On Nov 4, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Miles Jackson wrote:
> Matt wrote:
>> The obsession is not about theft, but about violence. Specifically
>> "compulsion" - violence threatened for not following a rule
>> (whether it be compulsion to pay a tax or compulsion to not do an
>> illegal drug) - is seen as the absolute worst ethical transgression.
>>
>> With, of course, the exception for self-defense or defense on behalf
>> of another.
>>
> By that logic--they object to a legal system and the rule of law, yes?
No. The legal system enforces laws and contracts, which even the most rabid libertarian would say is a rightful function of government. They object to the seizure of property.
Doug