Jack Spirko: “Minarchism and Anarchism have arisen from the fundamental understanding that what states do is theft”
“Minarchism and Anarchism has arisen from the fundamental understanding that what states do is theft. It is no less theft for your government to take 30% of your income, than for me to come into your home and take 30% of your shit. It’s actually a greater theft. You have recourse if I take your stuff. You can shoot me. You can fight back. You can bury me in a hole in the ground. When the government demands their 30% they will use overwhelming force and you have no recourse. And they can spend your money on things that you find to be morally reprehensible. And there is nothing you can do if you stay in their system. And they make it very difficult for you to disassociate with their system. In fact I would say all nigh impossible for you to fully disassociate with their system. But there are ways you can begin the process. And what I’ve learned about most, not all – cause some of you are flaming assholes – but most anarchists understand these things and understand that you can’t just switch a switch and make this happen. That there is a move toward this. And many even understand we may never actually get there. But if we don’t set the goal at absolutely no state, all we will ever get is more state. And then a lot of anarchists would be happy if we could get into a true monarchist system, as long as we don’t lose site of the eventual goal. And that actually makes anarchism a lot easier of a system to adapt. … You can’t steal other peoples’ shit, and you can’t tell other people how to think”
