I am occasionally finding myself dumbstruck while conversing, arguing, or debating someone who agrees with many libertarian and conservative principles yet insists on a large state power in one area – the power to wage war. Throughout time, governments have waged war, and certainly, some wars have been necessary at times. However, blind allegiance to the state in all matters foreign policy leads a society to the brink of collapse, as the size of government grows beyond its ability, and far beyond its authority.
Empires has a long history of failing, and as empires grow, they not only trample the rights of the people they conquer, but also on the rights of those within the home country. Wars around the world, take Iraq for instance, mean not only the occupation of foreign land by American troops, but also the saddling of debt on American citizens, and the loss of civil liberties here at home.
War and empire ought to be notions that all Americans oppose, unless absolutely needed in a time of self defense. Sadly, America has abandoned it’s “Department of Defense” in favor of a “Department of Offense“, with few people catching on. The growth of an empire ultimately means the growth of the state, for billions around the world, including each and every American at home. Here are five reasons Americans should oppose war and empire.
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