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> the choice between surrendering to the bandit (who happens to be stronger than you) or getting shot by him. "bandit" AKA government.
by 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.