Peter Parka
Well-Known Member
The less government a society has, the more wealth it has.
*Thinks of the most wealthy countries* Nope, sorry, they have the most powerful and biggest governments.
The less government a society has, the more wealth it has.
Do you pay taxes? if you are, you're part of the machine. Do you buy things? If so then all the more. You're fueling the system and sustaining it.No, I'm making a factual statement: a lack of information is incompatible with the contrariness of your opinion. You don't argue with surgeons with certitude, that kind of behaviour is distinctly religious-taboo in nature.
I can see absolutely no basis for this statement, oft-repeated though it is. I am taking part in civil society. Government is intruding on me. This is nothing but blaming the victim, if I am robbed and threatened with kidnapping I can hardly be said to be a willfull participant in the matter. The thugs with guns are the intruders, society is not a part of government nor dependent on it but in fact it's antithesis.
So some guy says, "your money or your life," and you pay him, you're responsible for robbery.
Such blatant reversal of justice is undeserving of comment.
I'm not saying I like taxes, but if you're paying them, you're a part of the government. If you dislike government so much, why aren't you living in an isolated part of the country now with fellow anarchists on a subsistence farm? I can answer for you: You're comfy with everything it affords you.So some guy says, "your money or your life," and you pay him, you're responsible for robbery.
Such blatant reversal of justice is undeserving of comment.
No, I know what a voluntary civil society is. I'm just saying that you're railing against something you could with relative ease avoid. You talk the talk, but you don't walk the walk.The fact that you cannot differentiate between voluntary civil society and coercive states is why you cannot understand my position.
The fact that you cannot differentiate between voluntary civil society and coercive states is why you cannot understand my position.
No, I cannot avoid the government meddling in my affairs. To avoid shopping at Wal-Mart is just abdicating to the government, not escaping it.No, I know what a voluntary civil society is. I'm just saying that you're railing against something you could with relative ease avoid. You talk the talk, but you don't walk the walk.
I'm not a collectivist. I am a hardcore pro-market pro-capitalist self-interested laissez-faire classical liberal on steroids. That is, in fact, why I am an anarchist.What is keeping you from joining a collectivist commune?
Ok, whatever floats your boat.No, I cannot avoid the government meddling in my affairs. To avoid shopping at Wal-Mart is just abdicating to the government, not escaping it.
I'm not a collectivist. I am a hardcore pro-market pro-capitalist self-interested laissez-faire classical liberal on steroids. That is, in fact, why I am an anarchist.
I'm not a collectivist. I am a hardcore pro-market pro-capitalist self-interested laissez-faire classical liberal on steroids. That is, in fact, why I am an anarchist.
Funny how theres no such thing as a free market.Property is the basis of laissez-faire. Taxes are a violation of property. End of story.
why is this a big deal?
You're being pretty high and mighty. Just because I'm not as well read in THIS particular subject as you, does not mean you should look down on me.
I'll admit that I am not educated in the field of anarchism, but, I do think anarchism is incompatible with human beings. Small groups of collectives? Yes, since those have existed. Large groups? Nope. Individuals have too many desires and goals to play nicely. Such is human nature.
Oh, and you're a total hypocrit for taking part in society and government and having these views.
I'm not a collectivist. I am a hardcore pro-market pro-capitalist self-interested laissez-faire classical liberal on steroids. That is, in fact, why I am an anarchist.
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