Government is Irrational.

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Government is Irrational.

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RE: Government is Irrational.

July 8, 2013 at 8:07 pm

(July 8, 2013 at 7:42 pm)Koolay Wrote: So you are saying we need a group of people called the government to initiate force upon people to protect those people from groups that would initiate force on them?

No. We need the government with the capacity for retaliating with overwhelming force to retaliate against people who initiate force upon others.

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Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 8:06 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Silver - June 29, 2013 at 8:08 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 8:10 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - June 29, 2013 at 8:37 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 8:42 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by pineapplebunnybounce - June 29, 2013 at 8:54 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 9:03 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by paulpablo - June 29, 2013 at 10:00 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 10:17 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Tartarus Sauce - June 29, 2013 at 10:34 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by simplexity - June 30, 2013 at 1:03 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 1:06 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by simplexity - June 30, 2013 at 1:30 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by pineapplebunnybounce - June 29, 2013 at 8:12 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 8:24 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Creed of Heresy - June 30, 2013 at 1:12 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 1:15 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Rahul - June 30, 2013 at 1:26 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 1:46 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Rahul - June 30, 2013 at 2:02 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 2:14 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Rahul - June 30, 2013 at 7:36 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by CapnAwesome - June 29, 2013 at 8:33 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by pineapplebunnybounce - June 29, 2013 at 8:35 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 8:38 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by pineapplebunnybounce - June 29, 2013 at 8:41 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Tonus - July 1, 2013 at 1:34 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by LostLocke - July 1, 2013 at 1:49 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 2:04 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by LostLocke - July 1, 2013 at 2:31 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 2:36 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by LostLocke - July 1, 2013 at 2:47 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Tonus - July 1, 2013 at 3:37 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by LostLocke - July 1, 2013 at 3:44 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 5:28 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 1, 2013 at 5:44 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by simplexity - July 1, 2013 at 5:57 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 6:04 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Tonus - July 2, 2013 at 12:06 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Something completely different - July 1, 2013 at 3:43 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Minimalist - June 29, 2013 at 8:51 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 8:53 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Minimalist - June 29, 2013 at 9:43 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 9:54 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by paulpablo - June 29, 2013 at 9:03 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Tartarus Sauce - June 29, 2013 at 10:01 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by pineapplebunnybounce - June 29, 2013 at 10:22 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 29, 2013 at 10:29 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by pineapplebunnybounce - June 29, 2013 at 10:32 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 12:47 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Silver - June 29, 2013 at 11:27 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Creed of Heresy - June 30, 2013 at 1:17 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 1:22 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by FlyingNarwhal - June 30, 2013 at 1:29 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 11:22 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by LostLocke - June 30, 2013 at 1:20 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - June 30, 2013 at 7:16 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 8:33 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by LostLocke - July 1, 2013 at 9:07 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 1, 2013 at 9:22 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Rahul - July 1, 2013 at 9:25 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 9:33 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by LostLocke - July 1, 2013 at 10:07 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 11:00 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by DeistPaladin - July 1, 2013 at 1:07 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 1:27 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 1, 2013 at 4:03 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Something completely different - July 1, 2013 at 4:13 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Red Celt - July 9, 2013 at 4:39 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Creed of Heresy - June 30, 2013 at 1:38 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by FlyingNarwhal - June 30, 2013 at 1:47 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Creed of Heresy - June 30, 2013 at 1:52 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by _xenu_ - June 30, 2013 at 5:31 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by catfish - June 30, 2013 at 1:42 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Something completely different - June 30, 2013 at 2:02 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by CleanShavenJesus - June 30, 2013 at 2:27 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 2:29 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by CleanShavenJesus - June 30, 2013 at 2:33 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 2:37 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by CleanShavenJesus - June 30, 2013 at 2:39 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 2:42 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by catfish - June 30, 2013 at 3:02 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by simplexity - June 30, 2013 at 3:32 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by CleanShavenJesus - June 30, 2013 at 3:38 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by catfish - June 30, 2013 at 2:40 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Silver - June 30, 2013 at 2:43 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by LastPoet - June 30, 2013 at 3:35 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Tartarus Sauce - June 30, 2013 at 3:37 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - June 30, 2013 at 4:14 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Something completely different - June 30, 2013 at 4:18 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by catfish - June 30, 2013 at 3:38 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by DeistPaladin - July 1, 2013 at 10:54 