Difference between revisions of "Initiation of Force"
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For example, libertarians also consider fraud to be initiation of force. There is no individual right to be free of fraud: remember "let the buyer beware"? Or do should we make up that right too? | For example, libertarians also consider fraud to be initiation of force. There is no individual right to be free of fraud: remember "let the buyer beware"? Or do should we make up that right too? | ||
− | Libertarianism does not shun | + | Libertarianism does not shun initiation of force at all: it just calls it retaliation. If a starving man starts to peacefully eat fruit from a libertarian's tree, a libertarian can violently attack him, initiating force, while screaming “My property! Mine!” |
Real rights, such as legal property rights, do not attempt to conceal the violence: they have obvious means of enforcement. Philosophical twaddle from Ayn Rand can't hide this simple fact about real life. Which is why "initiation of force" (her term) is deceptive. | Real rights, such as legal property rights, do not attempt to conceal the violence: they have obvious means of enforcement. Philosophical twaddle from Ayn Rand can't hide this simple fact about real life. Which is why "initiation of force" (her term) is deceptive. |