A Liberty Based Political System

Discussion in 'West Mall' started by Monahorns, Mar 25, 2022.

  1. mb227

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    Is that the current polite way to say someone is...a dilweed ;)
     
  2. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    You think I am going to admit I am less than perfect?
    You have me confused with.........
    Well no one on HFs
     
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  3. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

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  5. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

    If you thought feudalism was a thing of the distant past, think again. I don't say it in the article but property tax is a kind of quitrent that we all pay in Texas. It is a vestige of feudalism. We are not free land owners until it is removed.

    The Ethics Of Liberty - Land Monopoly, Past And Present
     
  6. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    Mona
    Agree our property tax policy here is atrocious.
    Are you suggesting to do away with all together?
     
  7. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

    I think to truly own your property the tax on it must be abolished. Taxation if it is going to exist needs to be tied to some kind of behavior. Many of the things that property tax pays for should be privatized anyway.
     
  8. Monahorns

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  9. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    He thinks there should be no bail and a person charged with Crime should be free until the trial. That "other means "should be used to prevent the accused from committing other crimes.
     
  10. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

    If you don't really know if they are a criminal or not it violates their rights. Now you can make a practical argument that it is okay to violate a suspects rights based on situational context. This is theory and it is logical. But it isn't always practical.

    That may be difficult in some instances and very simple in others.

    But the fundamental question is, is a suspect a criminal or not? Is it innocent until proven guilty or not? In order to violate the rights of a non-criminal, innocent person someone else will have to bring a better argument to justify the action. You could bring evidence and testimony before trial to put the suspect in a gray area. Still, the police saying "we arrested the guy" isn't justification to infringe on rights.
     
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  11. Monahorns

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  12. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

    The modern state abandoned the concept of "let the punishment fit the crime" in the Enlightenment. We are currently in the actual Dark Age.
     
  13. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    In other words, freedom is nothing more than nothing to lose?
     
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  14. Monahorns

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  16. Monahorns

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  19. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

    I took a break from reading through The Ethics Of Liberty to write out my thoughts on something I have been thinking about for a while.

    Human Life Straddles Two Realities
     
  20. Monahorns

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