One of the biggest fears for people when I bring up a completely free society that is not shackled down by government is the fear of an ensuing chaotic world. I truly believe that it is a legitimate concern but a concern not based off any logical reasoning.
The idea is based off that since the State has ultimate authority over any certain territory the majority of people would be afraid to infringe on the rights of the others since the State would come and make you pay for said actions. If you rob/murder/rape someone the police come and try to find the perpetrator and arrest him. This incentive to not infringe on the rights of others is not profound in a free society so there must be chaos and no mutual agreements among the populace.
What a lot of people miss out on is there are forces much stronger than the State imposed prisons. When people are arrested most are usually let out later regardless of being in a state of mind that is productive for society because of some subjective prison sentencing.
I can easily bring up two forces that could be a possibility in a free society that have happened historically and happen today in stateless societies. One of these forces is a market force based off a type of insurance and the other is based of ostracizing which labels people as outcasts.
The market forces that can be enforced have different beliefs. For example Murray Rothbard believes that it would be in the best interest of the individual to purchase insurance just in case he was cheated i.e. stolen from, raped, etc... Robert P. Murphy a current Anarcho Capitalist believes there would be an incentive for individuals to purchase a so called "voucher system" of insurance where this agency would "vouch" for an individual and if he was to infringe on the rights of others or break contract it would be that agency to give retribution to the victim/victims instead of the insurance agency of a victim to give retribution. Although no one can possibly say which system would emerge I believe that Murphy has the most plausible solution to a free market response with the voucher system.
This has very important implications in a society with no government. If you have an agency that basically vouches for you it is in their best interest to make sure you are someone worth vouching for. If not it would cost them money to pay retribution if said person violated someone else. The more risky you were as an individual the more costly your premiums would cost so it would be in the individual's best interest to be as risk-free as possible. If you were thought to be a risk-free person and you violated this trust that the agency had in you they could revoke their vouch for you and you would have a hard time finding an agency to continue to vouch for you. When this happens a market force would void you from being able to belong in a society where a coherent voucher system existed.
Now perhaps let's say the voucher system didn't quite work out for a certain case. This case is one though where society realized that the ruling, the ruling based off this blog post of mine, didn't make any sense. The agency could say that a judge ruled in favor of their client and therefor did not owe the would be victim any retribution. If the society realized that the judge made a faulty decision the society itself could ostracize the perpetrator and not allow this person on their property. So society could easily account for bad rulings or even rulings that might have influenced by money.
What we must realize is that comparing apples to apples, the state vs a free society, the free society would be able to provide a more moral system of justice. There would be no anarchy within this anarchic system. There would only be free people freely deciding how to best live their own lives.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Forced Education
I know some people have been asking me to start commenting on news and especially local news. Here's a good story about how EPISD goes around trying to get dropouts back into school, no doubt nothing short of a noble cause. Below is a link to the official story.
EPISD combats high drop out rate.
What is the problem with forced education in the first place and is the EPISD doing a good job to society by trying to bring the students back to school?
I'll first bring up trying to get the dropouts back into school. Why are these kids dropping out in the first place? What are the socio-economic reasons the kids are generally dropping out of school? It seems as if these issues aren't first addressed EPISD will be a dog chasing its own tail. I can have a blog SERIES on issues like this that are caused by government intervention. We as a society might address what causes problems not the end result of the problems or else the problems never go away.
Now what about forced education instituted by government? I can quickly lay out many problems on a moral and economic foundation that hurt society more than we think it might help it.
Moral Foundations -
1)Using force to make people do anything, even if it's "for their own good", is nothing short of slavery.
2) It should be up to the parents what the children to do. For those skeptics I'm sure most parents would rather have their children be in school than not be. Besides, no amount of government could change the minds of those whose opinions would differ.
3) If the student so chooses to not go to school and disobey the parents then it their choice to do so. If the parents want him to go to school but he doesn't want to they have the choice to make him leave the household. It would then be the in that students best interest to take full responsibilities for himself and live his life.
Economic Foundations -
1)By forcing students into school when they would rather be working artificially lowers the supply of workers which distorts the market.
2)People who would gladly provide competition for work are not allowed to and would therefore be forced to be out of work instead of being a productive member of society. In need of money but not being able to earn legitimately.. hmmm... I wonder what that would lead to.
3)Poverty would NOT increase as many people would think. Not many people want to live in poverty but are forced to go to school instead of work. Forcing people to waste time when they could be working and providing for themselves and family is morally and economically wrong.
Let's get government out of our lives. We will become more educated people, more prosperous people, and more free people.
EPISD combats high drop out rate.
What is the problem with forced education in the first place and is the EPISD doing a good job to society by trying to bring the students back to school?
I'll first bring up trying to get the dropouts back into school. Why are these kids dropping out in the first place? What are the socio-economic reasons the kids are generally dropping out of school? It seems as if these issues aren't first addressed EPISD will be a dog chasing its own tail. I can have a blog SERIES on issues like this that are caused by government intervention. We as a society might address what causes problems not the end result of the problems or else the problems never go away.
Now what about forced education instituted by government? I can quickly lay out many problems on a moral and economic foundation that hurt society more than we think it might help it.
Moral Foundations -
1)Using force to make people do anything, even if it's "for their own good", is nothing short of slavery.
