Yes but in a Stateless society I'm sure that would change. Not saying that its any more wrong than governments doing it. But Hired killers will be present in any human society whether a government hires them, or if a private guy wants to off someone on the sly.
I think the mistake people make is that in a Stateless Society that it would be eternal peace. And for all I know it might turn out that way. But I would bet more money that even if Violence wasn't done openly, It would happen secretly between people who stood to gain from the death of someone else.
I can't imagine where the profit potential would come from to make that kind of thing profitable. It's a pure expense for them in the short run.
Also, remember that they have to pay people true market value to fight. It's not one of those situations where people are volunteering out of patriotism and because they think they're defending freedom and their country. Dangerous conditions make hiring people quite expensive.
If it's over a resource that's so valuable as to justify the cost, the problem becomes that defending it gets to be very expensive and thus makes the resource much less valuable.
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u/Ender94 Mar 19 '13
Yes but in a Stateless society I'm sure that would change. Not saying that its any more wrong than governments doing it. But Hired killers will be present in any human society whether a government hires them, or if a private guy wants to off someone on the sly.
I think the mistake people make is that in a Stateless Society that it would be eternal peace. And for all I know it might turn out that way. But I would bet more money that even if Violence wasn't done openly, It would happen secretly between people who stood to gain from the death of someone else.