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Government is Irrational.
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RE: Government is Irrational.
July 4, 2013 at 2:58 am
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2013 at 3:07 am by genkaus.)
(June 29, 2013 at 8:06 pm)Koolay Wrote: Similar to God, Government breaks all of it's own rules it inflicts upon it's citizens. For example, The old testament God flooded the entire world killing all of every living thing bar 2 of every species, men, women, children were all drowned from the very same entity that said murdering is always wrong. All the more reason why it should be held accountable for all its actions. "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." - Thomas Paine (June 29, 2013 at 8:10 pm)Koolay Wrote: Pretty simple, society organising without the initiation of force or violence. And who would ensure that there was no such initiation? (June 29, 2013 at 8:24 pm)Koolay Wrote: Small tangent: I think you are confusing murderers with - I don't know what you are confusing them with, but they don't fit such a narrow profile. Even if all of society were to accept initiation of violence as wrong - which they don't - many people would happily commit that wrong if there was a suitable benefit to it. And people would still deal with murderers if they have something to offer.
Koolay, I don't think you are so much wishing for an absence of government, as an absence of humanity. The traits you describe are not the norm for the species.
RE: Government is Irrational.
July 4, 2013 at 12:13 pm
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2013 at 12:19 pm by Koolay.)
The only freedom, is freedom from illusion.
People will commit acts of violence with or without government. And we would still be in the dark ages without the sense of security a government provides. All of your arguments are complete nonsense.
So Koolay, what exactly are you voluntarily selling that you expect people to voluntarily purchase?
. RE: Government is Irrational.
July 4, 2013 at 2:47 pm
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2013 at 2:47 pm by Koolay.)
(July 4, 2013 at 12:23 pm)catfish Wrote: So Koolay, what exactly are you voluntarily selling that you expect people to voluntarily purchase? Not sure what this has to do with the proposed arguments. But for the record; I own a workshop in china, and online retail company
The only freedom, is freedom from illusion.
(July 4, 2013 at 12:13 pm)Koolay Wrote: Well, it can pretty easily be solved by giving financial incentive to not initiate violence. The free market is more than capable of doing that through DRO courts and insurance agencies to literal defence in security agencies. Security agencies are not a good example since they are bound by government laws and the financial incentive in their case is not to avoid initiating violence. But there is a good example of giving a financial incentive not to initiate violence which can be seen in many urban areas. Its called a protection racket. Business owners giving weekly financial incentive to gangs. And since the government rule in such areas is weakest, it represents most closely what the world would be like if government were to be abolished.
@ Koolay
I recommend you move to Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sudan, where these don't have any real, effective government. See how you would like living there. But as advice, what you will find there is the following: Social problems: Mounting demographic pressures. Massive displacement of refugees, creating severe humanitarian emergencies. Widespread vengeance-seeking group grievance. Chronic and sustained human flight. Economic problems: Uneven economic development along group lines. Severe economic decline. Political problems Criminalization and/or delegitimization of the state. Deterioration of public services. Suspension or arbitrary application of law; widespread human rights abuses. Security apparatus operating as a "state within a state". Rise of factionalized elites. Intervention of external political agents. |
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