Tyranny in AC land

[Propertarian]

[ QUOTE ]
I tell my army they get a cut of whatever they conquer and pillage. Now it costs me very little.

[/ QUOTE ] You might not even have to do this...

Here's a little history: Prior to the 17th century, very few Europeans had a sense of loyalty and nationalism to the state; most people had this towards their small town or neighborhood, but not to a whole nation. Nationalism and patriotism were more or less inculcated in the populace by political leaders intentinally (sometimes government programs work [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]).

Now, most ACists think that the market is more efficient than government. Given that belief, it is inconsistent to say that private companies wouldn't be able to cause people to become "patriotic" and loyal towards the company (they are already excellent at influncing people's actions via advertising).

In other words, people might volunteer(!!!) for your army.