[ExI] Cephalization, proles--Where is government going?

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:16 AM, Kelly Anderson <kellycoinguy at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 11:27 PM, Rafal Smigrodzki
> <rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Kelly Anderson <kellycoinguy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Libertarian thought is divorced from anarchy in that
>>> libertarians want a government to protect us from the criminal element
>>> that would take away our freedoms.
>>
>> ### Hey, I *don't* want a government, and I *am* a libertarian!
>>
>> Let's have an anarchocapitalist slugfest here, like in the good old times! :)
>
> Rafal, you can call yourself whatever you would like. But the common
> definition of libertarian doesn't do away with government for the
> common defense and all that.
>
> How to anarchists keep a more cohesive government next door from
> running all over the top of them to strip their resources?

### I used to believe that a government is unavoidable for protection
purposes and as little as 7 years ago I argued against
anarchocapitalists on this list but since then I have moved on. The
argument for anarchocapitalism is long, and the analysis of the
situations under which it could exist is complex, so let me refer you
to two horrendously long screeds I authored:

http://triviallyso.blogspot.com/2009/11/of-beating-hearts.html

http://triviallyso.blogspot.com/2010/01/of-beating-hearts-part-2.html

If you can wade through it without exasperation or yawning, hit me
with your criticism.

Rafal