>That’s an irrational reaction, probably conditioned by ideology.

And yours isn't?

Like it doesn't take much beyond a room temperature IQ to look at the arc of just about every government these days and make an estimation of where it's going without some substantial unforeseen change of course. The state of the world should merit a little pause and/or self doubt there.

>A well-run state has been perhaps one of the most successful enabling factors for human flourishing in human history.

Historically the states that have dabbled in this area of policy area has been "well run" in only the most dishonest "they accomplished their short term goals" sense of the phrase.