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It's an interesting question really, and it's not as simple as a binary choice. Fundamentally to have a functional society you need to have regulations, an authoritative hierarchy of some form (even if it's direct democracy) and a way to physically coerce those who do not obey rules.

The idea that this isn't a sacrifice of freedom would also be misleading, as it certainly is. When people say they won't sacrifice freedom I see it as just ignorant of the struggle and hardship required to establish the regulations that allow for an actual free society.

I could go on for hours, but won't.



There's a very large body of political philosophy that disagrees with your fundamental assertion, though. Not everyone agrees with the Hobbesian notion of the state of permanent war in the lack of a State, or that such top-down authority is inevitable, even if they are acquainted with the argument in its favor.

In any case, that may make someone misguided, but not necessarily willing.




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