Objectivist Criticisms of Anarcho-Capitalism
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The anarcho-capitalist stance: competing governments in a single territory would not only work but be superior to having a single government, a monopoly on violence.
Dispute resolution, lawmaking, and personal defense are only proper in the hands of government.
Criticism of #1Criticized1oustanding criticism
In order for a military and police to be valid, it would need the consent of the governed […], but a hidden qualification is MOST of the governed, which is an exception to individual right of association.
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[Rand’s] conclusion, in essence, is that an individuals [sic] right to choose who defends them should be ignored for the sake of a collective good, which seems to me an exception to one of our shared principles.
Criticism of #25