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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 20 Aug \ parent \ on: What is PROPERTY? BooksAndArticles
Most people want the protection of government - for good reason.
It is the only proven reliable way to enable consistent property rights.
What you are proposing is everyone must defend themselves, form a group or hire muscle to protect their property- that's closer to mafia or law of the jungle.
At least with governments everyone within a jurisdiction comes under the same laws and agencies of enforcement and has some ability to change or have influence over the government they are subject to.
the government is mafia - because if you don't pay them they will come and fuck you up. what i'm proposing is that people have a choice and are not forced into anything, which is exactly the opposite of what you're advocating for because now I MUST pay whatever taxes or regulation the government wants to impose on me otherwise they come and take my shit, my freedom or my life. I have no choice, I can leave but I can only do it on their terms, unless I'm willing to go into the wilderness and throw my passport away and have no contact with "civilized world".
You seem to be very eager to give up on everything just because of a potential scenario yet don't see that all of this is already happening to you, you've just been told its the best way. Your property is not being protected, its being take away from you. at an exceptionally high rate.
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I consider the taxes I pay extremely good value for money...compared to the alternatives.
As you say you are always free to leave the jurisdiction of the government you currently feel so oppressed by but you will not because if you were to go anywhere where there is no government you would find it extremely uncomfortable and probably life threatening.
There are places with little or no effective government but you will not go there because they are fucking hell holes.
BTW- I agree that government can be and usually are to some degree flawed if not corrupt- usually to the extent citizens allow them to be.
I have fought my own government directly through the courts on one occasion and many times through criticism and protest be cause we need to try to keep them honest or they will never be!
Governments are ultimately only able to do what citizens allow them to do and most citizens are lazy apathetic bleating sheep who do as they are told and get what they deserve.
There is nowhere and I doubt there ever will be where people behave in the highly principled manner that an absence of government would require for any degree of prosperity and security - but if you believe me wrong GO to somewhere with no functional government and see how it is!
But no, you will not- instead you will remain living under the benefit of your government but complaining how unfair it all is.
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You are wrong.
Governments provide rule of law and protection from potentially hostile foreign entities including other governments.
Read some history.
Governments also provide infrastructure and services like health and education, roading, food standards, environmental protection, building codes and social welfare.
You can argue the merits of these services but they are provided and are decided based on the demands from citizens and industry.
A nation without government cannot project its power- it is defenseless against foreign capture and control.
The wealth of nations largely depends on the quality of government they enjoy.
Seeking to remove government because it is always to some degree flawed is flawed reasoning as without government you cannot function as a competitive entity in the global environment.
Regarding Bitcoin- it is a good example of how government can over reach its mandate- I agree the issuance of money is a process that is arguably better left to the market- and Bitcoin does this brilliantly- and we do have historical precedent where money was issued by private banks, not governments and where the economy was arguably stronger.
I like Bitcoin because it frees me from debasement governments and bankers engineered and forced upon me for most of my life and now Bitcoin frees me from their over reach to some degree.
The banks and governments have gone too far and Bitcoin brings back some balance- that is why I hold Bitcoin...not for NGU...though that's a nice bonus!
So dont get me wrong- I do not blindly follow and accept government - I instead believe government is to some degree unavoidable and up to a point valuable, but also that it must be kept in check and we must do that.