Libertarians claim that Minarchism is the same political system as laissez-faire Capitalism. It is not. To understand what libertarians mean when they advocate for Minarchism, it is important to consider their perspective on how it compares to Statism and Anarchism, and how the size of government factors into it. This is how they see it:

The diagram shows a spectrum based on government size. On one end is statism—large government—while the other end represents anarchism, where no government exists. Minarchism, sits between these two, suggesting a government whose size should be reduced, but not entirely abolished.

Both Anthemist and Libertarian projects aim to establish free societies, but they pursue this goal through fundamentally different approaches. Libertarianism seeks to build society on the foundation of the Free Market. The problem with this approach is that the Free Market is not a self-sustaining phenomenon; it relies on the existence of a prior peaceful environment to function effectively. Libertarians argue that the Non-Aggression Principle (NAP) is sufficient to overcome this issue.