Without Government, Wars Would Be Tiny

Externalizing the costs of violence (plus #MemeMonday)

Check out this meme from Declaration of Memes:

Amusing, yes, but the underlying truth of it is undeniable. Governments around the world seem bent on disarming their citizens. The U.S. is no exception. (Yes, the bulwark of the 2nd Amendment still stands, but is buffeted by a relentless disarmament wind.) Yet those same governments are themselves bent on c…