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How else would you describe a system where people are compelled to contribute or be punished? "A social contract from which we all benefit" was a line frequentl
by thegrimmest 5y ago
How else would you describe a system where people are compelled to contribute or be punished? "A social contract from which we all benefit" was a line frequently used by slaveholders. A master elected by the majority is still your master. He can compel your participation. Free people have no masters.
Clearly some degree of slavery is necessary to support the peaceful coexistence fundamental to society. Namely the army, police, courts, and the commons. Beyond that, no society which purports to value liberty will mandate cooperation. The government, with its supreme power to enslave, should be restricted in scope to the administration of the peace, not ever-expanding into every aspect of our lives.