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I don't see how a person could possibly prefer less government unless they thought the government was good in some way. And I don't see how anyone can see any good in the government if the only means by which it can accomplish anything is through violence.

Saying that the government is necessary is saying, unequivocally, that there are no non-violent solutions to the problems that the government attempts to solve.

That scares me. Not that there would be no non-violent solutions but that people would actually think that. It's like people have completely given up on peaceful solutions to the problems of murder, theft, education, health care and others even though the alternative is forcing people to do what you want them to do, as if that doesn't actually promote what you're trying to avoid.

I don't see how anything could trump violence as being a worse situation. I don't think you not having a public education is worse than you being threatened. I do not think that not having health care and dying of a heart attack is worse than you being shot. I don't think that having something stolen from you is worse than being forced to give up your money to pay for protection your entire life.

I don't see how being forced to do anything can ever be considered good. I'd love to hear one reason. Is it OK to force someone to pay for your education? Should someone be shot or imprisoned if they disagree with you on that issue? If not, then why does it all of the sudden become OK when you slap a label on the person doing it, like "police officer" or "soldier?"

If your morality doesn't preclude all things but people themselves (this means government, this means greater good, which are concepts, not people), then I'm really concerned with what you'd be willing to put actual people through in order to achieve what you think is "good."