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Voluntaryist Counterarguments

Proponents (e.g., Murray Rothbard, David Friedman, Hans-Hermann Hoppe) respond that:

• Market incentives deter warlordism: Aggressors face unified resistance from profit-motivated PDAs (war is costly; reputation matters). Peaceful cooperation is more profitable long-term.

• Armed populace raises costs: Widespread gun ownership and voluntary militias make conquest expensive (similar to Switzerland’s model, but privatized).

• Current states are the real warlords: Governments are monopolies on violence that already act as “stationary bandits” (taxation = extortion). Voluntaryism removes their legitimacy, making rebellion easier.

• Historical/private examples work: Medieval Iceland’s private law system, American Old West arbitration, or modern private security show voluntary order is possible without devolving into chaos.

• Benevolent defenders are common enough when incentives align—people defend their own property/family/communities naturally.

They argue the state doesn’t solve the problem; it institutionalizes it (e.g., police abuse, wars). Freedom requires vigilance anyway—voluntaryism just makes it explicit.