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Comment author: James_Miller 24 October 2014 04:26:45PM 8 points [-]

I'm a pro-U.S. military libertarian. I have the standard free market libertarian beliefs but think that the world is a vastly better place because of U.S. military power which has done much to reduce the harm that governments cause. Basically, I find it historically exceptional that the United States doesn't use its military dominance to rule or extract tribute from rich but relatively weak nations such as Canada, Japan, and much of Western Europe. I attribute the post-WWII peace in Western Europe and South America mostly to the fact that the U.S. would slap down an attempt by one country to invade another.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 28 October 2014 12:13:40AM 4 points [-]

I believe that without USA, Russian tanks would already be in my country. Probably decades ago. And I would probably be forbidden from participating on LW. So... thanks!

Comment author: James_Miller 28 October 2014 12:26:48AM 4 points [-]

I'm happy that my tax dollars have helped enable your LW contributions.