HEre's another take on why they believe it is not violence: People believe more in the norms of the group than they believe in property rights. The state is the norms of the group. By being part of a group one ... well I think it should be clear that being forced to adhere to a group's nroms isn't consent. so nvm. nvm. Basically they equate the desire for people following rules even if they disagree with some of them with consent to being subject to those same rules. aka democracy