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It is misleading to go from having a military to killing as if they're the same. They're not the same. A moral military is for self defense only, and self defense is always moral, whether for the military or for oneself.

Regarding money, citizens however are free to mine non-governmental forms of money such as gold and bitcoin.

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> > Hold up--by that logic [equally silly conclusion about murder]

> It is misleading to go from having a military to killing as if they're the same. They're not the same.

Almost there! Now finish the job by taking that crucial "hey that reasoning is sketchy" insight and look at how it also applies to your original argument.

Ex: "It is misleading to go from having having a {national agency spying on other nations} to {casual theft} as if they're the same. They're not the same."

It is misleading to go from patent infringement to casual theft. They're not the same.

Both are theft in the context of intellectual property, and so they are the same.

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