Of course I didn't mean to forcefully bring them to consensus. I meant that these groups believe that the freedom of others Is a breach of religious, universal, or nature laws and this breach should be ended even by resorting to force to ensure the integrity of the society and to protect the masses for those freedom seekers.
Actually I don't hesitate to claim that those who passively adopt violence are the majority in most of third-world countries.
Thus, I believe they fall to the classification of those who must be defended against which brings us back to the need of force which in turn means that NAP is not an absolute principle that can be applied peacefully everywhere. That brings me to the next question; How to organize the needed force of defense and make sure it is not going to be misused??
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The Non-Aggression Principle does not and never has precluded defensive force. The NAP and ISO (individual self-ownership) have never been pacifistic in nature. Defensive force is part of the NAP. And ISO is indeed an immutable natural reality. You have the most direct objective link to your body/mind and its actions.
I think you may still be thinking in terms of centralized mass governance here. The following video might help a bit.
Honestly, though, it does not matter if we know how everything would work. It is a moral imperative. One does not need to know "who will pick the cotton" in order to correctly know and pronounce that slavery should be ended.
The competitive private protection agencies along with other agencies seem brilliant idea despite the risks involved and the difficulty of presenting it to the average person and for me it worth trying.
But if the problem is with the corrupt governments and not with the concept of authority itself why don't we find means to correct them, Taking into consideration that the private defense firms that is going to protect you, clear your where-about, pay a fine for you, and have the ability to submit your papers to media as a dangerous individuals enjoys new kind of authority over you in such a way we don't yet fully grasp, and might also become corrupted overtime.
Frankly, I got the impression that everything is well known because of the enthusiasm and the confidence for the NAP and Anarchism you guys speak with.
Of course, You don't have to see all the way before you start but with regard to the political roller coaster my country has experienced the last 6 years I can claim that good intentions only don't guarantee success specially when you deal with well experienced state guys and machiavellian opposition.
Right. It’s not about “good intentions,” but the fact that slavery and theft are wrong, and should thus be abolished, regardless of logistics.
Should black slavery have remained in the US until the problem of farming and harvesting cotton was completely solved? Or should immoral acts be ended regardless?
The logistics actually are of great importance and shall be taken care of in order not to be used for a different kind of immoral acts by a different group of people who may take advantage of the good intentions of others.