2) It should be up to the parents what the children to do. For those skeptics I'm sure most parents would rather have their children be in school than not be. Besides, no amount of government could change the minds of those whose opinions would differ.
3) If the student so chooses to not go to school and disobey the parents then it their choice to do so. If the parents want him to go to school but he doesn't want to they have the choice to make him leave the household. It would then be the in that students best interest to take full responsibilities for himself and live his life.
Economic Foundations -
1)By forcing students into school when they would rather be working artificially lowers the supply of workers which distorts the market.
2)People who would gladly provide competition for work are not allowed to and would therefore be forced to be out of work instead of being a productive member of society. In need of money but not being able to earn legitimately.. hmmm... I wonder what that would lead to.
3)Poverty would NOT increase as many people would think. Not many people want to live in poverty but are forced to go to school instead of work. Forcing people to waste time when they could be working and providing for themselves and family is morally and economically wrong.
Let's get government out of our lives. We will become more educated people, more prosperous people, and more free people.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Living free with a cage around you.
Although I'm a hopeful man I'm also not blinded by my hopes. I realize the State most likely will not dissolve overnight nor will it dissolve anytime soon. It will take very extreme measures for people to realize the evils of the State and even farther for people to want to abolish it and live completely free.
So how do those of us that are Voluntarists/Anarcho-Capitalists live the philosophy that we have? I definitely try to follow the adage of "Live your Philosophy".
Our philosophy stems from the premise of non-aggression and the non-initiation of force.
What can this really mean in a society where aggression and the initiation of force is at every corner? Taxes are levied for whatever reason at the expense of the people, property is not true property, and people's money is at the hand of big banksters.
My first message is to always spread the message. This is the biggest anti-state thing we can do to the State.
People would probably also expect for me to state that you should never enjoy a job that pays through the use of taxes. I don't really align with this premise and believe in what Murray Rothbard had to say about the topic. To sum it up he said you can have these jobs and be morally okay to do the job as long as your position is in reduction of the State. Ron Paul doesn't defy voluntarist ideology because he's a politician, he's perfectly in line with our ideas because overall his goal is to reduce the State. A policeman could be in line with these ideas as well as long as his goal is to only keep peace and not arrest people for victimless crimes which is there personal choice.
I believe the next idea is to be more self-sufficient. I would NOT argue that you should be 100% self-sufficient unless you completely wanted to. Remember that the division of labor is what got us out of the cavemen days to how we are now. Buy from those who do NOT use the State to give them an edge in the market. This companies could be local or even large companies.
One of the most important things I'd like to say is that we should all strive to trade our dollars for goods that hold value long term. Gold and silver are typically the best commodities for this and have been for centuries. Realize that this is not an investment or a way to make quick buck. Having your reserves in gold and silver is the only true way to save as inflation is killing the value of dollars over time.
START READING!! The only way to be a truly free individual is to be knowledgeable.
The last thing I can think of is civil disobedience. This is something that I don't personally do but make it my goal to support those that do as much as I can. Ultimately this is your choice but you risk your very livelihood in the process. I believe we do a lot more good by teaching than jail time. I like to do things that won't get me arrested but aren't seen very much. Like open carry my revolver as often as I can. Not to cause a disturbance or get people scared but to show that I am a free man and I should be free to do what I want as long as I don't hurt anyone.
So how do those of us that are Voluntarists/Anarcho-Capitalists live the philosophy that we have? I definitely try to follow the adage of "Live your Philosophy".
Our philosophy stems from the premise of non-aggression and the non-initiation of force.
What can this really mean in a society where aggression and the initiation of force is at every corner? Taxes are levied for whatever reason at the expense of the people, property is not true property, and people's money is at the hand of big banksters.
My first message is to always spread the message. This is the biggest anti-state thing we can do to the State.
People would probably also expect for me to state that you should never enjoy a job that pays through the use of taxes. I don't really align with this premise and believe in what Murray Rothbard had to say about the topic. To sum it up he said you can have these jobs and be morally okay to do the job as long as your position is in reduction of the State. Ron Paul doesn't defy voluntarist ideology because he's a politician, he's perfectly in line with our ideas because overall his goal is to reduce the State. A policeman could be in line with these ideas as well as long as his goal is to only keep peace and not arrest people for victimless crimes which is there personal choice.
I believe the next idea is to be more self-sufficient. I would NOT argue that you should be 100% self-sufficient unless you completely wanted to. Remember that the division of labor is what got us out of the cavemen days to how we are now. Buy from those who do NOT use the State to give them an edge in the market. This companies could be local or even large companies.
One of the most important things I'd like to say is that we should all strive to trade our dollars for goods that hold value long term. Gold and silver are typically the best commodities for this and have been for centuries. Realize that this is not an investment or a way to make quick buck. Having your reserves in gold and silver is the only true way to save as inflation is killing the value of dollars over time.
START READING!! The only way to be a truly free individual is to be knowledgeable.
The last thing I can think of is civil disobedience. This is something that I don't personally do but make it my goal to support those that do as much as I can. Ultimately this is your choice but you risk your very livelihood in the process. I believe we do a lot more good by teaching than jail time. I like to do things that won't get me arrested but aren't seen very much. Like open carry my revolver as often as I can. Not to cause a disturbance or get people scared but to show that I am a free man and I should be free to do what I want as long as I don't hurt anyone.
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