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 1, 2013 at 12:01 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 12:49 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Savannahw - July 1, 2013 at 1:29 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 1:37 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Savannahw - July 1, 2013 at 2:13 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by sarcasticgeographer - July 1, 2013 at 3:54 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by catfish - July 1, 2013 at 5:47 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Faith No More - July 2, 2013 at 2:28 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by LostLocke - July 1, 2013 at 6:13 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by sarcasticgeographer - July 1, 2013 at 6:18 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 6:25 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 1, 2013 at 6:53 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 7:12 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 1, 2013 at 7:31 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 7:32 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 1, 2013 at 7:38 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 1, 2013 at 7:51 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 1, 2013 at 9:03 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 2, 2013 at 2:23 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 2, 2013 at 7:51 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 2, 2013 at 8:02 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 2, 2013 at 9:52 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 3, 2013 at 7:19 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by The Grand Nudger - July 2, 2013 at 12:12 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by cratehorus - July 2, 2013 at 8:06 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by simplexity - July 2, 2013 at 8:17 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by The Grand Nudger - July 2, 2013 at 10:00 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 2, 2013 at 10:22 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by sarcasticgeographer - July 3, 2013 at 11:10 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by simplexity - July 3, 2013 at 4:02 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 12:13 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 4, 2013 at 3:50 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 4, 2013 at 10:36 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 4, 2013 at 2:58 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 4, 2013 at 8:11 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by simplexity - July 4, 2013 at 12:21 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by catfish - July 4, 2013 at 12:23 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 2:47 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Something completely different - July 4, 2013 at 2:50 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by little_monkey - July 4, 2013 at 7:15 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 7:23 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by little_monkey - July 4, 2013 at 7:42 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 4, 2013 at 8:15 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by popeyespappy - July 4, 2013 at 10:43 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 4, 2013 at 10:53 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by little_monkey - July 5, 2013 at 7:10 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by _xenu_ - July 5, 2013 at 1:28 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 5, 2013 at 2:38 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 5, 2013 at 4:39 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Cato - July 5, 2013 at 4:47 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 5, 2013 at 7:34 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 5, 2013 at 7:57 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 6, 2013 at 6:40 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 6, 2013 at 8:50 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Tonus - July 7, 2013 at 7:54 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 7, 2013 at 8:27 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Creed of Heresy - July 7, 2013 at 8:31 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Tonus - July 7, 2013 at 8:50 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 7, 2013 at 9:23 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 7, 2013 at 6:55 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by FlyingNarwhal - July 4, 2013 at 10:14 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Walking Void - July 6, 2013 at 6:06 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 8, 2013 at 8:19 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 8, 2013 at 8:30 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 12:42 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 8, 2013 at 2:08 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 2:51 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 8, 2013 at 2:58 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 3:13 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 8, 2013 at 7:08 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 8, 2013 at 7:42 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 8, 2013 at 8:01 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 8:07 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by catfish - July 8, 2013 at 5:47 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Walking Void - July 8, 2013 at 6:07 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by catfish - July 8, 2013 at 8:07 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 8, 2013 at 10:01 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by catfish - July 8, 2013 at 11:49 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Anomalocaris - July 8, 2013 at 8:13 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 8, 2013 at 8:39 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 8:57 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 8, 2013 at 9:20 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 10:11 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 8, 2013 at 10:14 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 10:22 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 8, 2013 at 10:32 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 10:52 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by bennyboy - July 9, 2013 at 12:19 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by MindForgedManacle - July 9, 2013 at 1:31 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 9, 2013 at 6:08 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Red Celt - July 9, 2013 at 6:25 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 9, 2013 at 6:33 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 9, 2013 at 6:35 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 9, 2013 at 6:43 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 9, 2013 at 8:04 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 9, 2013 at 8:26 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by MindForgedManacle - July 9, 2013 at 6:55 pm

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Walking Void - July 10, 2013 at 12:38 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 10, 2013 at 2:34 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 10, 2013 at 7:41 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 10, 2013 at 8:04 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Koolay - July 10, 2013 at 8:40 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by genkaus - July 10, 2013 at 8:51 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by Red Celt - July 10, 2013 at 8:04 am

RE: Government is Irrational. - by little_monkey - July 10, 2013 at 8:13 am

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