Is There a Justification for Aggression?

i wouldn't call it aggression te, i think the word aggression should be reserved for the use of a un consented to or init the that's why orandians and objecte libertarians talk oth the non aggression principle. So what i would say is, force can be used against some one without their permission if they commit aggression - but in that case it's not aggression, its is self defense. The idea is that initiated force is never justified, but force in response to initiated force or aggression is, or can be, justified as long as its proportionate and contextually relevant. If i was going to rename libertarianism, i would call it consensualism instead of voluntariism

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