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> disregard for property rights and freedom of contract

Are you complaining about taxation and regulation? Both are cornerstones of every successful state in human history.

Any form of centralized power is bad for the vast majority of civilization. always has been

I'm curious: what civilizations can you point to in which there has been no centralized power?

Your own network of friends and family.

my friends and family may be civilized, heavy emphasis on the may, but they are not a civilization.

That doesn't answer my question.