Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by ikeboy on Friday November 23, 2018 @09:47PM
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Unless your definition of slaves includes all workers under capitalist regimes, this is wrong. Plenty of conservatives don't think slavery is acceptable.
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Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by WalterBright on Friday November 23, 2018 @09:52PM
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I've never run into anyone that did.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by maxxxxx on Friday November 23, 2018 @10:00PM
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I have talked to some libertarians that once you push them a little seem to view slavery as a lesser evil than taxes or environmental regulations.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by ikeboy on Friday November 23, 2018 @10:13PM
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And some libertarians think that most liberals support slavery by supporting universal healthcare or thinking bakers should have to bake cakes for anyone who wants.
There are a lot of bad framings, and "all conservatives think slavery is ok" is a terrible one
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by WalterBright on Friday November 23, 2018 @10:05PM
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But they're still thinking of it as evil.
Slavery is completely anti-ethical to libertarianism.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by maxxxxx on Friday November 23, 2018 @10:25PM
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True. I would still argue that they should get their priorities straight. Slavery is much worse than taxation and even mentioning them in the same context is not OK.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by akvadrako on Friday November 23, 2018 @11:08PM
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This doesn't make sense. Slavery is obviously a particularly bad form of taxation.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by maxxxxx on Friday November 23, 2018 @11:45PM
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I hope you are trying to be funny.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by all2 on Saturday November 24, 2018 @11:02AM
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This isn't funny. I'd argue that it is true, though. Taxation, as an idea, is simply the idea of taking something from someone 'for the common welfare' (ie, other people's well being).
Taking everything, including choice, (in essence slavery) could be called a 'tax' using the above definition.
To compare taxes (as they are presently levied against any first world population) to slavery is quite a stretch, though.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by akvadrako on Saturday November 24, 2018 @06:37AM
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No, I’m saying that even if you think taxes are the only evil possible, slavery is effectively a 100% tax. So there is no possible sense in which it’s less bad.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by someguydave on Friday November 23, 2018 @10:26PM
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Is it? What if it is entered into voluntarily?
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by WalterBright on Saturday November 24, 2018 @12:35AM
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Your rights are inalienable. This means that you cannot transfer them, even voluntarily. They remain your rights. Slave contracts are worthless for this reason.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by someguydave on Saturday November 24, 2018 @11:12AM
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Who defines which rights you have and which ones are inalienable?
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by WalterBright on Sunday November 25, 2018 @03:37AM
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Rights are inherent in our nature. They are discovered.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by maxxxxx on Saturday November 24, 2018 @04:34PM
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Society.
Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind
by AnimalMuppet on Friday November 23, 2018 @09:57PM
(#18520203)
I think you just did...