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.
Government creates consent. Without government, there is no consent.
Criticism of #1Criticized1oustanding criticism
Two people out in international waters, or in space, or anywhere else with no government, can still have consensual interactions. For example, they can decide to share a sandwich. That’s still consensual if neither party has a preference that arbitrarily steamrolls over the other.
Criticism of #23