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It is ultimately in every honest person's self-interest to disallow the _initiation_ of physical force. And international law doesn't allow the initiation of f
by ubernostrum 13y ago
It is ultimately in every honest person's self-interest to disallow the _initiation_ of physical force.
And international law doesn't allow the initiation of force; you can only respond to someone else's aggression.
Yet wars still happen, and both sides claim to be acting in self-defense. It's almost like those "honest" people you require... don't exist.
- javert 13y agoBut you know what? That doesn't happen _within_ countries. I can't go murder someone here in the vast majority of countries without being punished severely. What is responsible for the difference? Within countries, there is government Between countries, there is anarchy. So your point is just giving an example of my point that self-interested individuals will set up a government that prohibits the initiation of force. (To be clear, I don't advocate a world government, though.)