"There is no need for guns in modern society. We have non-violent democratic mechanisms for resolving disputes." These assertions are casually thrown around during debates about gun control by those who believe themselves to be more civilized and of course, more morally upright. On the surface, they may sound perfectly reasonable. After all, hasn't society progressed to the point where we no longer need the tools of vulgar barbarity? Nevertheless, they are wrong.

Equality requires force, order demands violence

To understand why, we must first look into the fundamentals of how we order society. The liberal democracy is the world's primary political system and regardless of practice, is also the official political system in the Philippines. Its underlying principles are ideas of liberty and equality. Few people realize, however, that these two concepts are at odds and cannot harmoniously exist together. Liberty is a pure condition and can be found in nature but equality is imposed by Man and must be established by force. Humans are intrinsically not equal so equality means holding back some while pushing forward others; groups who discriminate are compelled by the state to desist. Equality requires that freedoms are denied. Continue Reading