THE BASIC ARGUMENT AGAINST DEMOCRACY
In previous articles I have clearly stated my distaste for the state in any form it may come in. In this article I hope to lay down a basic argument against the state, in particular, democracy.
Government supposedly does many necessary things. It provides the police force and fire fighters, it maintains our streets and roads, even delivers our mail. These things do not prove, however, that government is necessary. It does not prove that only the state can preform these duties, or even that it preforms them well. In reality, government does two things 1.) it acquires its funds through coercive force (taxation) and 2.) achieves a monopoly on force and decision making authority.
Every legitimate business in society gets their income through voluntary means, whether by selling a product, or a service. Even scams, and those guilty of fraud are included because they too depend on the consumers participation. Only the government and thieves (the words are synonymous, really) receive their wealth by threatening you with consequences should you not comply and do what they say. The German sociologist Franz Oppenheimer said that the only way one can receive wealth in society is by 1.) producing goods and exchanging with others and 2.) violent seizure of the wealth produced by others. The first option is beneficial to everyone involved in the transaction, the second benefits only the looters at the expense of the looted. In ages past, monarchs had their power backed up by 'the will of God.' Presently, in our more secular culture, their power is backed up by the control of the military and the police force. These have given the government a terrifying monopoly on coercive force that it uses to back up their thievery.
It is commonly stated that because democratic governments are voted into power that this somehow makes them voluntary. The glaring flaw in this argument is that majority rule makes it majority tyranny. Just because the majority claims taxation as necessary does not mean it is somehow less criminal. Government (especially democracy) is often justified as necessary for "the general welfare of the population." This idea has been drilled into each and every individuals head since they entered the (government run) education system.The purpose is to convince everyone that the government is not, in fact, crime on a monumental scale, but rather something necessary for the well being of society. The result of all this is an individual persons convictions and beliefs being sacrificed at the alter of majority rule. Why must I pledge allegiance to a country that preforms things I have moral convictions against? Because the majority said so? Some will point to the fact that America is a republic as well as a democracy. In a republic you elect senators to represent you in government (with congresses approval rating at an all time low they are clearly not doing their job) but they are not actually representing everyone in their state, they are representing the majority that elected them into power.
The concept of democracy, and indeed, government in general, is based on the social contract. It is an imaginary document that says that you sacrifice some personal liberties and rights to enjoy some government provided services. There are two big problems with the social contract, the biggest of which is that it doesn't actually exist. It is insinuated that because you were born in America (something you had no control over) that you must adhere to our laws and taxes. It is not an actual document between you and the U.S. government. Secondly, if you do adhere to the social contract, then what if a government service fails you? What if you are robbed and the police fail to catch the criminal? Then by the logic that comes with contractual agreements, because they failed to uphold their end of the agreement you are no longer obligated to either. The truth about democracy can be summed up in a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche "The state is the coldest of all cold monsters. Coldly it lies; and this lie slips from its mouth: "I, the state, am the people." Democracy isn't a government of the people, by the people, or for the people. It is a criminal organization writ large, elected by a majority that imposes their will on the individuals.
Government supposedly does many necessary things. It provides the police force and fire fighters, it maintains our streets and roads, even delivers our mail. These things do not prove, however, that government is necessary. It does not prove that only the state can preform these duties, or even that it preforms them well. In reality, government does two things 1.) it acquires its funds through coercive force (taxation) and 2.) achieves a monopoly on force and decision making authority.
Every legitimate business in society gets their income through voluntary means, whether by selling a product, or a service. Even scams, and those guilty of fraud are included because they too depend on the consumers participation. Only the government and thieves (the words are synonymous, really) receive their wealth by threatening you with consequences should you not comply and do what they say. The German sociologist Franz Oppenheimer said that the only way one can receive wealth in society is by 1.) producing goods and exchanging with others and 2.) violent seizure of the wealth produced by others. The first option is beneficial to everyone involved in the transaction, the second benefits only the looters at the expense of the looted. In ages past, monarchs had their power backed up by 'the will of God.' Presently, in our more secular culture, their power is backed up by the control of the military and the police force. These have given the government a terrifying monopoly on coercive force that it uses to back up their thievery.
It is commonly stated that because democratic governments are voted into power that this somehow makes them voluntary. The glaring flaw in this argument is that majority rule makes it majority tyranny. Just because the majority claims taxation as necessary does not mean it is somehow less criminal. Government (especially democracy) is often justified as necessary for "the general welfare of the population." This idea has been drilled into each and every individuals head since they entered the (government run) education system.The purpose is to convince everyone that the government is not, in fact, crime on a monumental scale, but rather something necessary for the well being of society. The result of all this is an individual persons convictions and beliefs being sacrificed at the alter of majority rule. Why must I pledge allegiance to a country that preforms things I have moral convictions against? Because the majority said so? Some will point to the fact that America is a republic as well as a democracy. In a republic you elect senators to represent you in government (with congresses approval rating at an all time low they are clearly not doing their job) but they are not actually representing everyone in their state, they are representing the majority that elected them into power.
The concept of democracy, and indeed, government in general, is based on the social contract. It is an imaginary document that says that you sacrifice some personal liberties and rights to enjoy some government provided services. There are two big problems with the social contract, the biggest of which is that it doesn't actually exist. It is insinuated that because you were born in America (something you had no control over) that you must adhere to our laws and taxes. It is not an actual document between you and the U.S. government. Secondly, if you do adhere to the social contract, then what if a government service fails you? What if you are robbed and the police fail to catch the criminal? Then by the logic that comes with contractual agreements, because they failed to uphold their end of the agreement you are no longer obligated to either. The truth about democracy can be summed up in a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche "The state is the coldest of all cold monsters. Coldly it lies; and this lie slips from its mouth: "I, the state, am the people." Democracy isn't a government of the people, by the people, or for the people. It is a criminal organization writ large, elected by a majority that imposes their will on the individuals.
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