Minarchism

Minarchism is a political ideology which seeks to establish a form of governance in which state intervention is as minimal as possible while still maintaining a broadly functional society of which the general standard for "functional" varies from person to person. This form of governance is called a Minarchy or a Night-Watchman State. Minarchism is generally considered as being alligned with laissez-faire economic thought although not necessarily with some libertarian socialists embracing the concept, forming  minarcho-socialism.

Victorian Minarchy
By many historians Victorian Great Britain, or more specifically great britain from the time after the repeal of the corn laws in 1846 to the time before introduction of greater social reforms starting with the administration of Benjamin Disraeli in the 1870's, continuning with the so-called people's budget of the  liberal party in 1909-1910 with the final nail in the coffin being the First World War.

Historian A.J.P. Taylor wrote:

Origins of the night-watchman state
The term "Night-Watchman State" or in German "Nachtwächterstaat" was coined by the Prussian social democrat Ferdinard Lassalle in a 1864 to criticise the classical liberal form of government, in which the state only exists to prevent theft instead of caring for the greater well-being of its citizens. The term picked up a popularity within various socialist circles in germany.

In 1927 the Austrian praxeologist Ludwig von Mises responded to Lassalle's sentiment in his book Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition in which he effectively said "Yes" to Lassale, saying that a night-watchman state is no more ridiculous than a state so  regulationist that it concerns itself with "the preparation of sauerkraut, with the manufacture of trouser buttons, or with the publication of newspapers".

Personality and Behavior
Minarchism is often seen as Anarcho-Capitalism's less interesting, but more mature, older brother. He has a strong urge to defend himself (see picture above) from perceived aggression from statists and other enemies and is often preoccupied with enforcing the NAP, perhaps even more so than Libertarianism. Minarchism is also extremely passionate about property rights and protecting the free market from any government interference.

How To Draw
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 * 1) Draw a ball with eyes.
 * 2) Draw a diagonal yellow (#FDFD00) line from the bottom left to the top right corner of the ball. Color the upper half of the ball yellow.
 * 3) Color the bottom half of the ball blue (#021AFF).

Friends

 * [[File: Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism - My brother, who's a bit crazier than me. His anarchism is a little misguided, but otherwise, we're identical


 * [[File: Clib.png]] Classical Liberalism - My grandfather's philosophy has greatly influenced my own
 * [[File:Volu.png]] Voluntaryism - My brother, twin of Ancap, with the same values as him.


 * [[File: Libertarian.png]] Libertarianism - My dear best friend who needs an even smaller government


 * [[File:Korwinism-Pikselart.png]] Korwinism - My wonderful cousin but racist
 * [[File:Conserv.png]] Conservatism - a great business partner but he's just a bit too statist

Frenemies

 * [[File: Libleft.png]] Entire Libleft quadrant - I like that you don't like the state but please stop it with this communism bullshit. It's childish.

Enemies

 * [[File: Authleft.png]] Entire AuthLeft quadrant - Heck off!

Further Information
For overlapping political theory see: Libertarianism,  Classical Liberalism,  Objectivism,  Georgism

Literature

 * Anarchy, State and Utopia by Robert Nozick
 * Anarchism/Minarchism: Is a Government a Part of a Free Country? by Roderick T. Long and Tibor R. Machan
 * Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition by Ludwig Von Mises
 * The Man versus the State by Herbert Spencer

Wikipedia

 * Night-Watchman State
 * Limited Government
 * Debates within Libertarianism

Videos




Online Communities

 * r/Minarchy
 * r/MinarchistMemes