Actually, all phones have been "on" since the 1960s, even rotary dial ones. The dial tone stops (from the speaker), but the microphone was constantly active. It's amusing that we ever thought we were free, after 1971/1933/1913/1865/1788.
They create sock puppets and use them to drown out dissent. They brought back the opium market in Afghanistan after the Taliban had destroyed it. They destabilize foreign countries (see John Perkins' "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"). Paying taxes is adding to evil. I haven't yet decided to fight the IRS though. One approach would be to make checks to that collections agency "payable to the US Treasury", not to that illegitimate organization. And I've been studying other methods of escaping from the corporate matrix.
If you choose to use statistics to remove rights, you'll eventually remove all the rights.
I'd agree with you, ONLY IF the gun-grabbing politicians give up their security teams with guns. (Why are you supporting them, anyway? Haven't you heard of Mao?)
They'll stoop to any level to prove to us with statistics that we should erode our rights. Pitiful. Hopefully nobody really died. See http://82.221.129.208/ifyouare... (Jim Stone's site).
I used to consider myself a libertarian; I am now fully anarchist. I went through minarchism on my way to my current understanding. Nobody with a gun will tell me what to do, especially not if they're directing me to take actions which harm others. (For now, I am choosing to pay taxes, both because it's the easiest path for the moment, and also because I haven't studied Karl Lentz and Rod Class enough to be able to speak extemporaneously accurately enough in court.)
It depends on what you mean when you say "is just insane and will not cooperate". There would be a variety of remedies; an anarchist society doesn't mean there won't be "holding centers" i.e. private jails/prisons; if someone harms others then a cooling-off period would be prescribed by one of the various companies providing legal services.
There aren't many examples in history, because those who succeeded with this path were generally overtaken by more violent tribes. So I strive for a future that I understand will either never happen, or if it does, will be vulnerable. But then, with each breath I take it could be my last; life is vulnerable. This also ties in with your "free rider problem" regarding national defense.
Lori Garver said: "We’re not in a race in a swimming pool where everyone is racing against one another."
If you're not in a swimming pool, why are there bubbles coming out of the astronauts' helmets and spiraling upwards? If you're not in a swimming pool, why did an astronaut's suit suddenly fill with water, and "makeshift snorkels" were required?
And you hit the nail on the head of why this system is so rotten and broken:
we have a central government to dole out this harm as it sees fit
In my description of anarchy, the laws are agreed upon. They are not handed down by a superior being. In your above quote, the central government does dole out harm as it sees fit. Not "in a just manner", but "as it sees fit".
I don't see how it's extreme to want to eliminate extra expenses. And it's not an endless cycle as you describe, because the participant who are harming others are hopefully learning that "harming others creates harm to myself."
There's science here. Why not look into it rather than say anti-psychotic medications are necessary? (I know the answer, just curious what you think it is.)
Knowing that the legal consequences of an action are disproportional to the "crime" does not mean that someone has any intention of carrying out that "crime."
Anarchy isn't chaos; it is literally "absence of a ruler", like monarchy means "one ruler".
Under a system of anarchy there are still common laws, which are discovered, not created. In other words, people understand that it is wrong to harm someone, so the person harming someone will end up paying retribution. All laws are "harm-based", in other words, you're not going to get a fine or jail time if your behavior is not harming others (even if it's self-harming, that's not a crime).
Our government schools have trained us to think "anarchy == chaos" but it's not the case. An anarchic society will be even less chaotic than today's USA society, where your life can be turned upside down over a vegetable.
A good way to "outlaw laws" is to a) make them apply to all, not just "everyone who isn't a ruling parasite"; and b) for any law found to be unconstitutional, the authors and those who voted it into congress, will be held liable for treason.
C'mon Slashdot. I don't want to disable the auto-load feature, as it's useful. But not while I'm reading! Please detect user scroll and click activity, and put a 5-minute wait after any activity before resuming auto-update.
I was reading this particular summary when it bothered me again, so I'm attaching it here as a public bug report.
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Your dark scenes suck. Fix them with this update as well!
Actually, all phones have been "on" since the 1960s, even rotary dial ones. The dial tone stops (from the speaker), but the microphone was constantly active. It's amusing that we ever thought we were free, after 1971/1933/1913/1865/1788.
Someone walked into a Thai restaurant?
There aren't any others.
