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lpm100's review
5.0
A parent's review: A good book
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2020
This is a children's version of the book "The Anatomy of the State" by Murray Rothbard. (This book continues on with the series of children's versions of books that have been read / should be read by libertarians.)
I myself have not read the Rothbard book (and since it is only 67 pages, it is likely that I might one afternoon or two), but these ideas that he brings down show up many many times in libertarian type works. And also other types of works that discuss human society: a state can be defined as "a monopoly on violence over a defined region."
But, by definition, a state involves violence – – even if only in extremis
This is a simple little read, it occurs to me to ask: Why didn't somebody think of this before?
A lot of times when people want to inculcate someone with a political agenda, the first place that they go is to schools so that they can catch children when they are young.
Why can't sauce for the goose be sauce for the gander?
The environmentalists have been doing this for a long time. (Think of how often you watch a cartoon where bad people are shown to be polluters, who are not polluting as a side effect of some productive economic activity. But, just doing it because they are "bad.")
And don't even get me started on the Gender Identity Disorder Self-Diagnosis Movement. (Drag Queen Story Hours all over the place. And I remember WAY fewer people with Gender Identity Disorder than when I was in Middle School and High School.)
If you have a worldview that you would like to impart to your kids, better that you catch them young and take the responsibility for their education.
The Libertarian world view has some number of parts, and this is a substantial one. (If there is no violence / threat of violence, then there is no state.)
The illustrations are great, and my sons liked them a lot.
Verdict: Strongly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2020
This is a children's version of the book "The Anatomy of the State" by Murray Rothbard. (This book continues on with the series of children's versions of books that have been read / should be read by libertarians.)
I myself have not read the Rothbard book (and since it is only 67 pages, it is likely that I might one afternoon or two), but these ideas that he brings down show up many many times in libertarian type works. And also other types of works that discuss human society: a state can be defined as "a monopoly on violence over a defined region."
But, by definition, a state involves violence – – even if only in extremis
This is a simple little read, it occurs to me to ask: Why didn't somebody think of this before?
A lot of times when people want to inculcate someone with a political agenda, the first place that they go is to schools so that they can catch children when they are young.
Why can't sauce for the goose be sauce for the gander?
The environmentalists have been doing this for a long time. (Think of how often you watch a cartoon where bad people are shown to be polluters, who are not polluting as a side effect of some productive economic activity. But, just doing it because they are "bad.")
And don't even get me started on the Gender Identity Disorder Self-Diagnosis Movement. (Drag Queen Story Hours all over the place. And I remember WAY fewer people with Gender Identity Disorder than when I was in Middle School and High School.)
If you have a worldview that you would like to impart to your kids, better that you catch them young and take the responsibility for their education.
The Libertarian world view has some number of parts, and this is a substantial one. (If there is no violence / threat of violence, then there is no state.)
The illustrations are great, and my sons liked them a lot.
Verdict: Strongly recommended
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