Difference between revisions of "Libertarians Misunderstand Coercion"
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Coercion is one of the basic abilities of ordinary humans. Two others are production and reproduction. | Coercion is one of the basic abilities of ordinary humans. Two others are production and reproduction. | ||
| − | Coercion is one solution to almost any collective action problem, and in a large subset of them everyone would prefer to be coerced than to have autonomy | + | Coercion of everyone is one solution to almost any collective action problem, and in a large subset of them everyone would prefer to be coerced rather than to have autonomy because other potential solutions are not working. |
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If a problem is worse than the coercion needed to solve it (even after non-coercive attempts at solutions), coercion is the logical choice. Even minimalist government libertarians come to this conclusion, requiring coercion to provide for defense. | If a problem is worse than the coercion needed to solve it (even after non-coercive attempts at solutions), coercion is the logical choice. Even minimalist government libertarians come to this conclusion, requiring coercion to provide for defense. | ||
