[ExI] Be nice to leftists

[Adrian Tymes]

On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 12:53 AM, Rafal Smigrodzki <
rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Omar Rahman <rahmans at me.com> wrote:
>
>> Um, 'law produced privately'? What kind of law is it if it is private to
>> you? You wouldn't happen to want to actually ENFORCE those laws on others
>> against their wills, would you? I guess then it would be your private force
>> vs the private force of those you declare 'law breakers'. Sounds like the
>> law of the jungle, might makes right etc.
>>
>
> ### Read up on private law, come back when you have something relevant to
> say.
>

No, he's right.  Enforcement is a fundamental weakness of relying only on
private law.  There exist those who refuse to agree to any laws, and there
have since law first existed.  The only way they are kept from taking what
they please without recompense is by enforcing laws upon them without their
consent.  There is no reason to believe that, in a society where all laws
are produced privately, these people would agree to any laws.

It does not matter if agreeing would in fact be in their interests.
Whether due to flawed perceptions or (more often) inability to reason, they
sincerely believe they should not have to obey any laws or anything
amounting to a law, or respect the rights and property of anyone else.

As Omar points out, it is a problem when lawless types acquire lots of
force.  The most effective solution found to date has been to attempt to
enforce a violence monopoly, by a body that is at least somewhat
responsible to the public at large, specifically one which believes that
furthering their interests and prosperity is the best means to further its
own.
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