Au contraire. Democracy is chosen (or won), by subjecting the public power to popular control.
But does the _nor_
>mean that you have now abandoned the view that anarchy is
>imposed on possibly unwilling populations like liberalism or
>fascism?
As a liberal I object to that elision. I'll grant you that anarchy cannot be imposed like fascism. I never held otherwise. I suppose it might be imposed by deliberate smashing of a state appartus despite the unwillingness of a substantial proportion of the population,a nd the maintenance of taht state of affirs by armed anarchist militias, though.
>
>Justin Schwartz:
I would like to hear how public goods
> > are provided for under anarchy.
>
>I could spin any number of fantasies about how provision of
>public goods could take place in an anarchy. The crux of the
>matter is whether coercion is necessary to produce public
>goods.
That's what makes 'em public--indivisuals will nor provide the on their own because it's rational to free-ride.
This closely resembles the contention that high
>technology can be produced only through coercion; some people
>seem to take it as an article of faith. The specific mechanism
>remains very, very mysterious, however. Too bad -- I want to
>know what it is about weapons, military units and discipline,
>cops, courts and jails and class in general that produces
>either computer chips or the post office.
A very short version: for public goods you need taxes. For taxes you need laws and enforcement and cops and courts and jails. Otherwise you just ask for voluntray subscriptions pretty please, and why should I contribute if I will enjoy the befits even if I don't as long as everyone else contributes? Maybe some public spirit souls like yourself will contribute anyway, but not enough. Also, you need standards and enforcement of them for safety, e.g., in building bridges, buildings,a nd power plants. Safety and health are public goods too. Anarchism really is a recipe for Hobbesean barbarism.
jks
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