That's alright. Not everyone has to share my view.

You seem to view the state mostly as an enemy, a higher power you need to fight to extract some goods for yourself.

I have to take exception to two of the terms used here. The state isn't a higher power, it does have greater power.

I do not wish to extract anything from the state, I wish to maintain what is already mine.

Others, like me, tend to view the state as their friend, or at least a helpful entity with occasional personality problems, but generally friendly.

Like fire, the state can be a powerful servant or a terrifying master.

I don't understand what's wrong with this generation.

With all due respect, you do not know to which generation I belong.

I look around and see people hell bent on destroying the system that brought them up.

The system didn't bring me up, my family did.

If you really don't like state that much, move to Somalia, and let those of us who like it enjoy civilization.

I do not leave for the same reason that your love of overbearing government hasn't lead you to move to North Korea. I like it here.

I'm doing my level best to keep statists from destroying this republic the way they did Somalia. I'd suggest that you learn how Somalia got to be in the condition that it now finds itself.

Here's an abridged version of the events... https://www.facebook.com/bruce.fenton.page/photos/a.37280974...