Difference between revisions of "State monopoly on violence"
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Private property is a state-created legitimation of violence for the purpose of constructing and enforcing private rights. It creates a monopoly on violence over the delimited property. But unlike publicly accountable government, private property is often unaccountable. | Private property is a state-created legitimation of violence for the purpose of constructing and enforcing private rights. It creates a monopoly on violence over the delimited property. But unlike publicly accountable government, private property is often unaccountable. | ||
| − | Those who would abolish government, creating a free-for-all for violence, seem to miss the fact that we want public accountability for violence. | + | Violence will not go away if government is abolished: it is an inherent human capacity. Among other things, violence is a necessary tool for creating all rights, including property. Those who would abolish government, creating a free-for-all for violence, seem to miss the fact that we want public accountability for violence. |
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