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Discussion
The problem is being willing and able to do violence against those claiming authority, and other abusers within your community. You're really counting on an abundance of benevolent strong men to keep you free, when actually they're not very common.
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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.
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