Recent content by synapz

I believe the key might lie in the non-aggression axiom. If genocide is occurring somewhere, and you want it to stop, then more power to you. Grab a gun and go do it yourself, or simply invest in a venture to go put an end to it. What is not okay is to use force against people to *make* them...

We could tolerate the soviet union and their thousands of nukes, but we can't tolerate it in iran? Preaching to the choir, I know...

Seems like a huge step in the constitutional direction, to me: http://www.times-standard.com/ci_10461558?source=most_viewed

qft +1

http://mschaut.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/mccain-courting-independents-you-gave-us-less-than-nothing/

QFMFT

"I'd rather vote for someone I want, and lose, than someone I don't like, and win."

Thanks Bradley!

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Do we have a video for this? http://prwallstreet.com/article.cfm?articleID=19065

What has been stolen? Profits? If profits, then you are speaking of, essentially, money. But this money had never entered the hands of the author, so how has it been stolen? No, I do not recognize as stolen goods anything that anyone has come to without using force or coercion against...

I would say that if Sam breaks into Bob's house and photographs the blueprint, then he could be tried in civil court for loss of profits and criminal court for breaking-and-entering. But if Bob is walking around on the street with his blueprints in plain view and Sam photographs it and makes a...

I really don't see any use of force by Sam at all in this scenario.

What natural law is Sam breaking when he sells Joe a hammer, which was invented by Bob? I see none. Unless Sam uses force against Bob to wrest from his mind the invention of the hammer, Sam has done no wrong. What I do see wrong is Bob enlisting the strong arm of the government to enforce a...

I don't have a problem with any system that is not imposed by the use of force. Many of us on this thread believe not only that such a system would arise from the free market, but that it would ultimately benefit everyone involved (inventor, producer, retailer, consumer) far more than today's...