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"They've tricked you into thinking that choosing your own master is the same as being free!" Even for a good cause, no moral way to rob anyone. https://www.lysanderspooner.org/works Best quality of criminals is: "There's not a John Marshall among them!" #Commonwealth #Asia #Oceania #RestoreBritain #voluntarian ! Not affiliated with the LN address holder or any other entity listed! *I mute G* greeting broadcast spammers.

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An expensive, but excellent book I wish were available in more languages:

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Is he wearing a captains hat? I always say if a recreational boat operator is wearing a captains hat, get off the boat asap unless he’s taking the pi$$

At least he was wearing an auto inflate lifejacket which is just as well…

This looks like a Benny Hill or Monty Python skit, but under the French flag.

Hope everyone survived.

How much power did he need to do what he wanted?

Was it even possible in that boat?

Hope so. Anchoring in Bitcoin blockchain as a privacy airdrop sidechain seems in retrospect the best way for Monero to be more widely adopted.

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Replying to Avatar Dakota

In my opinion, I think I have made a number of compelling cases in defense of taxation. I have yet to hear a convincing rational argument from anyone.

One thing to note about my opinion is level of nuance entailed to understand. People talk about wokism being a mind virus but don’t stop to consider maybe their conspiratorial ancap/right wing/libertarian viewpoint is equally capable of being a mind virus, so much so they can’t appreciate the nuance of my opinion. I put forth this idea and see if anyone wishes to discuss further:

Any possible critique that you have against taxation, is a critique against the current instantiation of taxation. If you critique the endless wars, the wasteful and frivolous spending, the COERCIVE nature of taxation, the “too high” nature of taxes; those are all good and valid critiques to make and point out.

Let me posit you this question. If you paid $0.01 cent in taxes every year, would you argue as vehemently that taxation is theft? Maybe, but that would be an absolute abysmal hot take. Paying $0.01 in taxes to gain access to living in the greatest country in the world would be an absolute steal of an exchange to take advantage of. If the US government could somehow provide all of the services that it currently does, without using deficit spending, while only collecting $0.01 in taxation, it would be the largest asymmetrical bet in history, even bigger than bitcoin 🫨 the opportunity it would gain you in exchange for the cost of what you payed is inconceivable. This is all to point out… taxation is a discussion of whether you feel the taxes you pay are worth what you receive in exchange for them. It is not theft, because it’s an exchange. It doesn’t have to be coercive, because there is a low enough amount that you would willingly and gladly commit (clammer and beg even) to that exchange.

Then any extortion is also “an exchange”, as long as the victim is willing to pay a low enough amount to benefit from avoiding the alternative.

Even armed robbery is then “an exchange “, rather than theft, because the victim receives the ultimate, supreme benefit of continued life for just what’s in their pockets. Robbery victims also routinely beg for such “exchange”, and gladly make it.

Then any agent of a charitable organisation can coerce “a low enough amount” from you, because you benefit from the services they provide to improve life in the “greatest country in the world “.

What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack: The Road to Digital Serfdom with John Carvalho

Episode webpage: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-road-to-digital-serfdom

Media file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whatbitcoindid/WBD744_-_John_Carvalho.mp3

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