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55 sats \ 9 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 25 Jun \ on: But You Always Need a Government libertarian
I would love to see a world without governments one day. We can call them something else, but from what we know about people, it's clear to me that we need some coordination in a few key areas. Security is one of them. I can't imagine what it would be like without public safety; I think it would turn into a jungle. I agree with a small state limited to basic functions.
As for the Portuguese reality, I notice that over the years the Portuguese have become more obedient to the state. In the past, I saw a lot more informal economy and popular justice. Note: Napoleon once said: 'The Portuguese neither govern themselves nor let themselves be governed.'
The need for services doesn't go away if the state goes away. I never hear any libertarian's or anarchists make this claim. The disagreement is usually around how the services will be provided. Security is pretty simple. Private security already outnumbers gov police in the US. Again, I recommend reading Bob Murphy's short book Chaos Theory. Its free and has good answers to these questions.
No one can say with certainty what a stateless society would look like but we know how the state uses force to oppress people. Most of the concerns about anarchy I read are descriptions of the current state of affairs.
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I need to read this book to try to understand how it would work. Who pays for the private security you propose?
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I mean is it that hard to imagine? We have subscriptions for everything these days. It could even be bundled into one service with other things. But, you would have multiple vendors and no "thin blue line" nonsense.
Bob simply goes through some possible approaches. Most would be related to insurance companies being regulators where things clearly need some sort of rules. Many government functions are legitimately valuable but poorly executed because of the monopoly and lack of a profit motive. I'm not on the top of my game today so I would refer you to Bob's short book vs. me trying explain it while dealing with a cold.
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The Portuguese neither govern themselves nor let themselves be governed
Yeah sure, with the highest rate of jabbed population in the whole europe....
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This happened during the Napoleonic era. But I don't understand what vaccination has to do with this.
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the % of jabbed people = level of sheeple
And is not "vaccination". It is INNOCULATION. Totally different.
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COVID-19 vaccination was not mandatory for the general population; it was an individual choice. People are free to do what they want, right?
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don't lie to yourself
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I can't define a whole group of people based on that. You're being very flippant. I chose not to get vaccinated, and I believe everyone has the right to make their own choices. However, when it comes to health, people tend to follow the advice of medical professionals more closely
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