As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork, being shared by an acquaintance from here, and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…
“Some people want a big house, a fast car, and lots of money. Others just want a tiny cabin in the woods away from those kinds of people.”
My Commentary: *an RV in the woods
As I scrolled through my Facebook memories, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Government is Bad,” which I originally posted to my wall in November of 2012, and decidedly re-shared it, while adding a commentary…
“No matter how disastrously some policy has turned out, anyone who criticizes it can expect to hear: ‘But what would you replace it with?’ When you put out a fire, what do you replace it with?” – Thomas Sowell
My Commentary: Careful, now…
As I scrolled through my Facebook memories, I discovered the following artwork, which I originally shared to my wall in November of 2012, in my post, “Legality IS NOT Morality,” and decidedly re-shared it, along with a new commentary…
My Original Commentary: Wake up! Legality IS NOT morality, my friends!
“How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid was 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
My New Commentary: Synchronicity! I just shared this in the comment section of one of my posts, then discover it waiting in my memories section!
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…”
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.
Rayn: I 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
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“)
My Commentary: 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*
(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“)
