Can you be pro-government but anti-state?
To be pro-government you MUST be anti-state.
It’s time to drive home the points made in our previous Mental Levers…
- Because The State initiates force in nearly all that it does…
- The State is actually the negation of government
- This means that to be pro-government you MUST be anti-state
This is the official stance of the Zero Aggression Project…
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(5 Comments)
By Mike May 15, 2017 - 10:48 am
There is no difference between ‘government’ and ‘state’; it’s all the same machine with various sized gears working to keep our freedoms to a minimum. From federal to municipal, the regulation of absolutely every aspect of our lives is only possible with the underlying threat of force.
By Perry Willis May 15, 2017 - 12:25 pm
I think legitimate government only uses violence defensively. The State uses violence aggressively. That’s a HUGE difference in my book.
By Kurt Schurenberg January 14, 2019 - 4:48 pm
What does it mean for government to use violence defensively? For example, if someone is burglarizing houses (non-violently in that no one is home), is government use of violence (arrest, detainment, imprisonment if convicted) a defensive use of violence?
If an organization is planning to plant bombs in cities (for example, the Boston Marathon bombs, but by some organization larger than a nutcase and his brother), is it defensive violence to arrest, detain, etc., the members of the organization, even if they haven’t actually set off any bombs?
Is it defensive violence to attack ISIS or Al-Qaeda members planning attacks on Americans? What about those who aren’t involved in the attack plans, but are support members of the organization?
By Perry Willis January 15, 2019 - 10:10 am
My preference would be for the differences between aggression and defensive violence to be defined by juries, even for the issuing of warrants. And yes, I consider an arrest to be defensive if supported by a warrant issued by a jury based on evidence.
By Penni B August 30, 2017 - 9:55 pm
When the government gets more than the average American spends on food and clothing combined, (https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/bls-average-family-tax-bill-increased-411-4-years) something is terribly wrong. What is worse is how much of it is spent on unconstitutional practices and purchases.