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RE: A practical problem for the Anarchist and New Age Voluntarists (and any other starry-eyed idealist). (featuring @vuyusile as author)
The rich are bad, and the poor are good; is a far too common excuse for the need of government.
How do they protect themselves now?
By not having things to steal. Other than that, gang affiliations provide some feelings of security in the roughest areas.
I don't think the Rich are bad and the poor are good. I also agree the poor don't have great ways to protect themselves now either. I don't see how private security will do a better job for the poor than a functional state government.
If you think government does a better job than private security, then you must think private security bad when compared to government. So if security does worse of a job as a private organization than as a public government, what market sector would do a better job than government?
Let me put it to you this way; A private security car following me from work to the rest stop where I sleep, is a lot less threatening than a government car of any kind.
I'm not saying private security isn't effective for the person hiring the security firm. My point s that I don't think private security will help those who don't have the funds to hire them.