Score one for the good guys! I've always thought Sobran's writing was headed our way. Nice to see he made the jump.
""Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others?"
There are differing schools of thought on laws and their enforcement. Yes, even we anarchists differ on the type of anarchy we promote. There are those who advocate what I term anarchy-lite, whereby functions such as law enforcement and military activities are still under the auspices of some nominal State. Then there are those who advicate that whatever service can be provided by the state, can be provided by the market and be provided cheaper, more efficient, etc. The main issue with the first example is the inherent coercion and concentration/exclusivity of power. In the second type, those services are a business and as such subject to market demands and satisfaction. Simply put, competition rather than monopoly.
Am I to understand that in your ideal world, we would abolish our Constitution?
How do you feel about the basic libertarian ideal of, "no one may initiate force," and that the government is there to deter or prevent others from initiating force against you?
The same could be said of most anarchists (depending on what flavour they are)."A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being, or to advocate or delegate its initiation. Those who act consistently with this principle are libertarians, whether they realize it or not. Those who fail to act consistently with it are not libertarians, regardless of what they may claim."
So, in an anarchist style society, how are disputes resolved? For instance, I contract with you, then you refuse to pay me for the services I rendered. How do I collect?
I live on a stream. I dump my garbage in the stream below my house, and the garbage runs down and pollutes the water you drink from. How is this resolved in an anarchist society?
There is a predator in my neighborhood. We would like to defend ourselves against him, but he's grown too powerful. How do we stop him?