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
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.
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…”
My Commentary: Circular 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 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“)
I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…
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 Post, Christopher 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.
My Commentary: But, without government, who would commit armed robbery under color of law?
