I guess maybe this is where I get confused. I don't understand how you disallow people from just physically taking things from you in a libertarian mindset. If someone has a gun, or is just physically superior to you, why can't they use that to get what they want? Why create arbitrary laws that protect business but allow them to do whatever else they want, but curtail the options of the individual to better themselves? Stealing is wrong, monopolies and blackmail and insider trading or whatever are all just businesses conduct business.
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I guess maybe this is where I get confused. I don't understand how you disallow people from just physically taking things from you in a libertarian mindset. If someone has a gun, or is just physically superior to you, why can't they use that to get what they want? Why create arbitrary laws that protect business but allow them to do whatever else they want, but curtail the options of the individual to better themselves? Stealing is wrong, monopolies and blackmail and insider trading or whatever are all just businesses conduct business.
But for the libertarians who argue that there is some lesser-regulated state of the economy that is obviously fundamentally natural, I have found that they are usually just arguing for their own policy preferences and putting a thin veneer of libertarianism over the top of it to make it sound more authoritative or respectable."Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'"Comment
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My experience with sane/sophisticated libertarian thinkers is that they acknowledge this and just argue for less government control and interference than we have now because they believe the economy will operate more efficiently for a greater number of people that way.
But for the libertarians who argue that there is some lesser-regulated state of the economy that is obviously fundamentally natural, I have found that they are usually just arguing for their own policy preferences and putting a thin veneer of libertarianism over the top of it to make it sound more authoritative or respectable.I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...Comment
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Originally posted by NO ONE EVERI re-read parts of the Obama and Afghanistan threadI'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...Comment
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Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Bfly is certainly the least toxic poster i will run into over there---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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I'm bored, so I thought maybe I would take on my fair project and website...
I like Meetmeatthefair.com but I do think it reads more like meet meat and not meet me at...
I like the supercalifairlogistics.com, but I'm not sure people would find it.
FiftyEightCAFairs.com (what are the chances we get a new county?)
Fairthewell.com?
AllsfaireinCA.com?I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...Comment
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I'm bored, so I thought maybe I would take on my fair project and website...
I like Meetmeatthefair.com but I do think it reads more like meet meat and not meet me at...
I like the supercalifairlogistics.com, but I'm not sure people would find it.
FiftyEightCAFairs.com (what are the chances we get a new county?)
Fairthewell.com?
AllsfaireinCA.com?---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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I'm bored, so I thought maybe I would take on my fair project and website...
I like Meetmeatthefair.com but I do think it reads more like meet meat and not meet me at...
I like the supercalifairlogistics.com, but I'm not sure people would find it.
FiftyEightCAFairs.com (what are the chances we get a new county?)
Fairthewell.com?
AllsfaireinCA.com?---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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I'm bored, so I thought maybe I would take on my fair project and website...
I like Meetmeatthefair.com but I do think it reads more like meet meat and not meet me at...
I like the supercalifairlogistics.com, but I'm not sure people would find it.
FiftyEightCAFairs.com (what are the chances we get a new county?)
Fairthewell.com?
AllsfaireinCA.com?---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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ask revo about trying to business with me.I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...Comment
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Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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so here's a list of fairs:
is there anything wrong with me pulling the info from this list and republishing it myself? Is that plagiarizer? I mean, I'm not copy and pasting, but I am pulling all the info I would use from this one site. I guess I could click on each of the individual county sites they have and collate the info from there, but that's just silly.I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...Comment
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New Attorney General William Barr's son-in-law just landed a job "advising Trump on legal issues."
For fuck's sake.More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.Comment
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