The Size of the Social Unit: Statism

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Statism aims at destroying property. This means the state owns the means of production; or the state controls production and terms of private property are retained. This is socialism or fascism, but the terms are hardly ever used correctly. Statism is socialism plus fascism. I use statism because it’s almost always some combination of the two. The combination might differ, but rarely in history has it been one or the other. Whatever it’s called, its statism and the philosophy is to destroy property.

I’m not contesting the need for a legal system and some measure of coercion. Those who do not respect the property of others will have to be punished. I want property and reject all measures to abolish property. Abolishing property requires violence, statism is violence, there’s no way around that. I challenge someone to explain statism that isn’t violence. Statism has made conflict and violence perpetual. This concerns all classes politicians divide us into. As Nietzsche said, “A politician divides mankind into two classes, tools and enemies.” Which are you?

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