Statists- the Definition
A "statist" is a person who believes that government is a legitimate human endeavor. I do not intend the word as an insult, although I would find it insulting to be considered one. If this position describes you, why be upset about it? Unless you feel you are wrong......
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posted by Kent McManigal | 3:37 PM |
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Hmm. Can't you conceive of a form of government that would be consensual?
If there is such an entity, albeit theoretical, would it be necessarily statist?
If it were consensual it would lack some features of government (as generally defined). Government (other than self-government/self control) is imposed on people (you can't opt out without fleeing the area), and is almost always financed with theft, and demands a monopoly on force in a given area. Show me a voluntary organization that lacks those features and I wouldn't consider it "government", and I probably wouldn't oppose it since I'd be free to opt out if it did things I didn't approve of.
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