An excellent point

Today I sat a lecture with Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe on behalf of the Copenhagen institute. The topic was Private Law society, e.g. a society without a State. In such a society, law is enforced by individuals, private protection agencies and insurance companies (that is our idea today anyway - who knows what individuals in a free society will come up with to produce security and protection?).

As always when this topic comes up, all kinds of questions arise from those who cannot think outside the box (before today, I was more or less one of those).

The following question was raised, which goes something like this: Could not the mafia (or a mafia-like organization) decide to make its area of dominion a mini-State so that no-one else can operate there in the field of protection?

Hoppe's answer was brilliant and goes something like this: Are we afraid to give up the State because there is a theoretical risk of a mini-State arising? Then why not give up the State to begin with?

This answer should more or less eliminates all what if-questions about the anarcho-capitalist ideology of a State-free society. If people accept the argumentation that declares that no State can be justified, then the next step should be clear: Drop the State altogether, because the worst thing that could happen is for a State to arise again! Don't refuse the cure because you might get sick again. A lesson learned now.