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oleganza | karma 2758 | avg karma 2.45 · 2013-08-01 13:02:52+00:00

If you are concerned about violent armed people, why do you support an idea of a massive hierarchy of violent armed people aka Government?

xentronium | karma 2418 | avg karma 2.83 · 2013-08-01 13:41:52+00:00

Lesser evil principle.

snitko | karma 2649 | avg karma 2.24 · 2013-08-01 10:52:26

So if someone demonstrated to you that any government is actually a bigger evil, would you consider changing your mind?

xentronium | karma 2418 | avg karma 2.83 · 2013-08-01 12:03:28

Yes. I don't know (and frankly, hardly imagine) of any societies without any hierarchies though. I could imagine communities with democratic collegial decision-making, but it still implies there is a way to enforce decisions, which means armed men.