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> How can I guarantee that this voluntary army won't switch from being a
> protector to being an oppressor? I can't. I can't give you an iron clad
> guarantee that the US Army wont overthrow the government and set up a
> military dictatorship either. They certainly have the means to do so if
they
> wished to. I don't think that's very likely to happen, but it's far more
> likely than the sort of army I'm talking about doing it. The instant a
> voluntary army starts acting in a totalitarian way, shut off it's money
> supply and stop its cancerous growth in the bud. That is a powerful tool
that
> we don't have today, with the US. Army you are forced to keep sending it
> money even if you hate what it's doing.
If you cut off your private army's funds they'll do exactly what every other pissed-off private army did before them: they'll come and take it by force (perhaps shooting you, torching your home and raping your wife, kids and dog if they feel like it). An army that's intended to take on PPAs and even nation states shouldn't have much of a problem with coercing a couple of civilians.
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> From: John =
Clark <jonkc@worldnet.att.net>
> How can I guarantee that this =
voluntary army won't switch from being a
> protector to being an =
oppressor? I can't. I can't give you an iron clad
> guarantee that =
the US Army wont overthrow the government and set up a
> military =
dictatorship either. They certainly have the means to do so if =
they
> wished to. I don't think that's very likely to happen, but =
it's far more
> likely than the sort of army I'm talking about =
doing it. The instant a
> voluntary army starts acting in a =
totalitarian way, shut off it's money
> supply and stop its =
cancerous growth in the bud. That is a powerful tool that
> we =
don't have today, with the US. Army you are forced to keep sending =
it
> money even if you hate what it's doing.
If you cut off =
your private army's funds they'll do exactly what every
other =
pissed-off private army did before them: they'll come and take
it by =
force (perhaps shooting you, torching your home and raping
your wife, =
kids and dog if they feel like it). An army that's intended
to take =
on PPAs and even nation states shouldn't have much of a
problem with =
coercing a couple of civilians.
Nope, I don't think there will =
be a libertarian society of any
significance (in size etc.) before =
the Singularity, and after
that the whole concept will most likely =
become obsolete,
along with so many other things. C'est la =
vie...