Commentsalexandercooper (26)in anarchism • 8 years agoRE: Vitriol and Voluntaryism: Overcoming Reactionary ContemptIt is important to remember that statist who do not understand liberty are victims and we must remain patient and understanding of them (even though they are unwittingly advocating for aggression…alexandercooper (26)in anarchism • 8 years agoRE: Anarchism Exposed: Part 1 - Clarifying my stance and defining Anarchism"Centralized government is generally consensual" What are you talking about? All I have to do is point out that taxation is involuntary. ALWAYS. Without "government" extorting its subjects it…alexandercooper (26)in anarchism • 8 years agoRE: Anarchism Exposed: Part 1 - Clarifying my stance and defining AnarchismFirst of all the quote used does not give a definition of "government", it only uses the word. To answer your question "what if that external control is voluntary?", if you voluntarily agree to…alexandercooper (26)in anarchism • 8 years agoRE: Anarchism Exposed: Part 1 - Clarifying my stance and defining Anarchism"If the individual has the right to govern himself, all external government is tyranny." Let me fix that for you with an actual definition of "government". If the individual has the right to…alexandercooper (26)in socialism • 8 years agoRE: That's not REAL socialism!I can hear the socialist already, "capitalism is oppression" and "one mans gain must be another mans loss". Neither of those statements are true, if I voluntarily want to exchange currency for beer…alexandercooper (26)in anarchism • 8 years agoRE: The Anatomy of Warfare and Terrorism (or why They Kill)Exactly, collectivism hinders a human from finding their true identity as an individual. When an individual identifies with a race or tribe above themselves they usually dehumanize anyone that is…alexandercooper (26)in anarchism • 8 years agoRE: Statism or Anarchism: Which has the greater burden of proof?Yup, I think you covered it all. Anarchist don't force their will onto other individuals while statist do. Good ideas don't require force.alexandercooper (26)in anarchy • 8 years agoRE: When Can Rape Be Justified?I liked your perspective in this article, the majority forcing its will onto the individual is just another form of collectivism reaering its ugly head into a world filled with beautiful individuals.alexandercooper (26)in anarchism • 8 years agoRE: 10 Ways To Annoy Statists In Real Life -- Anarcho-Satire: Episode 9002"Come on, gather around the dinner table, we must say grace and thank Obama for this bountiful feast we are about to have. Thank you Obama for providing us with life, liberty, and the pursuit of…alexandercooper (26)in politics • 8 years agoRE: How To Enslave the WorldStatists irrational belief in "authority" demonstrates that they were manipulated at some point, if "authority" told them that they first needed permission and to spin in a circle 3 times before…alexandercooper (26)in anarchism • 8 years agoRE: The Anatomy of Warfare and Terrorism (or why They Kill)"Tribal engineering is the idea that culture transmits values and memes to its young in order to inculcate them with the idea that dying for their culture is acceptable." Collectivism keeps…alexandercooper (26)in abolition • 8 years agoRE: Don't "Legalize" Drugs; Abolish The Laws"If the idea is to limit the government’s control over substances, legalization is the direct opposite of what we should push for. There’s a difference between legalization and abolition." If…alexandercooper (26)in anarchists • 8 years agoRE: 10 Misconceptions About Anarchists"In a nation of anarchy, nothing stops people from robbing, raping and murdering other people." Humans are selfish by nature and wouldn't be providing defense for the greater good, they would be…alexandercooper (26)in voluntaryism • 8 years agoRE: Allegiance for Protection: Anatomy of a CitizenGovernment is nothing more than a monopoly on the use of force in a geographical area aka the biggest gang around that controls an extortion racket.alexandercooper (26)in anarchy • 8 years agoRE: Gaslighting: How Statists Alienate AnarchistsThe only legitimate circumstance would be to stop another individual from INITIATING force as covered by the non-aggression principle which does not exclude defensive force. This is only a debate…alexandercooper (26)in anarchy • 8 years agoRE: Gaslighting: How Statists Alienate AnarchistsWhen an anarchist says murder, theft, and coercion are immoral regardless of who you are, statist often respond by saying that those ideas are utopian, impractical, and extreme. What they really…
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