Difference between revisions of "State monopoly on violence"
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[[Category:Libertarians Misunderstand Government]] | [[Category:Libertarians Misunderstand Government]] | ||
| − | {{DES | des = This is a | + | {{DES | des = This is a quotation out of context from [[Max Weber]]. He wrote further on: "The right to use physical force is ascribed to other institutions or individuals only to the extent to which the state permits it." The state judges what violence is LEGAL, and often without a monopoly. This allows the state to permit and regulate violence by lesser governments and private parties, as well as making some of its own violence legal. We deliberately delegate much violence to the public state, because private parties are too partial when unregulated. Not to mention states are only local monopolies: there are 100+ states to choose from. | show=}} |
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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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