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Unless I'm missing something, not every dispute involves murder or rape, though my point remains
correct regarding those issues. We don't need a coercive, state bureaucracy to deal with cases of rape and murder. There is a such thing as self-responsibility and self-defense, is there not? or how about defending your neighbor if he/she is attacked? Do we need some elite state bureaucracy to do these things?
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Of course not. The bureaucracy is an unfortunate necessity for dealing with punishing those people who overcame others' defenses.
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Do we need the state to giev us support networks, or could we do this of our own initiative? In fact, do we even need revenge to occur in state form? I fail to see why I should relegate responsibilities to other people. I can only adequately represent my own interests. I need no High Priests of any kind.
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Except that you can't really represent your own interests after you're dead. And self-defense doesn't always work. And you won't always be capable of getting revenge.
In fact, you are merely suggesting a judicial system of a different kind: Rule by grandpa. If grandpa wants to use force against you, all you can do is defend yourself. If grandpa wants to take something from you, all you can do is defend yourself.