Banning something doesn't ever remove it completely, but it does severely reduce it. Israel has had success by blocking porn at the ISP level and requiring people to call the ISP to have the porn filter turned off. Refusing to use power to crush your enemies is pacifism and a good way to get your ass kicked by those unafraid of wielding power against you.
Your argument could easily be applied to guns as well. The answers is basically never more government regulation. In fact, less regulation and more vigilante justice would be a better option at this point
The first gulp of bad goverance makes people think government is the problem, but eventually you'll realize that good goverance is the goal. Government force boils down to literal guns. If your enemy is willing to wield the gun of government and you insist on fighting him unarmed out of some misguided principle, you will lose every time.
Banning something doesn't ever remove it completely, but it does severely reduce it. Israel has had success by blocking porn at the ISP level and requiring people to call the ISP to have the porn filter turned off. Refusing to use power to crush your enemies is pacifism and a good way to get your ass kicked by those unafraid of wielding power against you.
Your argument could easily be applied to guns as well. The answers is basically never more government regulation. In fact, less regulation and more vigilante justice would be a better option at this point
The first gulp of bad goverance makes people think government is the problem, but eventually you'll realize that good goverance is the goal. Government force boils down to literal guns. If your enemy is willing to wield the gun of government and you insist on fighting him unarmed out of some misguided principle, you will lose every time.
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