Not really.
Government’s promote a culture of rape by failing to gain the consent of individuals before forcing them to do any number of things with their body, like forcing someone to labor for the state, or when the state arrests/ kidnaps someone for a victimless crime.
Mob rule is not consent, others cannot justly decide for you what is done to your body. Remaining where you were born is likewise not consent since compelling you to move or face violations of your rights is itself a violation of the natural right to self-ownership.
Government monopolizes final control over all property within their jurisdiction, thus inherently violating the rights of citizens.
Private property stems from self-ownership, because anything you originally appropriate, plus add labor to, becomes your property. Read the rest of this entry »
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