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1 sat \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin OP 9 May 2022 \ parent \ on: I will reward 500 sats for the right answer bitcoin
Ok but how is "legitimate" if I do not consent to it? Who gives that "legitimacy"?
Power comes after/with authority (I mean the power to coerce you).
legitimate
lə-jĭt′ə-mĭt
adjective
Being in compliance with the law; lawful.
Being in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards.
Valid or justifiable.
^^ definitions change... so, take that with a grain of salt.
but i would say Power supercedes Authority, as in the invaders who say "stop lecturing me about your laws, we have the weapons"
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OK, I will not comply with that "law" because I do not consent it. The law is legitimate only for those who consent it.
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i'm not taking issue with the gist of what you've put forward.
neither am i suggesting that any particular law is just.
you asked a question regarding a topic that's discussed pretty extensively in political science/ political philosophy, i'm only bringing what limited expertise i have in that realm to bear on the conversation.
put another way, power is the ability to force/coerce. authority is the socially recognized ability to dictate.
when it comes down to it, they can't have my keys... nor do i think they have the computational abilities to find them. therefore, they don't have the power to take my bitcoin. they do however have the authority and (more fundamentally) the power to violate my liberties if i refuse to "comply" with their bullshit. that makes me want to get into the countryside asap.
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appreciate
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