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> Without government we at least had choice. Yes, the choice between surrendering to the bandit (who happens to be stronger than you) or getting shot by him.
by tablespoon 4y ago
> Without government we at least had choice.
Yes, the choice between surrendering to the bandit (who happens to be stronger than you) or getting shot by him.
- reedjosh 4y ago> the choice between surrendering to the bandit (who happens to be stronger than you) or getting shot by him. "bandit" AKA government.
- tablespoon 4y ago> "bandit" AKA government. No, sorry. If you're thinking using excessively coarse categories like "governments," you're going to get things pretty wrong in most cases. If that's too hard, then try this: if you think the government-as-bandit is bad, it'll be a heck of a lot worse when you're dealing with bandits-as-bandits, who don't even theoretically have any accountability to or responsibility for you. Individuals are extremely weak; groups are pretty much always stronger. If you don't want to bullied as a weak individual, you need to band together with others, but then you're subject to how the group governs itself.