People Are Bad, So We Need a Government Made up of… People?

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Kathleen G. Kane, the attorney general of Pennsylvania

Kathleen G. Kane, the attorney general of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/us/trial-kathleen-kane-pennsylvania-attorney-general.html

(She was a rising Democratic star. She was the first in her party to be elected state attorney general. She was one of the most powerful women in Pennsylvania.

But on Monday night, Kathleen G. Kane, the state’s top prosecutor, became a convicted criminal.

A jury found Ms. Kane, 50, guilty of nine criminal charges, including perjury and criminal conspiracy, convicting her of leaking grand jury information, and then lying about it, in an effort to discredit a political rival.

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My Commentary: People are bad, so we need a government made up of people are bad, so we need a government made up of people are bad…
#ShitStatistsSay #illogical #irrational #brainwashmentality

Circular Reasoning, Statist Edition Series: Example 4

I originally posted the following artwork and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

"A social contract is valid because it's the law is valid because it's..."

“A social contract is valid because it’s the law is valid because it’s…”

My CommentaryCircular reasoning: “A social contract is valid because it’s the law is valid because it’s a social contract is valid because it’s the law is valid because it’s a social contract is valid because…” *head spins*

This particular addition to my “Circular Reasoning: Statist Edition” album is timed in perfect synchronicity, as the beautiful follow-up to the debate that ensued on yesterday’s post within this series of photos:

Circular Reasoning: Debate a Statist Edition:
http://acidrayn.com/2015/11/27/circular-reasoning-debate-a-statist-edition/

(note: be sure to check out part 1, part 2, and part 3 of this series)

Circular Reasoning: Debate a Statist Edition

The following debate originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “Circular Reasoning, Statist Edition Series: Example 3

Rayn: Circular reasoning: “The law should be obeyed because it’s the law should be obeyed because it’s the law should be obeyed because…” *head spins*

"The law should be obeyed because it's the law"

“The law should be obeyed because it’s the law…”

Katherine C.: Well, the law should be obeyed because it’s basically the social contract that allows us to coexist peacefully (enough).

Genaire: The social contract in which no one has signed.

Katherine C.: If we had to rely on every idiot and moron to sign it, it would never get done, nor would it be efficient. I’m not saying the system is perfect, not even close, but the ideal isn’t a bad one.

RaynI don’t agree with you for two reasons, Katherine. For one, legality doesn’t equal morality. Confusing the two is a very dangerous mode of thinking.

"How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people" - Walter E. Williams

“How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people” – Walter E. Williams

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Circular Reasoning, Statist Edition Series: Example 3

I originally posted the following artwork and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

"The law should be obeyed because it's the..." (Artwork originally located here, upon the Facebook page, "Statism is a Cult")

“The law should be obeyed because it’s the…”
(Artwork originally located here, upon the Facebook page, “Statism is a Cult“)

My CommentaryCircular reasoning: “The law should be obeyed because it’s the law should be obeyed because it’s the law should be obeyed because…” *head spins*

(note: be sure to check out part 1 and part 2 of this series)

(update: this post inspired the following debate, entitled, “Circular Reasoning: Debate a Statist Edition“)

Circular Reasoning, Statist Edition Series: Example 2

I originally posted the following artwork and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

"The corporations control the government, so we need more government to regulate..." (Artwork originally located here, upon the Facebook page, "We the Individuals")

“The corporations control the government, so we need more government to regulate…”
(Artwork originally located here, upon the Facebook page, “We the Individuals“)

My CommentaryCircular reasoning: “The corporations control the government, so we need more government to regulate the corporations control the government, so we need more government to regulate the corporations control the government…” *head spins*

(note: be sure to check out part 1 of this series)