Myths/government is the source of all oppression - Revision history

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Woozle: Created page with "==The Myth== The argument seems to be something like this: # Government has a monopoly on force in our society. # Business [[monopolies would not exist without government]..."

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Created page with "==The Myth== The argument seems to be something like this: # Government has a monopoly on force in our society. # Business [[monopolies would not exist without government]..."

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==The Myth==
The argument seems to be something like this:
# [[Government has a monopoly on force]] in our society.
# Business [[monopolies would not exist without government]] support.
# Therefore only government can coerce individuals into making choices they wouldn't make otherwise.
# Without government, therefore, individuals are free to choose the terms of their interactions with others.
# When individuals are free to choose who they interact with and how, no individual or organization would acquire too much power because people would stop doing business with them.
# Government therefore creates oppression through (a) its monopoly on force and (b) restricting how others may interact (e.g. by creating or encouraging business monopolies).
==The Reality==
# Government [[myths/government has a monopoly on force|does not have a monopoly on force]].
# Monopolies [[myths/monopolies cannot exist without government|can exist]] without government.
# Business has many ways of coercing or persuading individuals to make bad choices.

The ultimate basis of this myth seems to be the firm belief that all political power -- that is, the ability for one person or group to coerce other people -- originates with government, and therefore if you eliminate government there will be no political power. [[political power comes from technology|This is false]].

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 ==The Myth==
 The argument seems to be something like this:
-# {{l/same|Government has a monopoly on force}} in our society.
+# {{l/same|government has a monopoly on force}} in our society.
 # Business {{l/same|monopolies would not exist without government}} support.
 # Therefore only government can coerce individuals into making choices they wouldn't make otherwise.
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 # Government therefore creates oppression through (a) its monopoly on force and (b) restricting how others may interact (e.g. by creating or encouraging business monopolies).
 ==The Reality==
-# Government [[myths/government has a monopoly on force|does not have a monopoly on force]].
+# Government [[myths/government has a monopoly on force|does '''not''' have a monopoly on force]].
-# Monopolies [[myths/monopolies would not exist without government|can exist]] without government.
+# Monopolies [[myths/monopolies would not exist without government|'''can''' exist]] without government.
 # Business has many ways of coercing or persuading individuals to make bad choices.
-The ultimate basis of this myth seems to be the firm belief that all political power -- that is, the ability for one person or group to coerce other people -- originates with government, and therefore if you eliminate government there will be no political power. [[political power comes from technology|This is false]].
+The ultimate basis of this myth seems to be the firm belief that all political power &ndash; that is, the ability for one person or group to coerce other people -- originates with government, and therefore if you eliminate government there will be no political power. [[political power comes from technology|This is false]].