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Leonard Peikoff wrote an excellent book on this topic called "The Ominous Parallels" in which he compares and contrasts the developments which led to Nazi Germany to America today.
IMO, we can thank the do-gooder philosophy of those who promote positive rights for the thousands of laws which make us all criminals. If we expect the government to take care of us, then we must all expect that it can regulate our private behavior. It's rather like bringing one's lover home for the holidays - mom and dad have every right to put the two in separate bedrooms; after all, it is their house.
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