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From: wjr@x.UUCP (Bill Richard)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: Re: Re: (micromotives & macrobehavior)
Message-ID: <567@x.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 21:05:57 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 15 21:05:57 1985
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Reply-To: wjr@x.UUCP (STella Calvert)
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Note:  This is STella Calvert, not wjr, and not frog.

In article <28200073@inmet.UUCP> janw@inmet.UUCP writes:
>  Unfortunately, tighter political systems tend to outfight
>the looser ones, given equal economic and demographic assets.

> I am speaking as someone sympathetic to Libertarian goals, but
>the defense problem does trouble me. 
> JoSH and Nat have pointed out many  *existing*  private systems
>that might take over government's social functions: charities,
>insurance, etc. For defense, there is very little to show.
>        Jan Wasilewsky
>
I currently live in a "looser political system"; this system places many
restrictions on the weaponry I can stockpile for my defense.  In libertaria, I
would be free to purchase the weapons I felt were necessary, hire the
assistance I required, and know that my neighbors, likewise free, would be
ready to defend our common condition of non-coercion by killing the coercers.
In a "looser political system", the state still has a monopoly on coercion,
and on defense (of their right to coerce).  Not only wouldn't I cross the 
street to defend this statist right, if I did want to, the state would say 
"Sorry, you're female, you can't go into combat situations (unless maybe 
someday we desperately need you)."

But (I think I hear a voice crying) how are you going to defend yourself
against a rival group with nuclear weapons?  Simple.  I'm not.  If you convert
me from a productive person to a vortex of plasma, I won't be much use to you.
Nor will my house, factory, or file of unpublished works in progress.  So nuke
me!  

				STella Calvert
				(guest on ...!decvax!frog!wjr)

		Every man and every woman is a star.