home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   alt.buddha.short.fat.guy      Uhhh not sure, something about Buddhism      156,682 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 156,668 of 156,682   
   Noah Sombrero to Dude   
   Re: Ethics and control (1/2)   
   06 Mar 26 16:40:47   
   
   From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:20:07 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 3/6/2026 10:17 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 09:55:34 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 3/5/2026 2:04 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 5 Mar 2026 12:24:55 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 3/4/2026 6:55 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Wed, 4 Mar 2026 18:23:55 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 3/3/2026 8:47 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 19:22:38 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> On 3/3/2026 3:39 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 15:14:29 -0800, Dude    
   wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> On 3/3/2026 1:08 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 12:55:51 -0800, Dude    
   wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/3/2026 10:38 AM, Wilson wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/3/2026 1:02 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 12:01:47 -0500, Wilson    
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/3/2026 11:48 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 11:34:11 -0500, Wilson    
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/3/2026 1:25 AM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/2/26 8:24 PM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/2/2026 4:02 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/2/26 9:14 AM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/1/2026 4:29 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/1/26 3:18 PM, Wilson wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe that ethical principles are real and exist.   
   And that   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when discovered and adopted by the human person, they   
   are given   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meaning through his relationship to and interaction   
   with the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> universe that surrounds him. Right-action is   
   recognizable by the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> individual.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As such, all ethical systems ultimately are human /   
   universe   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> centered, not state / system centered.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Systems of control are built on a foundation that   
   says the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> governing power decides what is right and good. This   
   removes   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> agency from the person, making certain choices   
   unavailable and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> therefore outside the field of voluntary ethics.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> great lets stop using states to enforce property   
   rights! ?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> States are property. Have you heard of states rights?   
   How about   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> word "union"?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dude: the fool who speaks because he must   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because shut up.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In my view view, individual property ownership is an   
   absolute,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> foundational human right. Self-ownership is the idea that   
   you own   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> body, mind, and labor,  which extends to the fruits of   
   their labor.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> u don't get automatic claim to land/resources just because   
   u did   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> labor   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with it. i don't see the necessary implication there   
   besides simple   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> greed and narcissism   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> u can take ur ideal to the grave dude, that's all it's   
   good for   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Property rights are essential for peace, prosperity, and   
   preventing   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coercion, so you are secure in your person and   
   belongings. The right   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to property is indispensable to a free society.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            > hard disagree   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            >   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            > #god   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Without benefit, why would I labor?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because you are hungry   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because your wife and kids depend on you, and you love them   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because you simply must find something to do with yourself   
   as every   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> retiree learns.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Exactly like the street beggars in india or central   
   america.  Because   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they wish to walk the earth and not lie beneath it.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Those are all benefits.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So your question above is really nonsense, right?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Property rights are human rights.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mandated labor without compensation is slavery.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> If I purchase property from someone who freely agreed to sell   
   it to me,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking it against my will is theft.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> These are all simple facts that only an educated idiot would   
   disagree with.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> So, I'm not at all convinced these two completed 3rd grade.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Only an idiot would post Marxist leftist propaganda to a chat   
   room of   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> four informants, two of whom reside in the US, under a Republican   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Democracy.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> You just can't make this stuff up!   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> Let's get to the bottom of this who wazzit that posted marx?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Let's look at Mao's Little Red Book, Page 1:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Eliminate private property for the transition to a socialist   
   system of   
   >>>>>>>>>>> ownership, eliminate private property. Defeat the capitalist   
   classes.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Now, let's look at Marx's Das Kapital:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> The right to private property is capitalist exploitation, allowing   
   the   
   >>>>>>>>>>> owners of capital to maintain their power.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> I'm surprised you have both of those at hand.  I do not.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> As for me, private property is dart's big issue.  I'm not sure   
   having   
   >>>>>>>>>> it or not having it solves much.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Apparently, Nick wants some land to live on so he can be secure, but   
   he   
   >>>>>>>>> go radicalized on social media - it looks like he's gone nuts. He is   
   all   
   >>>>>>>>> over the internet, and once caused a textual riot over on   
   alt.politics.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> I simply think imagining god given rights is brain foggery.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
      
   [continued in next message]   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca