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Originally Posted by Si
I'd like to know what you think the alternative to government is?
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It's easier to see the answer if you phrase the question differently..
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Originally Posted by Si
I'd like to know what you think the alternative would be to a monopoly of force?
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There are plenty of terms used.. A voluntary society (Voluntaryism), a stateless society, Anarcho-Capitalism, Anarcho-Communism (which is silly), etc..
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Originally Posted by Si
If you throw away governments, who maintains the roads? etc.....
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"But what about the roads" is a meme in many circles because it's usually the first response from a person when they're confronted with the idea of no governments. It's a worth while question though. In short, people would build the roads as they do now.
Here's a more elaborate analysis of roads in a voluntary society:
And a more brash response.. ;)
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Originally Posted by Si
I agree with your point on religion, but even Atheists, Agnostics, and Nihilists share different views. There are even "branches" of all 3 above. I've seen people refer to themselves as various "types" of the 3 above.
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Yeah, there are a lot of specific branches of anarchism even. Anarcho-communism, anarcho-capitalism, anarcho-syndicalism..
But in terms of religion, I honestly don't give a fuck what people want to believe. Go believe in square circles, or large fairy lizards who live in a 7th dimension; but don't use your beliefs to negatively affect others around you.. And that's a tall fucking order with so many religions with books based on violence and teachings of intolerance. The one commonality of all religions is they rely on faith, and faith is the belief in something without evidence.. in other words, bullshit, and when you believe in something that can't be proven, that's a dangerous path.