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   Message 155,097 of 155,846   
   Dude to Tara   
   Re: on freaking boomernomics (1/2)   
   12 Feb 26 20:37:41   
   
   XPost: alt.messianic   
   From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/12/2026 12:31 PM, Tara wrote:   
   > Tara  wrote:   
   >> Julian  wrote:   
   >>> On 12/02/2026 17:13, Tara wrote:   
   >>>> On Feb 12, 2026 at 11:30:06 AM EST, "Wilson"    
   wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> 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   
   >>>>>>   
      
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