taking actions without their permission. That's what all the regulation and laws are about. It's not about protecting the population, it's about obeying the govt. That's why it's our obligation to disobey immoral and unjust laws and challenge authority in whatever ways we can.

Hey preacher, I'm over here standing in the choir. LOL I am an Anarchist myself you don't need to convince me of these things. That doesn't make my statement above any less true as it had nothing to do with what THEY think, I was talking about how I think. :)

understand. We all think it's stupid crap. However, my point was that those in authority are dead serious about wanting to make sure that we don't discover that we need the state to save the day. That includes prohibiting us from helping ourselves and helping others.

Yep. I agree.