Were being ruled over by malicious tyrants currently.
I'll give a good example using Ron Paul and ending the Fed in a few hours when I have time but for now.
I broke my phone screen, the screen costs $10, the guy replacing it will take an hour and is paid approximately $25 an hour.
I was quoted $600 for the phone repair. This is where free market capitalism and libertarianism often leads. With people ripping each other off trying to get ahead.
I don't believe in it.
And like in any free market, you're free to visit their competitors or you're free to buy the necessary materials to do it yourself. In your red-square wonderland, the government has already taken your $600 in taxes because "from each according to his ability, comrade." You had the ability to pay $600 and decided not to do that. Pretty key difference between free market corporatism and governments here. You never get to decide whether or not you want to contribute to an authoritarian government, regardless of how idealistically benevolent you might perceive it as.
Edit: I've split all of this outside of the Political Compass thread.
Ok so first and foremost, before we accuse anyone of not underatanding economics, America is 20 trillion dollars in debt and therefore is owned by international banks and bankers.
The same way that a house with 500k owing on it is owned by the local bank. You've literally sold the sovereignty of your nation for short term economic gain.
We can point our fingers at the Federal Reserve, Fractional Reserve Banking and the International Monetary Fund.
Removing these corrupt institutions would be an act of Authoritarianism, purely. In your """free market""" situation our government isn't powerful enough to protect its people from being owned, via debt, by these international hyenas.
Nearly all of the old Presidents warned us about exactly what has happened to America, it couldn't be farther removed from what the founding fathers want.
I've had a few drinks but am happy to continue this conversation. I actually really enjoy this, justifying my beliefs.