>are you making the point that ultimately, all authority derives from violence? Authority is different from aggression. If Alice and Bob, ex ante, agree to ha

>are you making the point that ultimately, all authority derives from violence? Authority is different from aggression. If Alice and Bob, ex ante, agree to have Mandy the mediator settle a contract they have willingly given her authority. Mandy's authority does not depend on a violation of two-party consent. >they're simply not allowed to unload the ship or enter the country The implicit action is that they'll be shot or imprisoned if the refuse to follow the orders. If I own the dock and then the political establishment changes who I can associate with "Anyone except those foreign devils from Country B!" they have effectively stolen from me (called a Taking). I used to have a product that could do X and Y and now only X. Saying that I'm free to immigrate to a different country is theft apology.