Are there any compilations of all the horrible stuff that AnCaps say?

I'm afraid I'm not an anarchist, and while I believe in a small government and the maximum amount of rights for the citizens, nevertheless I believe in a formal system of governance.

I see this as a generally reasonable position. I'd certainly prefer minimal government to what we've got in the US these days. I still see the basis of government in compulsory membership and monopoly of force to be a problem, but at least on paper it wouldn't be nearly as bad. Of course, the US started out that way and look what happened.

But wouldn't that leave you vulnerable to predation of larger, more well-armed groups?

Maybe. It's a common argument against anarchism, and the truth is I don't know. There are a few arguments against it though.

First, organized violence is expensive. In a society where people have their choice of protection agencies, those agencies will have to compete on quality of service and cost of service. If I found out that my car insurance company was violently annexing their competitors, I'd pull my money out in a hot second, and I imagine most other people would too. If nothing else, I'd surely see my rates going up to finance such a thing, and that alone would tend to lose them customers.

Second, with multiple protection agencies, they could keep each other in check. If DefCo starts getting out of line - demanding protection money from people, or shooting at bystanders, for example - there are other groups around who could intervene and hopefully curb the abuses. As it stands today, when the police attack people, what can you do? Go to the police? Policing is subject to the same issues that make monopolies bad for consumers in every other industry - when you're the only one around, you set the terms and you make the rules.

In the end, I believe that on average, people aren't murderous criminals, and that there would be enough sane people around to keep the darker side of humanity in check. Is anarchy a perfect utopia where no one ever gets murdered? Of course not - we're still human. But I think that the problems that do exist can be solved faster, cheaper, and more morally without a government.

/r/Anarchism Thread