Objectivist Criticisms of Anarcho-Capitalism

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Government creates consent. Without government, there is no consent.

#23 · · Dennis HackethalOP, 12 months ago · context · CriticismCriticized3

It doesn’t. Not any more than it creates man’s rights. Whether an interaction is consensual is derived from the nature of the interaction itself.

#24 · · Dennis HackethalOP, 12 months ago · Criticism of #23
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There are already consensual interactions between people that are nonetheless unregulated. Sex, for instance.

#265 · · Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago · Criticism of #23
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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.

#266 · · Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago · Criticism of #23
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