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You know, I see a lot of people talking about the state as if it's this shadowy entity that hangs above us all, making decisions on our behalf.
The state, is just people. Like you and I, reader. How can one person, or group of people, grant rights or regulations that you yourself are not able to? The only logical way is through violence, which is precisely why communism never works. You can't grant the means of production without ripping it away from the people who created them.
You also cannot be granted the freedom to do something for this same reason, because unless you own the territory the action is taking place in, you yourself don't have the right to grant that power. You do have freedom from something, though, because you hold that power inherently. There are some obvious exceptions, but they mostly surround your violating another's freedoms.
If you truly want to learn how the world works, and why they work that way, economics and philosophy are the one true path. Especially Austrian Economics, the philosophy of the NAP, and the philosophies of the strong individual.
Just a little something to think about.
