Anarchist: “People can’t delegate rights they don’t have, so government can’t be legitimate.”
Statist: “But if we didn’t have government there would be violent chaos!”
Note that the “response” is not actually a response at all to the original statement. It is an unrelated assertion, analogous to this:
“Santa Claus isn’t real.”
“But without Santa Claus a lot of children wouldn’t get presents!”
Except that government is real, and government does keep order. So this analog is only valid if there were a real santa clause, who really brought presents... in which case children actually would no longer receive presents after you axed Santa.
Furthermore, as for delegating rights you don't have, I have the right to self-defense correct? If a person is, for example, driving drunk that is a threat to me so stopping them could be considered self-defense. Therefore if I delegate that responsibility to police, I'm actually delegating a right I do have.
Care to try again?
RE: Principles and Predictions