11-12-2015, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by galleryseek
- Who stops aggression under government? People. Who would stop aggression without government? People. Privatized security and defense companies would exist.
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So wait, only people who can afford to pay for private security deserve law enforcement protection? Or would the private security you propose also provide security for people who can;t pay for it?
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Originally Posted by galleryseek
- It's a piece of paper in the idea that it's written by men, and changed by men. It's an opinion piece, it's not rooted in nature. People who say, "Well, that must be fine because the constitution permits it!!!" are philosophically inept. If you derive your morality from the constitution, you're doing it wrong.
It's worth having first principles such as the non-aggression axiom. Not the opinions of others.
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Who said anything about using the Constitution as a basis to form their morality? I am using it as a basis to justify laws. Those are not necessarily the same thing. |
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