Violence Begets Violence...and Government Is Violence
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Column by Alex R. Knight III
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The recent shootings in Tucson, Arizona, involving Congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords, federal judge John Roll, and others has brought a
tidal wave of outrage from the mainstream press, with those on the
political left railing against what they perceive as the
violence-inducing tirades emanating from everyone, apparently, from
Michael Savage to Sarah Palin -- while those on the right are offering
somber condolences. The vitriol has reached a nearly apoplectic point.
And through it all, it is nothing short of astonishing to witness that
virtually no one is pointing out the obvious.
Government, by its very nature, must necessarily rely upon violence in
order to perpetuate itself. Constantly, and without relent, bureaucrats
all up and down the pecking order threaten us with violence in order to
control our lives and property in a manner most consistent with their
ideas of how we should be living and what our money and other belongings
should be utilized for. It is literally as if we are being repeatedly
punched in the face and kicked in the groin 24/7 -- and then when
someone, somewhere decides to hit back wildly, when someone finally
snaps under the pressure, there is a collective indignant awe; a kind of
shocked repulsive reflex: "What a crazed right-wing nut!" "Look what
Rush Limbaugh did now!" "These tea-partiers are sickos!"
Truth is, friends, not only are such hollow diatribes woefully
inaccurate -- they miss the point entirely. These same accusers of the
political right as the source of all earthly evil fail utterly to just
look at themselves in a mirror once in a while. Just like the
right-wing, they advocate for the existence of a monopolistic
institution that uses violence on a routine basis in order to domineer
the lives and property of others -- yet strut around pompously as such
moral, peace-loving, "sensitive" individuals. Make no mistake: Behind
those rose-colored glasses, behind that ebullient smile, behind that
fun-loving facade is a cop in riot gear with a baton, pepper spray, and
a shotgun. Behind all the lip service to higher ideals is an
orders-following soldier, a machine gun, a cache of bombs. There is
nothing moral or peaceful about using government as a vehicle by which
to shape the world in your image at the expense of someone else's
liberty. To suggest otherwise is a pathetic sham, and flagrant
dishonesty -- to say nothing of intellectual bankruptcy.
No sane person, of course, is going to defend these shootings --
especially since several of the victims were just innocent bystanders,
not government employees. Violence simply begets violence, and yet
another wrong doesn't make a right. That said, it is high time to grow
up and realize that government behaves no differently as a constant
matter of its very existence. Is anyone going to seriously contend that
this is an acceptable manner for human beings to interact with one another?
Look, all that Voluntaryists/Libertarians/Anarchists (all synonymous
terms) are saying is that we can do much better. In fact, if we're going
to survive as a species, we'd better -- sooner rather than later. And
all it takes is growing up, and living according to reality, instead of
the deadly fantasy known as government.
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Alex R. Knight III is the author of numerous horror, science-fiction,
and fantasy tales, including Victoria's Place and Other Tales of
Terror. He has also written and published poetry; non-fiction articles,
reviews, and essays for a variety of venues; and is former
Communications Director for the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire. In
1998, he was awarded Activist of the Year for that organization. He now
lives and writes in rural southern Vermont where he holds a B.A. in
Literature & Writing from Union Institute & University, and looks
forward to living in a government-less society of liberty.
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