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The State and Violence
Some argue that the 2nd amendment allows for the people’s right to guarantee a “limited government”. The argument here is that violence is necessary to combat the initiation of violence. A peaceful and free society should never have this as a prerequisite for existence—it is, in fact, a contradiction. Continue reading
Posted in Theory
Tagged 2nd ammendment, Anarchy, force, Government, guns, State, Violence
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Central Banking and War
The Central Bank has been at the center of the State’s ability to finance wars on a large scale. As a result, it can be said that without central banking the large wars of the 20th Century would have never taken place, as they would have been impossible to fund. Continue reading
Monopolization of Force and the State
A State with the ability to protect private property automatically has a legal monopoly on force. This monopolization may, at first, provide protection service to the States’ citizens, but ultimately an entity which monopolizes the power to protect also monopolizes the to take away. Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Property
Tagged Anarchism, anarcho-capitalism, coercion, fasces, force, freedom, Government, libery, minarchism, monopoly, State
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