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Forum: Politics 04-06-2007, 12:33 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 110
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Human nature and government

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Government makes wars profitable by externalizing cost of war onto duped taxpayers

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Let us not forget another ever-popular externalization of the cost of war: onto the...
Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 11:12 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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Skidoo/Sharkey has never stood for anything, only against things.

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Edit: On second thought, though it's not my preferred action, I should probably just notify the...
Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 06:45 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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So when gangsters extort protection money from a local merchant, they get away with it because they've built up such a great...
Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 06:24 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 358
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Anarchocapitalism = economic totalitarianism?

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And I prefer representative democracy over either of those.

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You can have it. Nobody seeks to deny you this.

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Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 06:06 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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So when gangsters extort protection money from a local merchant, they get away with it because they've built up such a great reputation over the years?

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Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 05:36 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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So when gangsters extort protection money from a local merchant, they get away with it because they've built up such a great reputation over the years?

An equivalent...
Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 05:35 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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So when gangsters extort protection money from a local merchant, they get away with it because they've built up such a great reputation over the years?



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Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 03:07 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

So when gangsters extort protection money from a local merchant, they get away with it because they've built up such a great reputation over the years?

An equivalent situation would apply to...
Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 02:55 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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I believe you have tried to make the argument before that seizing things by force is very profitable.

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In many situations throughout history it has been, though not always....
Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 02:26 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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But you didn't explain why this is relevent. Of course they are different in *some* regards.

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A judgment has to be mandatory to be useful. Your reputation argument uses...
Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 02:05 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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You didn't really demonstrate why they are different.

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Sure I did. A diploma is part of a voluntary transaction, whereas a judgement is involuntary.

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Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 01:32 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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You claim that an arbitrator that supports child molestors will get clients- child molestors. But what good is their judgement?

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Their judgement is valued according to the...
Forum: Politics 04-05-2007, 12:35 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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What's to stop the most powerful businessmen from deciding that things will be infinitely more profitable if they enforce their will on the people. Will "neutral arbiters" stop...
Forum: Politics 04-04-2007, 09:04 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 358
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Anarchocapitalism = economic totalitarianism?

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OP,

In a situation where anarchy of capital prevails, i.e. where wealth is not subject to the rule of law but rather is the "law" in its own right, the natural consequence is...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 04-04-2007, 06:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 118
Posted By Skidoo
Re: A question about evolution

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Bull[censored].

The second half of their argument is totally ridiculous as well, as is easily understood by anyone who has read The Blind Watchmaker and knows about the WEASEL program....
Forum: Politics 04-04-2007, 04:42 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 358
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Anarchocapitalism = economic totalitarianism?

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In a situation where anarchy of capital prevails, i.e. where wealth is not subject to the rule of law but rather is the "law" in its own right, the natural consequence is that those with more...
Forum: Politics 04-04-2007, 02:12 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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What I'm not aware of is what happens after "conviction".

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Apparently whatever the "convict" and the "judicial" entity agree is appropriate.
Forum: Politics 04-04-2007, 12:30 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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We're against initiation of force.

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And how do you conclude whether force has been initiated against a child?

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Forum: Politics 04-04-2007, 12:27 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 650
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Animal cruelty and child molestation in AC land

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How are cases of animal cruelty and child molestation handled in AC land?

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Without a contract, what would give a third party the power to intervene in such a transaction?
Forum: Politics 03-31-2007, 04:01 PM
Replies: 252
Views: 1,173
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Wal-Mart Rules, Mom and Pop Stores Hate America

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But if my money can get to the widget producer in China, his money can get back to me.

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It can, but the likelihood of its doing so is vastly less than with a producer in...
Forum: Politics 03-30-2007, 10:35 PM
Replies: 252
Views: 1,173
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Wal-Mart Rules, Mom and Pop Stores Hate America

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If either producer is more a part of your local economy (meaning the proceeds of their production are more likely to be spent with your business or businesses which in turn...
Forum: Politics 03-30-2007, 01:35 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 257
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Circuit City much worse than Walmart

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I bet if you polled all those vetern workers 6 months ago, the majority would have said that 'unions were a good thing, but their time has passed, no need for them in today's...
Forum: Politics 03-30-2007, 12:18 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 257
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Circuit City much worse than Walmart

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Everyone gets a better-paying job working on the robots? It would be more efficient just keeping the employees at the store.

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I was obviously only joking...
Forum: Politics 03-30-2007, 12:07 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 257
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Circuit City much worse than Walmart

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If they could profitably replace all their workers with robot workers that would be an incredible development for the economy. Consumer surplus would go way up...
Forum: Politics 03-30-2007, 11:43 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 257
Posted By Skidoo
Re: Circuit City much worse than Walmart

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If they could profitably replace all their workers with robot workers that would be an incredible development for the economy. Consumer surplus would go way up because prices would tank.
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