I have seen a lot of surprise/confusion as to why so many libertarians became reactionaries, but I think there is a consistent deep structure here 1/
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People usually assume that stateless societies must be poor and violent compared to states, but there are a few historical counterexamples. Medieval Iceland was peaceful compared to its contemporaries; Harappan civilization seemed to have Bronze-Age-level cities rivaling Babylon.
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Realistic appraisal of violence often (though not always) leads to non-anarchism, but is compatible with a variety of political outlooks, including the "classical liberalism" of the founders of the US.
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