> The only "social contract" in force is, "Obey and be protected. Defy us and die."
That same contract is also in force in the absence of a government monopoly on violence, with the difference that the "and die" part gets implemented far more frequently.
That's why anarchists (of any stripe - left or right) shouldn't be trusted, since what they are really aiming for is to destroy democratic institutions and replace them with an authoritarianism that enforces only their preferences.
Yes, I agree anarchy is a dead end. The original idea was govt has monopoly on force to avoid anarchy (and the violence and injustices it entails) but the Constitution was originally designed to limit when the govt can validly use force. We have obviously drifter far away from that ideal.
Maybe not at the presidential level, but you can definitely do so at the local and legislative level if you get involved in your party's local nominating committees. The alternative is running every presidential election like a California recall election, which is a famously dysfunctional process.
That same contract is also in force in the absence of a government monopoly on violence, with the difference that the "and die" part gets implemented far more frequently.
That's why anarchists (of any stripe - left or right) shouldn't be trusted, since what they are really aiming for is to destroy democratic institutions and replace them with an authoritarianism that enforces only their preferences.