"Libertarian Anarchist"
I forgot to mention the political problem with this position. Most people think of "Anarchy" as a permanent riot. They can't imagine any other version of "no Government." So in a discussion, your opponent will try to establish that you don't believe in a force system and then "straw man" you with it. "Oh, you believe in Free Enterprise? You mean 'Anarchy with a Constable,' do you?"
What I start off with is that "Government" is a service that protects property. Historically, we have always used a Political Government that is allowed to use force to accomplish this.
What a Libertarian realizes is that property protection is a buyable service. So when I envision "Anarchy" I am not thinking of "no Government." In fact I am thinking of "100% Government." I want 100% protection of my property.
We have already got a lot of this in place. Private protection of property grows and grows. People are realizing that our present "Law and Order" justice system is not in the property protection business. It is in the business of catching and punishing people who interfere with other people's property.
I explained our present justice system to my kids this way:
"Somebody steals you stuff and gets away with it. You call the police to report it. A policeman will come out and take a report. He feels bad for you but he has no real interest in catching the thief or getting your property back. He makes the same money either way. Which you pay for.
Let's say they get lucky and catch the thief. He is then held in a prison, which you pay for, gets a lawyer to defend himself from the State, which you pay for. He goes before a Judge and Jury to decide if he is guilty. Which you pay for.
If they find him guilty, he may be sent to prison, where he is treated well and spends his time in idleness, learning how to be a better thief from the other inmates. And you pay for his imprisonment."
And by the way, you never got your property back.
My kids were appalled at this.
Long term, I believe we will go toward a system where you buy property protection from a company that also insures your property. If something happens to it. They have to pay off.
Private fire companies used to do this. You paid them for fire protection, and they put out any fire and fixed the damage.
This kind of approach gives the company you contract with a proprietary interest in you. |
