76 sats \ 2 replies \ @IamSINGLE 25 Jun \ on: But You Always Need a Government libertarian
Sadly “regulations” (laws, edicts, and such) are needed for people to operate and live in a collective environment. When such “collectives” (community groups not communist collectives) interact with other communities someone must speak for the community as a whole. That requires some form of “governing body”. They can be elected or appointed by the people and called head elder, chief, or governor, or mayor.
This all means that a form of government is required for control and interactions with others outside the community.
The problems come when the government becomes more important than the people that it governs and when it thinks that IT provides for the people rather than correctly believing that the people provide for the government.
If you are interested in understanding a different perspective from your current one I would recommend reading "Chaos Theory". Its short and to the point. Law predates the state. Private law exists today and law would continue without a state. For what its worth I used to hold the same position that you hold. The courts and law were one of my stumbling blocks. Its an understandable one.
Another way to look at it is the field of international law. When there are disputes between states how does that work? There is not super state that is over the whole earth( The UN is a joke). There is a court system for such disputes. The deeper I have dug into the subject of the law and the state the less I see a need for a state.
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I agree your pov snd would definitely read the book. Thanks for this interesting article
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