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 Originally Posted by Renton
Can armies be instruments of profit? Of course. But in a completely private society there would be no need for offensive armies, and where there isn't a need, there isn't a service. Armies can only profit where there are those that are willing to pay them. Currently, societies are coerced through taxation and poor representation, and convinced through state-based propaganda, to pay for armies.
I can't fathom a society where no one finds that destruction generates personal wealth. I mean, it would require everyone to look at the world through the lens of free trade and understand fully the method behind theirs and others lives. People won't ever be on the same page. Someone is going to appreciate how they can improve their lot by taking forcefully from another.
If Ann Rand builds a neutron bomb, can she charge rents for everyone in the calculated blast radius to not detonate? If not, who is going to stop her?
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