"Most diseases": cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, etc. A government-as-disease metaphor does not HAVE to have government as being similar to most diseases, but it does if it wants to be a GOOD metaphor. Now combine that with the fact that the "vaccination" of gov violence does NOT protect the body of the people from contracting the disease and suffering from the "injection", and you have no analogy or metaphor.
But since you seem to waver from arguing against anarchy to arguing FOR anarchy, I don't think I need do more. But I do appreciate your honesty, and can somewhat relate to your dilemma. ---------------------------------- > >Interesting analogy. But these elements are not analogous. >1) Most diseases are not treated thusly; most are treated by >elimination. Please define "most diseases." Then explain why the government-as- disease metaphor must have government as being similar to most diseases. >2) Infectious disease is defined by one species attacking >another; the disease of government is human attacking human. All analogies are inexact. There are plenty of symbiotic relationships in nature where one species "preys" upon another and causes it some harm, while protecting it against greater harms. >3) Humans are not ignorant microbes; ie, we can learn and have >technology. True. However, as yet, we've not yet proven in practice the viability of defense against foreign State attack without a State of our own to provide military defense. I believe that's possible, but I could be wrong. Tim Starr Fight for Liberty! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fightforliberty/ ------------------------------------ ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links
