From: Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Date: Thu Nov 07 2002 - 07:46:43 MST
Note the final paragraph. (Insert "collectivism" or "socialism" for the
state and I think you wind up with much the same thing.) -- Dan
The Law of Force
by Joseph Sobran
October 22, 2002
The killer who is terrorizing the D.C. area may not be affiliated with
al-Qaeda or any other "terrorist" group, but whoever he is, he certainly
learned something from the events of 9/11. It doesn't take many people
to create tremendous fear and disruption - and to baffle the combined
police resources of three states, along with the Pentagon. Anyone who is
determined to do this can do it.
I was trying to be rational about this, reasoning that the odds against
my getting shot were roughly the same as the odds against my winning the
lottery (which is why I don't buy lottery tickets). Then, as I drove
into an airport parking lot last week, I noticed a white van behind me
and I felt an immediate pang of panic.
I should know better. The police can't protect us. That's not really
their job. Their job is to give us tickets on various pretexts, taking
our money for the state. An unexpected challenge like the sniper catches
the state unprepared and exposes its real nature. Its legitimacy rests
on its claim that it protects us from crime, but its own activities are
essentially criminal. It claims a monopoly of force, but now a
competitor is denying that monopoly and it is helpless.
For the rest of this story, see
http://www.sobran.com/columns/021022.shtml
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