"How will an anarchic society stop violence from breeding violence?" 1) By eliminating the most powerful force for (breeding) violence in the world. 2) By understanding why gov is the above. 3) By unhindered focus on the one thing that encourages cooperation more than violence. 4) By understanding why free-trade is the above.
The greatest of enemies will shake hands at the prospect of making a buck or two. It's all about the better incentive. "It seems to me you need one power, say a federal government, capable of being overthrown..." "One power" immediately contradicts itself with "capable of being overthrown". Thinking gov can be both is the fallacy at issue. Since we are talking about monopolistic power (not derived from free-market profit), then by definition it can not also be "overthrown" or "held". It's fallacious to claim that said power is needed to protect the free-market playing field; since it will naturally/consistently devolve into a power for RIGGING the playing field. The greatest force for keeping people honest is free-market capitalism profit. The greatest force for corruption and violence is non-capitalistic profit. ---------------------------------- How will an anarchic society stop violence from breeding violence? It seems to me you need one power, say a federal government, capable of being overthrown by an effort of the whole people, but stronger than any constituent group. That way, you can have a single system of jurisprudence capable of settling matters in a constituted fashion. If disputants are more evenly matched with regard to the mediator, the temptation to resort to violence is greater, because success is more likely. Of course, such a federal government must be held to a minimum of functions, lest it become a party to disputes itself. Chris > It does if "temperature" = non-consensual violence, and every > degree naturally breeds another. > > ------------------------------ > > > There's a balance point. Just because 200 degrees is too hot, > doesn't > mean the best temperature is absolute zero. > > Chris >
