Forum: Politics
11-28-2007, 06:12 PM
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Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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Approach 1: if it's inconsistent, it can't be a right by definition, and therefore "there is no right to sustenance".
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I think before we continue I'm going to have to...
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Forum: Politics
11-28-2007, 06:03 PM
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Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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Why? What separates the widely held value judgment of "children need a minimal amount of skills to have a chance to succeed" from "people own their own labor", and...
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Forum: Politics
11-28-2007, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 204
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Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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Why? What separates the widely held value judgment of "children need a minimal amount of skills to have a chance to succeed" from "people own their own labor", and why should I put more...
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Forum: Politics
11-28-2007, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 204
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Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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The same way that a 'right to property' is derived. You say 'right to property', I say (for example) 'right to liberty', or 'right of basic sustenance', or 'right to a ninth grade...
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Forum: Politics
11-28-2007, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 204
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Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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Socialists really just have to answer one question. If the main purpose of governments is to help the poor, ........
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Well that ISN'T the main purpose of govt...
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Forum: Politics
11-28-2007, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 204
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Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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It seems to me like those kinds of arguments assume that someone who does not own any land in a society with property rights is somehow being disenfranchised, and the implication seems to...
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Forum: Politics
11-28-2007, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 204
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Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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I would say this is probably my favorite post out of all I've written, no responses at all? I think it might make a good OP if I changed it a little bit.
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ACtually I...
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Forum: Politics
11-28-2007, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 204
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Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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I've got a better explanation. People feel like they are evil if they arent helping the poor so they offload the responsibility to a third party to deal with their anxiety,...
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Forum: Politics
11-28-2007, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 204
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Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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This is like saying guns are bad because they kill people. Government has it's uses, that's what I'm saying. You seem to imply that "educated and non-violent populace" is some sort of...
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Forum: Politics
11-27-2007, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 204
Views: 1,759
Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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This is actually not the contradiction you make it out to be. Part of the reason that governments work is that they create a social contract, whereby everyone is forced to provide their...
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Forum: Politics
11-27-2007, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,657
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Forum: Politics
11-27-2007, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 204
Views: 1,759
Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
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Humans are selfish by nature (not completely, but mostly). In that sense, an organized body with the right authority is needed to help distribute resources, reduce separation between...
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Forum: Politics
11-27-2007, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,657
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Forum: Politics
11-26-2007, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 204
Views: 1,759
Re: Why Im no longer an ACist
First question, do you think the majority of Americans care about poor people?
Second question, if the American government is needed to help poor people why doesnt it eliminate poverty? It has...
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Forum: Politics
11-23-2007, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,657
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Forum: Politics
11-23-2007, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,657
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Forum: Politics
11-23-2007, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,657
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Forum: Politics
11-23-2007, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,657
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Forum: Politics
11-23-2007, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,657
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Forum: Politics
11-23-2007, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,657
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Forum: Politics
11-17-2007, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 1,151
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Forum: Politics
11-16-2007, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 197
Views: 1,008
Re: Liberty Dollar office raided
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Why are people jumping to conclusions about the reasons behind this raid when it does not seem to be clear? Federal agents have claimed that the money and properties seized in the raid...
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Forum: Politics
11-16-2007, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 197
Views: 1,008
Re: Liberty Dollar office raided
Boro, did you become a libertarian before or after you took your job as a publicly funded teacher? Shouldnt you have quit your job the instant you realised your paycheck was funded by coercion? You...
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Forum: Politics
11-16-2007, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 128
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Re: Moral relativity
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I agree with you on a general level, but I do feel that there are cases of justified killing (even "murder" so to speak, cases which fall outside the scope of...
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Forum: Politics
11-16-2007, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 141
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