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I do not describe how people should or should not live. I only expose violence when they try to hide it. Of course, human nature is not perfect and of course th
by oleganza 13y ago
I do not describe how people should or should not live. I only expose violence when they try to hide it. Of course, human nature is not perfect and of course there will always be bad guys, people believing in gods, socialism, nationalism, thieves, psychopaths etc. But this does not make any of those good or worthy.
If you like your democratic institute, feel free to participate. No voluntarist will ever stop you or threaten you. But will you allow other people to equally act on their beliefs and not participate in schemes they dislike? E.g. if you like your police dept, feel free to sponsor it. But if I think it's inefficient and behaves badly, will you peacefully allow me to withdraw my participation?
Just like with any religion, people make the same logical mistake with the government. They think it is higher concept than any individual (unproven fallacy), people should obey that concept (unproven consequence) and some people among people are in special touch with that concept and have the exclusive right to enforce this obedience (another unproven consequence). This all is utter religious bullshit. If you believe in this, no reason is possible. Once you allow yourself to think in abstract moral categories, you can justify any horrible stuff. And we have plenty of historical examples of how ideology allows murdering, raping and torturing people everywhere in the world.
I don't know and I don't care how we will live without all-powerful government, but it does not invalidate its murderous and manipulative nature. Just like no one knows what our morales and ethics should be, but the belief in magical Jesus will not give us any useful clue.