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|    Wilson to All    |
|    Re: on freaking boomernomics (1/2)    |
|    12 Feb 26 11:30:06    |
      XPost: alt.messianic       From: Wilson@nowhere.invalid              On 2/11/2026 3:32 PM, dart200 wrote:       > On 2/11/26 9:46 AM, Wilson wrote:       >> On 2/10/2026 11:53 PM, dart200 wrote:       >>> On 2/10/26 11:08 AM, Wilson wrote:       >>>> On 2/10/2026 12:53 PM, dart200 wrote:       >>>>> On 2/10/26 9:06 AM, Wilson wrote:       >>>>>> On 2/9/2026 8:55 PM, dart200 wrote:       >>>>>>> On 2/9/26 11:40 AM, Wilson wrote:       >>>>>>>> On 2/8/2026 3:53 PM, Wilson wrote:       >>>>>>>>> On 2/8/2026 3:39 PM, dart200 wrote:       >>>>>>>>>> On 2/8/26 11:48 AM, Wilson wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>> On 2/8/2026 2:01 PM, Dude wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>> Natural law asserts that certain moral principles and rights       >>>>>>>>>>>> are inherent in human nature. They are universal, and can be       >>>>>>>>>>>> discovered through reason instead of being created by society.       >>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>> The neat thing about natural law is it exists outside of       >>>>>>>>>>> ourselves and our beliefs. No one can own or control it. But       >>>>>>>>>>> it can be discovered and recognized, because it is truth.       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> natural law, divine right ... what's the difference???       >>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>> u wouldn't know rationalism from ur own asshole wilson       >>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>> Okay Nick.       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HAg_BEEWsAAMNuh?format=jpg       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>> Property rights are human rights.       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> 🙄🙄🙄 anarcho-capitalism is a literal oxymoron: landlords (those       >>>>>>> with a right to enforce their will in respect to some lands)       >>>>>>> *are* the authority over their lands, even moreso in ancapistan...       >>>>>>       >>>>>> Anarcho-capitalism simply acknowledges the natural rights of the       >>>>>> individual, and respects the product of his labor.       >>>>>>       >>>>>       >>>>> they also totally reject the concept of logic in the process,       >>>>> because granting authority to landlords is not getting rid of       >>>>> authority       >>>>       >>>> Authority can mean some different things.       >>>       >>> anarchy means *no authority*       >>>       >>> one cannot enter into binding agreements under anarchy because there       >>> is *no authority* to enforce those agreements       >>>       >>> anarchy proper *must* be predicated on actual *voluntarism*, that is       >>> not only *agreed* at start, but also *maintained* into the future,       >>> *without coercion* involved       >>>       >>>>       >>>> Landlords and renters enter into voluntary agreements. Collectivists       >>>> want to think of this as a coercive relationship but that's       >>>> nonsense. Landlords are not the state. And a voluntary agreement       >>>> freely entered into with a socially enforced mandate for performance       >>>> is not authoritarian.       >>>>       >>>> Even a completely voluntary society obviously can have persons they       >>>> respect as authority figures. Hierarchical structures are necessary       >>>> for human beings to function well, especially in groups. I've never       >>>> met an Ancap who wants to get rid of all authority as long as       >>>> compliance to that authority was not coerced by a state with the       >>>> legal power to initiate violence.       >>>       >>> yes, because ancaps are not anarchists       >>>       >>> the term is literally an oxymoron       >>>       >>>>       >>>> All of this is completely logical even if you don't like it or       >>>> wouldn't want to live there yourself       >>>       >>> no it's not. ur totally ignoring the land limitations that *we've       >>> already hit*       >>>       >>> we've grown far past the point of subsistence living being possible       >>> for most people. people are *forced* to depend on he production       >>> system put into place long before they were born... or die. that is       >>> just a fact of having a planet our size with 8 billion people on it       >>>       >>> a system where *all* the productive land and resource are owned by       >>> people who only dole out life sustaining resources in "voluntary"       >>> transaction contracts ... is not a truly voluntary system, and never       >>> will be       >>>       >>>   > ur just deluding urself       >>>   >       >>>   > #god       >>>       >>> this is just going to get worse as 21st century automation vastly       >>> increases the amount of land/resources that large orgs can physical       >>> maintain a productive presence and control over       >>>       >>>>       >>>>       >>>>>>> as an non-denominational anarchist (also known as an anarchist):       >>>>>>> i'm skeptical of govt action in general, but understand we're far       >>>>>>> from ready for anarchy proper, so govt is here to stay for a few       >>>>>>> generations at least. and to get that point we will need to       >>>>>>> increasing pare back using govt to solve literally everything we       >>>>>>> think is wrong like statist do, and develop communally/       >>>>>>> voluntarily supported systems instead       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>       >>>>>> With that I agree 100%.       >>>>>       >>>>> like for example getting rid of patents and copyrights       >>>>       >>>> Like you said, human civilization is a long way from becoming a       >>>> high- trust voluntary society. Those sorts of people would fully       >>>> support relationships with payments and would not even want to       >>>> sponge off of creators for free.       >>>       >>> just because we are generations from a fully voluntary society, does       >>> not mean we cannot, or need not, make progressive steps today       >>       >> Anarchism is about a stateless system without a *coercive* hierarchy       >> or authority. You absolutely can have binding agreements under such a       >> system if a mechanism is freely agreed upon to enforce them.       >       > if u change ur will in regards to their enforcement...       >       > then enforcing them takes acts of authority. prior agreement does not       > justify authority in anarchism because anarchism is *without authority*       >       > you find coercively holding people to their prior agreement as natural       > because ur just a statist bro       >       > just pick a different word, anarcho-capitalism is a literally oxymoron       >       >>       >> We have voluntary non-coercive authorities today, like the church for       >       > even the church threatens excommunication, so physically banning from       > participation if the crime is heavy enough       >       > anarchism can have no such mechanism because it takes authority to       > enforce it       >       >> one example. There's no reason why that shouldn't continue and even       >> expand into structures that include agreed-to arbitration to settle       >> conflicts when they arise.       >>       >> There are plenty of potential enforcement mechanisms for breaking an       >> agreement that would not require any sort of state structures or the       >> physical coercion, that would operate on a strictly voluntary basis.       >>       >> For one simple example, if the twenty-million people who are a part of       >> my voluntary trade group find out that you didn't live up to our       >> agreement, you'd find it very difficult to do business with any of       >> them and likely any of the other groups who are in agreement with us.       >              [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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