Americans are so used to the way things are that they equate law with morality. In reality, the two are stark opposites. People think it is good to outlaw something that is not good such as ingesting harmful substances. Because people are so conditioned with the way things are now and have been, they never actually stop to think about the absurdity and immorality of having an armed person force them to submit with the threat of violence and then putting that person in jail where they are raped, attacked, and the freedom over their own bodies is taken away. But Americans are so obsessed with punishment that many people get pleasure thinking about the suffering of people who are acting in ways that they don't agree with. The process is even romanticized on television and in our movies. People get their jollies off watching the "good guys" get the "bad guys." Unless the person being captured has physically harmed another person, you are getting pleasure watching someone being hurt.
Laws against people putting things in their bodies is immoral. This is true regardless of the substance. This is true regardless of how unhealthy the substance is or how horribly it causes the person to act. Threatening a person with violence for putting something into their own body is a violation of natural law. Each and every one of us are sovereign beings. Threatening a person for getting paid for having sex is also a violation of natural law. It is actually sick and twisted to derive pleasure from that person being held captive.
If you want to talk to me about laws against physically injuring somebody or stealing from them, then you at least have a leg to stand on. Physically defending against violence is 100% morally just and is 100% in line with natural law.
If humanity wishes to move forward into peace and a better future, we must rethink our love of punishment and our unquestioning approval of the role, existence of, and our allegiance to government as well as our unquestioning belief in law.
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Nice post. To whom does the violator owe? Claiming for example, that someone who steals from another person, owes a debt to society, makes no sense. It's a narrative that allows the state to impose it's will on everyone.
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I don't look at it so much as owing a debt to society as needing to be removed from society.
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I really like the message of this post and completely agree. The United States needs more personal freedom. Freedom to do whatever you chose to your body, and with your life. Your opinion sounds very much like that of a libertarian but I am curious to hear what your opinions are on issues such as gun control and abortion as some argue that these issues affect others rights as well.
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I'm very grateful to responsible gun holders. I'm actually an Anarchist. I don't take a position on abortion.
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Amen for your writing.
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Great post. Short and concise while driving the point home with enough information. I have a question @brightstar are you anarchist?
I consider myself libertarian because I do believe, as you mention in the article, that government defending life, liberty, and property of others is moral. Because of that, I don't call myself anarchist. Just curious for your thoughts
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I am an Anarchist. The government is immoral at its root because it is not voluntary to take part in their system. It would be moral for the police to defend against physical violence and theft, but in the case of the US police it is not because association with the system is not voluntary. You're born into it, and by threat of violence you must remain a part of it. I like Detroit Threat Management. Look them up. They're heroes, and they protect people. I stated in the article that one has at least a leg to stand on if they advocate for the police arresting people who are violent toward others. It signifies that they've at least thought about it. However, I do not support an un-voluntary government.
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Oh ok, I understand. I just got done reading about the Detroit Threat Management, I never heard of them. I think that's awesome. I hope that makes people realize that private policing isn't such a terrible idea.
Thank you for letting me know about that.
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