lol xd

<:Chad:476653434637123584>

the state is everything

I mean

to help the people

Protect the nation, enforce law and order, punish criminals

to ensure as many residents, both within and out of the nation, live the happiest life they possibly can

@campodin and preserve culture

"culture"

way too vague of a term

@The American Nationalist that is contained in nation imo

Socrates made a great analogy, government to the people is what medicine is to the human body

it should only exist in a minimal form, and only when people are in need?

Lol

that's what medicine is, essentially

@Alice Redacted culture is much more defined than "happiness"

Happiness

fine

a high quality of life

The sole purpose of the government is to protect individual rights

based upon standards of wealth, environmental sustainability, and life expectancy

basically just

Try to raise the HDI of the nation, and other nations

if possible

wealth-adjusted HDI, ofc

:doubt

individuals are not important

the collective is where its at

The base unit of society is the family, not the individual

^

to serve the nation and the people, ensure economic success and the safety of the average working man.

economic success or stability*

To protect rights

@The American Nationalist kys

Collectivists are disgusting, extreme individualism is also disgusting

@J E S S E anarchist

@The American Nationalist I'm not but okay.

*anarchoreign is yping*

"anarchoreign is typing"
Here comes dat boi

<:noyoudidnt:459545660698525696>

"the government" makes this question far too vague to answer, you'd need to specify what level of government to be more specific. At the national level, it should be to ensure the rights of its people, both individual rights in the negative and positive, as well as the collective/communal rights