Introduction to Hoppe's main work

Sailor Steve · 03-12-13, 12:03 PM

The 'Stateless' state sounds good in principle, but I have some observations of my own. If there is no State, how to the communities interact with communities in what are now other countries? The United States originally tried to have individual smaller groups (the States) but were told by other established nations (Britain, France and Russia) that they would only deal with a unified central government. This was partly what led to our Constitution. If one nation followed the prescribed route and others didn't, how would the smaller communities deal with that?

Throughout history nations have been created by individuals who gathered followers, put togethere armies and dominated their neighbors, then their neighbors, until they had an empire. How would individual communities oppose the strong man?

It seems to me that Madison's statement, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary" holds true here. Such a thing might work, but how would it resist someone who created power of his own to subjugate the populace?

My biggest question is how would this all be put into effect? When the United States came into being the need for a strong central government was recognized as a necessary evil. I can see how it could work, but how would people be convinced to try it in the first place?

03-12-13, 12:03 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The 'Stateless' state sounds good in principle, but I have some observations of my own. If there is no State, how to the communities interact with communities in what are now other countries? The United States originally tried to have individual smaller groups (the States) but were told by other established nations (Britain, France and Russia) that they would only deal with a unified central government. This was partly what led to our Constitution. If one nation followed the prescribed route and others didn't, how would the smaller communities deal with that? Throughout history nations have been created by individuals who gathered followers, put togethere armies and dominated their neighbors, then their neighbors, until they had an empire. How would individual communities oppose the strong man? It seems to me that Madison's statement, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary" holds true here. Such a thing might work, but how would it resist someone who created power of his own to subjugate the populace? My biggest question is how would this all be put into effect? When the United States came into being the need for a strong central government was recognized as a necessary evil. I can see how it could work, but how would people be convinced to try it in the first place? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo