Quote Originally Posted by solecistic View Post
Insisting that American government should be altered to exist only to protect the people from outside invasion is extreme libertarianism, and most people don't fall into that mindset.
Well, to be fair, our govt has been exponentially expanded beyond it's original role; we've been insisting on paradigm shifts for years. Picking and choosing which expansions are 'good' is largely arbitrary.

Although, I do agree that anyone holding contempt for public education, police etc is probably a bit fringe.