[ConservingFreedom]

Were you implying that anyone who's not an anarchist qualifies as a statist? I hope not - that would be a breathtakingly stupid position.

[Elyse]

Wow, you aren’t feigning ignorance. I didn’t see that coming.

[Elyse]

If you are implying that a minarchist isn’t a statist, then you take my breath away. A minarchist might believe in giving minimal power to the State, but nonetheless, they would give power to the central government to control “we, the People” under the moral based laws that they deem necessary. They might not be anarchist, but they are moral statists - minimal moral statists, if that makes you feel better.