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|    dart200 to Wilson    |
|    Re: on freaking boomernomics (1/2)    |
|    12 Feb 26 22:12:59    |
      XPost: alt.messianic       From: user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid              On 2/12/26 8:30 AM, 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       >>       >> 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              [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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