Forum: Politics
11-12-2007, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Politics
11-12-2007, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 92
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Forum: Politics
11-10-2007, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 567
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Forum: Politics
11-10-2007, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 233
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Forum: Politics
11-10-2007, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 128
Re: Flat tax blowback
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Our economy is ever-growing largely because of our consumer society and people's constant buy, buy, buy, spend, spend, spend mentality.
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Forum: Politics
11-07-2007, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 367
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Forum: Politics
11-07-2007, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 244
Re: Initiated vs. Reactive Violence
A properly delegated body with explicit consent of all of its members may be authorized to exercise many of the rights of its members, but a democratically elected government is not that. You can...
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Forum: Politics
11-07-2007, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 244
Re: Initiated vs. Reactive Violence
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I'd say it's initiated violence against anyone, but some people are for whatever reason willing to tolerate violence initiated by the state. (different people give different...
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Forum: Politics
11-05-2007, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 244
Re: Initiated vs. Reactive Violence
I'd say it's initiated violence against anyone, but some people are for whatever reason willing to tolerate violence initiated by the state. (different people give different reasons)
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Forum: Politics
11-05-2007, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 66
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Forum: Politics
11-05-2007, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 244
Re: Initiated vs. Reactive Violence
You were serious? I'll give it a shot off the top of my head:
initiated: drug war, income tax, import tarriffs, all other taxes, FDA/other regulation, Iraq war, CIA assassinations in other...
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Forum: Politics
11-03-2007, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 244
Re: Initiated vs. Reactive Violence
Good rule of thumb, the government should only be able to do it if you can do it. Stopping a rapist by force OK, stopping a drug deal from going down by force not OK. Gotta go.
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Forum: Politics
11-03-2007, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 244
Re: Initiated vs. Reactive Violence
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Collecting "debts" which you imposed on other people against their will does not fall under this umbrella, not hardly.
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What about debts that people have...
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Forum: Politics
11-03-2007, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 244
Re: Initiated vs. Reactive Violence
No one has the right to act violently in "self-interest", this would include your standard muggings and rapes. Perhaps you mean self-defense? Collecting "debts" which you imposed on other people...
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Forum: Politics
11-03-2007, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 86
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Forum: Politics
11-03-2007, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 86
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Forum: Politics
11-02-2007, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 91
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Forum: Politics
11-02-2007, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 463
Views: 1,694
Re: New York City bans trans fats
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In another thread a poster, I think it was Borodog, related a story about how the govt hires people to scan forums and slavishly defend all things done by the govt, and he suggested...
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Forum: Politics
11-01-2007, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 418
Re: My reservations regarding Ron Paul...
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the freedom of the internet
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Seriously, how is this an issue? I cannot remember to have read or heard anything about any major politician in the US saying...
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Forum: Politics
10-31-2007, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 193
Re: Democratic debate 10/30
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Who or what is a Drexel?
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Forum: Politics
10-31-2007, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 193
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Forum: Politics
10-24-2007, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 122
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Forum: Politics
10-24-2007, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 193
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Forum: Politics
10-24-2007, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 266
Views: 842
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Forum: Politics
10-24-2007, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 146
Views: 902
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