I feel like the early American political philosophers were onto something important (govt is a voluntary compact for mutual benefit), that has been forgotten by most today, but is being rediscovered by the crypto community.https://twitter.com/britbenjamin/status/1054840057457082368 …
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It might be that government ought to be a voluntary compact, but it never has been. American philosophers were either lying or deluded.
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There's an obvious deception motive. Coercive power is inherently illegitimate and has to be lied about - it's called the political formula.
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