Difference between revisions of "Initiation of Force"
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| − | {{DES | des = All [[property]] and indeed all real [[rights]] are based on violence, [[coercion]], initiation of force. Libertarians claim there is an invisible right to property which magically exempts property from being intrinsically violent. In other words, they deceptively hide the violence they like as a made-up "right". }} | + | [[Category:Property Is Coercive|200]] |
| + | {{DES | des = All [[property]] and indeed all real [[rights]] are based on violence, [[coercion]], initiation of force. Libertarians claim there is an invisible right to property which magically exempts property from being intrinsically violent. In other words, they deceptively hide the violence they like as a mystical, made-up "right". }} | ||
The problem with the “initiation of force” arguments of libertarians is that they boil down to “Uses of force that we like are retaliation; anything we don’t like is initiation of force.” Humpty Dumpty couldn’t have said it better himself when he pays words extra to mean what he wants. | The problem with the “initiation of force” arguments of libertarians is that they boil down to “Uses of force that we like are retaliation; anything we don’t like is initiation of force.” Humpty Dumpty couldn’t have said it better himself when he pays words extra to mean what he wants. | ||