They create sock puppets and use them to drown out dissent. They brought back the opium market in Afghanistan after the Taliban had destroyed it. They destabilize foreign countries (see John Perkins' "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"). Paying taxes is adding to evil. I haven't yet decided to fight the IRS though. One approach would be to make checks to that collections agency "payable to the US Treasury", not to that illegitimate organization. And I've been studying other methods of escaping from the corporate matrix.
If you choose to use statistics to remove rights, you'll eventually remove all the rights.
I'd agree with you, ONLY IF the gun-grabbing politicians give up their security teams with guns. (Why are you supporting them, anyway? Haven't you heard of Mao?)
Yeah 22LR was in short supply then.
A police chief (IIRC) in New York recently said "please carry, help us stop these mass murders". So I think your idea is catching on...
"An armed society is a polite society." - Robert Heinlein
It's not a "right of citizenship": it's a right that the government cannot remove.
That means non-citizens on US soil (or, anywhere) are protected from the actions of the US government (or should be).
Why are we bowing down to illegal laws?
So many movies recently include the concept of "the lower decks" or "the back of the train" or "factions".
They'll stoop to any level to prove to us with statistics that we should erode our rights. Pitiful. Hopefully nobody really died. See http://82.221.129.208/ifyouare... (Jim Stone's site).
This is the WWW, where links are what make the damned thing work! Thanks LinkedIn for trying to crawl back into a cave.
Yeah, my initial reaction was "why? I Don't need a cell phone."
I used to consider myself a libertarian; I am now fully anarchist. I went through minarchism on my way to my current understanding. Nobody with a gun will tell me what to do, especially not if they're directing me to take actions which harm others. (For now, I am choosing to pay taxes, both because it's the easiest path for the moment, and also because I haven't studied Karl Lentz and Rod Class enough to be able to speak extemporaneously accurately enough in court.)
It depends on what you mean when you say "is just insane and will not cooperate". There would be a variety of remedies; an anarchist society doesn't mean there won't be "holding centers" i.e. private jails/prisons; if someone harms others then a cooling-off period would be prescribed by one of the various companies providing legal services.
There aren't many examples in history, because those who succeeded with this path were generally overtaken by more violent tribes. So I strive for a future that I understand will either never happen, or if it does, will be vulnerable. But then, with each breath I take it could be my last; life is vulnerable. This also ties in with your "free rider problem" regarding national defense.
Taxes consume more than 50% of income, these days. Imagine being able to be profitable in July, instead!
Lori Garver said: "We’re not in a race in a swimming pool where everyone is racing against one another."
If you're not in a swimming pool, why are there bubbles coming out of the astronauts' helmets and spiraling upwards? If you're not in a swimming pool, why did an astronaut's suit suddenly fill with water, and "makeshift snorkels" were required?
And you hit the nail on the head of why this system is so rotten and broken:
In my description of anarchy, the laws are agreed upon. They are not handed down by a superior being. In your above quote, the central government does dole out harm as it sees fit. Not "in a just manner", but "as it sees fit".
I don't see how it's extreme to want to eliminate extra expenses. And it's not an endless cycle as you describe, because the participant who are harming others are hopefully learning that "harming others creates harm to myself."
There's science here. Why not look into it rather than say anti-psychotic medications are necessary? (I know the answer, just curious what you think it is.)
It's a light in the sky, not a real place we can visit. Search YouTube for "Flat Earth Clues".
"Build a bridge out of it!" Sorry.
Knowing that the legal consequences of an action are disproportional to the "crime" does not mean that someone has any intention of carrying out that "crime."
Anarchy isn't chaos; it is literally "absence of a ruler", like monarchy means "one ruler".
Under a system of anarchy there are still common laws, which are discovered, not created. In other words, people understand that it is wrong to harm someone, so the person harming someone will end up paying retribution. All laws are "harm-based", in other words, you're not going to get a fine or jail time if your behavior is not harming others (even if it's self-harming, that's not a crime).
Our government schools have trained us to think "anarchy == chaos" but it's not the case. An anarchic society will be even less chaotic than today's USA society, where your life can be turned upside down over a vegetable.
A good way to "outlaw laws" is to a) make them apply to all, not just "everyone who isn't a ruling parasite"; and b) for any law found to be unconstitutional, the authors and those who voted it into congress, will be held liable for treason.
Essex, MA just rejected that argument last week. Next?
C'mon Slashdot. I don't want to disable the auto-load feature, as it's useful. But not while I'm reading! Please detect user scroll and click activity, and put a 5-minute wait after any activity before resuming auto-update.
I was reading this particular summary when it bothered me again, so I'm attaching it here as a public bug report.