toxicbitcoiner on Nostr: “Following Franz Oppenheimer and Albert Jay Nock, Rothbard identified the State as ...
“Following Franz Oppenheimer and Albert Jay Nock, Rothbard identified the State as a predatory organism.
It is the “organization of the political means.” The State produces nothing by itself but takes what other people have produced. From this we can deduce a vital fact. Society must have existed before the State. Otherwise, there would be nothing for the State to take.”
https://mises.org/power-market/menace-state
It is the “organization of the political means.” The State produces nothing by itself but takes what other people have produced. From this we can deduce a vital fact. Society must have existed before the State. Otherwise, there would be nothing for the State to take.”
https://mises.org/power-market/menace-state
quoting note18rk…seldPeople got used to the idea that they need the government, most of all hasn't noticed it's the other way 🤷♂️