What is the differenc between AnCap and everything else?

[myrkul]

So is AnCap's goal to eliminate the "red market?" Is that possible? I don't think a world without violence is achievable, sadly.

Basically, yes. It's possible to remove the acceptance of violence, but you're right, completely getting rid of violence is impossible. That's not AnCap's goal. AnCap's goal is simply to place all people who use initiatory violence in the same category: criminals.

Ah! This makes sense. Thank you. Would you agree then that the U.S. Government, for instance, is just an enormous and violent company? Also, do you think AnCap can do away with violent mafias and governments?

I'd say that's an accurate description. As for completely doing away with organizations like the Mafia and governments, probably not completely. It might succeed in turning the Mafia "straight", but there will always be people who want to control others, and those people will always try to start governments. The best we can do is knock 'em down every time they start hurting people.

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[finkleshnorts]

I'd say that's an accurate description. As for completely doing away with organizations like the Mafia and governments, probably not completely. It might succeed in turning the Mafia "straight", but there will always be people who want to control others, and those people will always try to start governments. The best we can do is knock 'em down every time they start hurting people.

Very cool, thanks. I suppose we are in agreement. So would your definition of government be "a group of excessively violent and oppressive people weilding power over others?" If not, then what is your definition of government (and your definition of mafia) that is necessarily exclusive to "coca-cola" type companies?

[myrkul]

So would your definition of government be "a group of excessively violent and oppressive people wielding power over others?"

I'd say that's a fair definition.