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A few days ago, I was thinking (as I often do) about the abuses of the State and how it could be made to disappear. I was trying to list all the ways we could wound the master, through civil disobedience, boycotting fiat currencies, etc. As the saying goes, "we have gold because we cannot trust governments". Then it occured to me. With DARPA's
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lol, Rothbard can haz cheezburger
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And, BTW, cancel every other cellular service for more or less the same reason. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/gps-data/ Wifi is the truly libertarian alternative, because it operates on the unlicensed portion of the radio spectrum. Wifi operators are not beholden to the demands of the State.
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[quote] Selling a physical object that could be used for bludgeoning is not a victimless act. [/quote] Obviously, selling, or giving, somebody a wooden stick is not a crime under normal circumstances. However, selling somebody a stick after you see them beat somebody up with a stick should be a crime. I want somebody to answer the Israeli/Palestinian
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[quote] If you trade with someone in a country abroad we do not like we will throw you in a dungeon for unspecified number of years. Throwing people in dungeons for consenting victimless acts, what could be more libertarian? [/quote] Selling somebody fuel so the can drive their tanks is not a victimless act. Selling somebody uranium so they can build
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[quote] Or, perhaps the U.S. would use its military to bring about a "change" to the situation? Sanctions do not bring about the desired consquence unless the desired consequence is to keep the tyrant in power, his grip on the people unrestrained. [/quote] I'm taking it for granted that the governments sanctioning the U.S. are strong enough
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On the Lew Rockwell blog, Lew always says if the U.S. bans trade with a certain country, it is an attempt "to sicken and starve the Iranians/North Koreans/Cubans/(insert country here) and punish them for the actions of their government". I understand the benefits of free trade (of course) but I think that if trading with an oppressive regime
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The illegal immigrant is an undefendable hero in my book as well. Namely, he left a landmass that had been arbitrary designated "Mexico" (or whatever his country of origin) and walked onto a landmass arbitrary designated "the United States". This he did, inflicting harm upon no one, in order to enter the workforce and financially
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As for the non-tresspassing peeper, it could be said that the peeped-upon had consented by standing behind a transparent object, a window, without covering it with a non-transparent object, a drape. The peeped-upon was fully capable of preventing the peeping, but chose not to.
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[quote] your last post is all well and good - but how does that jive with "And what is the alternative? Rule by a priesthood of illustrious, gifted persons such as yourself? as you know that is not what is advocated on this site [/quote] I always take exception to the description of democracy as "mob rule". If not rule by mob, then rule