RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
October 27, 2011 at 2:58 pm
(This post was last modified: October 27, 2011 at 3:05 pm by reverendjeremiah.)
(October 27, 2011 at 10:38 am)Rhythm Wrote: How much work do you figure it would take to make up for raping and murdering a child. Is there a quota or number you'd care to toss out? What kind of work? Do they get paid for this, or is the joy of our presence being regranted pay enough?
This is a problem with every society. Do we murder them back? Do we put them in prisons where it is typical that rapists get raped?
This is difficult to decide.
A sanatarium for these types are a good idea. Sure, it is a prison, but it also is a hospital and psych ward. the more research we can do on these types, perhaps we could avoid it in the future.
(October 27, 2011 at 2:44 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Are you implying here that there was no crime before capitalism, or, more specifically, that a significant portion of crime did not exist? What would we call it when someone in a syndicate thinks his neighbors identical doohicky just seems more awesome than his own, and relieves him of it?
(I really do like the general idea btw you two, I'm just not convinced that there's any reason to believe that it would work)
Property is theft in a syndicate. Why should I steal your car when I have one of my own that I didnt have to pay for? Syndicates, if they are completely non capitalistic, work on a rationing system. everyone has equal reward. why should I steal your food if plenty of food is around for free? why should I break into your home for any reason, in that situation, unless it be for vengence or psychological sickness?
Lets look at prostitution for example. If people had an equal share of the pie, with good living conditions food, etc... why would a man or a woman sell their bodies in order to survive? Prostitution (selling your body for profit) does not exist in a community that considers concepts such as "profit" to be worthless.
So yes, capitalism DOES create criminality.
Also, crimes are what society deams as being illegal. In an anarcho-syndicate, there are very few, if any, laws. How can it be a crime if it is legal to do such a thing.
Of course it isnt perfect, but these are the prices we must pay for freedom. not the fake freedom we have now, where every year there are more and more laws on the books.
