IRONY: Taking a Brief Moment to Celebrate the Revolutionary Nature of Anarchy, While Continuing to Defend the State

I originally posted the following graphic art and statement onto my Facebook wall…

"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right." - Rosa Parks

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” – Rosa Parks

Taking a brief moment to celebrate the revolutionary nature of Anarchy, in between wholeheartedly defending the State as a “lawful authority” and a “necessary evil,” enacted to protect society.

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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:
https://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)

The Trappings of the State

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…

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“)

But, Without Government, Who Would Commit Armed Robbery Under Color of Law?

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

Cops Are merely crooked criminals in costumes

Cops Are merely crooked criminals in costumes

Law Enforcement Took More Stuff from People Than Burglars Did Last Year:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/

(Washington PostChristopher Ingraham) Here’s an interesting factoid about contemporary policing: In 2014, for the first time ever, law enforcement officers took more property from American citizens than burglars did. Martin Armstrong pointed this out at his blog, Armstrong Economics, last week.

Officers can take cash and property from people without convicting or even charging them with a crime — yes, really! — through the highly controversial practice known as civil asset forfeiture. Last year, according to the Institute for Justice, the Treasury and Justice departments deposited more than $5 billion into their respective asset forfeiture funds. That same year, the FBI reports that burglary losses topped out at $3.5 billion.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: But, without government, who would commit armed robbery under color of law?