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Originally posted by mnemeth1
reply to post by MessOnTheFED!
You are an advocate of violence against the innocent.
And you have the gall to call me delusional.
arent private corporations turning this country to crap right now? I still dont get how more would be any better.
Originally posted by blood0fheroes
reply to post by MessOnTheFED!
arent private corporations turning this country to crap right now? I still dont get how more would be any better.
I agree completely with this statement, however it seem you do not understand the difference between Capitalism and Corporatism. Capitalism was what founded our country's industry. Corporatism is what ran it into the ground.
And don't say it naturally balances itself because in the United States before the age of corporate regulation there was the rise of some of the largest and most abusive corporations ever created like Standard Oil, the Chicago meat concerns, US Steel and the railroads.
Originally posted by ProjectJimmy
Alright so without government how does one keep capitalism from turning into corporatism?
And don't say it naturally balances itself because in the United States before the age of corporate regulation there was the rise of some of the largest and most abusive corporations ever created like Standard Oil, the Chicago meat concerns, US Steel and the railroads.
So how is abolishing government going to help anything? All we really need is a major overhaul.
Originally posted by mnemeth1
How rich would any of the mega corporations be without government there to protect them, give them handouts, give them monopoly privileges, give them patent protections, give them low interest rates, give give give give.
[edit on 25-8-2010 by mnemeth1]
Originally posted by MessOnTheFED!
Originally posted by mnemeth1
How rich would any of the mega corporations be without government there to protect them, give them handouts, give them monopoly privileges, give them patent protections, give them low interest rates, give give give give.
[edit on 25-8-2010 by mnemeth1]
We need to abolish corporations in government, not government.
MOTF!
Originally posted by mnemeth1
Originally posted by ProjectJimmy
Alright so without government how does one keep capitalism from turning into corporatism?
And don't say it naturally balances itself because in the United States before the age of corporate regulation there was the rise of some of the largest and most abusive corporations ever created like Standard Oil, the Chicago meat concerns, US Steel and the railroads.
Corporatism necessarily requires government.
If you haven't figured out the government is a bunch of fascist thieves yet, there is no hope left for America.
How rich would McDonald Douglas be with out government.
How rich would Raytheon be without government.
How rich would Time Warner be without government.
How rich would any of the mega corporations be without government there to protect them, give them handouts, give them monopoly privileges, give them patent protections, give them low interest rates, give give give give.
[edit on 25-8-2010 by mnemeth1]
Originally posted by mnemeth1
reply to post by Demoncreeper
Threat
A threat is an act of coercion wherein an act is proposed to elicit a negative response. It is a communicated intent to inflict harm or loss on another person. It is a crime in many jurisdictions. Libertarians hold that a palpable, immediate, and direct threat of aggression, embodied in the initiation of an overt act, is equivalent to aggression itself, and that proportionate defensive force would be justified in response to such a threat, if a clear and present danger exists.[1]
Arrest involves the use of violent threats and/or physical violence.
[edit on 24-8-2010 by mnemeth1]
"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." -- Samuel Adams
Originally posted by MessOnTheFED!
reply to post by mnemeth1
Your post made me start wondering. How EXACTLY would your ideal society be run? The society where we dont have government?
I genually want to know. No bs.
MOTF!
Originally posted by mnemeth1
reply to post by Demoncreeper
Violence:
a : exertion of physical force so as to injure or abuse
b : an instance of violent treatment or procedure
: injury by or as if by distortion, infringement, or profanation : outrage
Since arrest involves the use of armed threats and physical force, we can say quite literally that people who do not pay their protection money face the violent use of force against their person.
[edit on 24-8-2010 by mnemeth1]
Indiana State Constitution
ARTICLE 1. Bill of Rights
Section 1. WE DECLARE, That all people are created equal; that they are endowed by their CREATOR with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that all power is inherent in the People; and that all free governments are, and of right ought to be, founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and well-being. For the advancement of these ends, the People have, at all times, an indefeasible right to alter and reform their government.