Repliessteemitboard (66)in politics • 5 years agoRE: VoluntaryismCongratulations @tctravis! You received a personal award! Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 3 years! You can view your badges on your Steem Board and compare to others on…telos (57)in politics • 8 years agoRE: VoluntaryismYes, war is different. War is killing people in ANOTHER society, not your own. Not saying war is justified, but we're arguing about societies protecting their own members here. War is a completely…tctravis (25)in politics • 8 years agoRE: VoluntaryismTelos, you are ignoring competition in a free market. In our current systems governments have monopolies on many vital services. In a free market, without government, competition would be the best…telos (57)in politics • 8 years agoRE: VoluntaryismSo you can either pay for others to use the service, or not have it at all. So your neighbor gets to define your choices in his personal best interest. Yeah, so much different from government. Well…telos (57)in politics • 8 years agoRE: VoluntaryismNot exactly, but again.... If you did "opt out" you'd still receive all the benefits the rest of us are paying for. Effectively stealing those services.telos (57)in politics • 8 years agoRE: VoluntaryismThe concept of morality itself is telling others how to live. Pushing for anarchy is telling others how they should live.telos (57)in politics • 8 years agoRE: VoluntaryismAnarchy would work fine, and we wouldn't need government at all, if everyone acted morally. That is to say, according to those two principles. People are pretty bad at following that first…
