I say the best possible government is the least possible government

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  1. Longshot

    Longshot Well-Known Member

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    Right. Don't like the state's edicts being enforced. You got it, finally.
     
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  2. ECA

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    So you don’t want laws. Got it.
     
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    Exactly. Just like you said. I don't want the state or any of its edicts. The state is a criminal organization writ large.
     
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    So no laws means people can do whatever they want. So you ARE ok with stealing, murder, rape, etc. Odd, but whatever.
     
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    Nope. Not okay with stealing, murder, rape, etc. Society will prevent or punish such behavior. But the state is a criminal organization writ large.
     
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    Hahahahaha....ah....we’ll all police ourselves, is that it? Hahahaha...thank you for the laugh.
     
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    Your disdain for your fellow man is duly noted.

    I understand that you would prefer to support a criminal organization.
     
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    I understand you want to live in fantasyland. Good luck with that.
     
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    So you disagree with my opinion that the state is a criminal organization writ large?
     
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    I disagree that we should just police ourselves. It’s....insane.
     
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    Criminal organisations are criminal organisations.
    They love soieties without law enforcement.
     
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    Society can't police itself? Interesting point of view.
     
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    I suppose you could arrest and jail your neighbor in your basement for stealing from you. Good luck with that.
     
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    Probably not. I would think that one would rely upon social systems to deal with theft.
     
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    What social systems?
     
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    The systems a society would have to deal with theft.
     
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    Like law enforcement officers?
     
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    Maybe, but but once this society rejects the state, because it's a criminal organization writ large, they wouldn't be quite the same as our current law enforcement officers.
     
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    Such as? Could you be more specific as to who would be in charge of arresting and housing criminals in your fantasy world?
     
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    I seriously don't know what point you're making here. It seems like you're just throwing out nonsense in an attempt at misdirection and evasion.

    What do slaves have to do with anything? Are you suggesting there would be no slavery in a lawless non-state society?
     
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    What would they be like? Righteous gunslingers on horseback?

    Dude, your crap reads like survivalist porn.
     
  22. Montegriffo

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    I'm starting to wonder if someone has forgotten his meds.
     
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    Not really. People will work it out. Once they outlaw states as being criminal organizations. That's step one.
     
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    I don't know anything about any future lawless non-state society. All I know is that the state is a criminal organization writ large. Therefore, it must be eliminated.
     
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    That the state is a criminal organization reads like survivalist porn? Weird. How would you conclude that?
     

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